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Posted by Dr Andus
Feb 22, 2015 at 03:06 AM
yosemite wrote:
>What delights me is generally what works well for me, what’s fast,
>what’s powerful. There’s only one web app that I enjoy and that’s
>workflowy.
Oh, yes, while I mentioned versatility and pliability, it’s also a delight when a single-purpose app works really, really well (such as WriteMonkey).
Speaking of web apps, I should have mentioned Gingko, which also has a fun factor for me.
And Caret (text editor) on Chrome OS (closest I’ll get to the Sublime Text experience for free).
And browsing on my Chromebook (which makes browsing on any of my other machines a drudgery in comparison, even though I enjoy some of my Firefox extensions)...
Posted by WSP
Feb 22, 2015 at 04:47 AM
I’ve always enjoyed using MyInfo because it has such an exceptionally smooth UI.
And the past couple of days I’ve been experimenting with NoteDesk, a corkboard overlay for Evernote. I’m not sure yet whether it’s powerful enough for my needs, but I must say it’s a lot of fun moving those little notes around on a corkboard!
Posted by Paul Korm
Feb 22, 2015 at 12:06 PM
I would to my list of delightful software
DayOne—both the desktop and phone/tablet versions; powerful features but keeps it all hidden away to let you do the main thing you’re there to do: a quick journal entry.
I think that’s one sign of enjoyable software—it’s not all in your face with how clever it is. On the other hand, software that’s so clever it is hard to decipher (like Tinderbox) are difficult to appreciate.
On the web, I very much enjoy LucidChart—it just keeps getting better and the owners are so friendly.
That’s another aspect of delightful software: there’s a real person at the other end of the support@ email address who will engage in a conversation about their work, listen to comments and act on the good ones, and politely tell you why a bad suggestion is a bad idea. In the real world I favor family-owned small business for this reason, and in the software world I favor owner/builders who want to know their customers.
Posted by WSP
Feb 23, 2015 at 03:33 AM
Sorry, a Senior Moment above. I meant to type CardDesk, not NoteDesk. I wonder if anyone else here has looked at it?
Posted by Hugh
Feb 23, 2015 at 10:38 AM
WSP wrote:
Sorry, a Senior Moment above. I meant to type CardDesk, not NoteDesk. I
>wonder if anyone else here has looked at it?
Thanks for this, WSP. (I did search for Notedesk, and educated myself about all kinds of non-Evernote note desks - at least one of which could well prove useful one day!) But CardDesk? Anything which enhances the Evernote user interface is a “good thing” as far as I’m concerned, and, on ninety seconds’ acquaintance, CardDesk looks worth exploring.