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VoodooPad showing signs of life
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Posted by mprazoff
Dec 14, 2017 at 08:10 PM
Interesting quote from Gus Mueller, original developer of VoodooPad: “I originally wrote VoodooPad in 2003, and then sold it to Plausible Labs in 2013 so I could focus on Acorn. Besides rewriting the encryption and throwing some shade my way, I don’t think Plausible ever really did anything with it, which is a shame.” For his full posting: http://shapeof.com/archives/2017/12/primate_labs_acquires_voodoopad.html
Mark
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 15, 2017 at 09:32 AM
Well, that’s prompted me to get out and dust off my copy of VoodooPad. I’d forgotten just how powerful it is, I must confess. I haven’t played with sync yet, but probably will over the next few days.
Another interesting alternative that’s gradually nearing a (non-Java-based) version 2.0 is Sorting Thoughts, now also available for iOS. This is one of the few desktop wikis that’s available in Mac, Windows and iOS versions. A new beta is out, and although it’s a bit limited, seems to be working fine (https://www.sortingthoughts.de/blog/news/)
Posted by Hugh
Dec 15, 2017 at 10:49 AM
MadaboutDana wrote:
Well, that’s prompted me to get out and dust off my copy of VoodooPad.
>I’d forgotten just how powerful it is, I must confess. I haven’t played
>with sync yet, but probably will over the next few days.
>
As I recall, the iOS version is the weakest part of VP’s arsenal. Perhaps it’s something the new owners could give some attention to.
Posted by Hugh
Dec 15, 2017 at 10:50 AM
And thanks, Bill, for the tip about Sorting Thoughts (good name!).
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 15, 2017 at 08:16 PM
It suddenly occurred to me that I wrote a review of VoodooPad 5 for Mac Appstorm in 2011. It provides a decent overview, for those interested:
I’m not sure how much VP has been updated since that review. My guess is, not much.
Steve Z.