ReadKit (re)launches on macOS
In my search for the ultimate read-it-later-workflow I have since long ended up with Wallabag. It is open source, integrates beautifully with KOreader to read on my e-reader, and most importantly: it’s the only service that properly deals with the messy cookie walls that DPG Media, the owner of pretty much all Dutch newspapers, set…
The Opposite Collector’s Fallacy
Or: Maintaing a Zettelkasten for Personal Growth ‘Processing, not collecting’ has become one of the mantra’s of the Zettelkasten community. And for good reason: this is exactly what building a Zettelkasten is all about. Building a Zettelkasten for personal growth however I soon found the dichotomy to be too limited. I felt that Zettel shouldn’t…
Comparing apps for Zettelkasten
Trying to figure out which app to use for my Zettelkasten, I got lost in all the options, so I decided to make a little overview to help me decide I included Bear, Obsidian, Roam, SublimeZK, Zettlr, TheArchive, FS Notes, NValt, iA Writer and Ulysses. Of those Obsidian, Roam, SublimeZK, Zettlr also work on Windows…
Using Standard Notes as a Personal Knowledge Base
After some initial struggles, I’ve decided to stick with Standard Notes for my personal text archive. That means peace of mind, knowing that I can access my notes anywhere and that whatever I write down will stay private, but it also means working with its limitations. Many of those limitations concern the possibilities for organizing…
Dear Standard Notes, I owe you an apology
Dear Standard Notes, I feel like I owe you an apology. I recently wrote a long rant about how you fall short as a note app in even the most basic ways. I was annoyed at the time, probably hungry too. And although many of these points still stand, I feel like I didn’t appreciate…
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