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

Can Microsoft To-Do replace Things?

Finding a good cross-platform GTD app is hard. Within the Apple eco-system, the options are plenty and I wouldn’t even bother looking beyond Things. But outside of it, the search could go on forever. I’ve tried many options, from very specific GTD-implementations — like FacileThings and NirvanaHQ — to mainstream todo-apps like Todoist and Google Keep. I’ve settled on

Standard Notes sucks. Joplin doesn’t

Update: I have given Standard Notes another try and changed my mind about it The search for the perfect encrypted notes app has led me, as many others, to Standard Notes. The promise of the app is great: full-end to-end encryption, cross platform support, slick interface, multiple editors to suit your needs. I really really