I don’t use Evernote for everything like I had in the past. It really used to be my “everything bucket”. That has gone away over time, but there are some things the way I manage my daily workflow that really help me out. Let me explain. I try to keep […]
Author: jeff
Trying out the new note taking app called Bear
I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately trying to figure out my long-term plan with Evernote, or something else. A couple of things that really bug me about Evernote are: Lack of markdown support The editor is just goofy as hell for layout/formatting tagging seems tedious..but perception I […]
Use Emoji to help make searching in Workflowy easier
I just had this thought tonight.. I’ve been using #task or #meeting in my notes in Workflowy to track meetings or tasks. Why not make them an emoji, it will look better, and you can still search on it? I tend to keep my weekly/daily journal of all meeting notes, […]
Shifting gears again on note taking..
Not sure why I am forever trying to optimize my workflow. My evenings and weekend “fun” is messing with things, including my own setup. So.. I am moving my day to day note taking back to Workflowy. Why you ask? I decide a couple things. First, I am […]
Taking the plunge..WatchOS3 Beta 6
I’ve been dying to try this. I had assumed non-developers were going to get a chance to try this out. I love my watch, but the lag drives me nuts. Trying to open apps is worthless. I’ve all but given up. Everyone posting about how good WatchOS3 is, I am […]
Publishing with Ulysses
OK.. the new version of Ulysses is out now and it includes the ability to publish straight from the app to WordPress. The great thing is.. not only is it WordPress.com hosted sites, but if you self-host, you can also publish. I’ve recently started moving my writing to the iPad. […]
Apple Notes Slowness on Startup – FIXED!
I was trying to explore switching from Evernote to Apple Notes for a period of time. At some point during this experiment, Apple Notes started acting like a punk.. basically every time I tried to open Notes, the sync to iCloud would freeze up the app for anywhere from 15-60 […]
IDEA: Auto-create tasks from Apple Notes
I am playing around with the Apple Notes app still to see if I could replace Evernote. One of the items I love about Evernote is my ability to see recent notes with checkboxes created in them. There is no way to do this with Apple Notes. It got me […]
Life Hack: Linking to a specific Apple Note
BIG UPDATE HERE: I figured out a better way to link up notes in Apple Notes. For this new version, I am using a text expander snippet to generate this for me. Here is the workflow. If I am writing a note that I want to reference later, I […]
Tried and Failed… Apple Notes vs. Evernote
I was trying to see if I could switch from Evernote to Notes. Don’t get me wrong, I love Evernote, but with all the hubbub lately around Evernote, I thought it was safe to explore options outside of my walled garden of Evernote. I figured by trying Apple Notes, I […]