Re:Ask HN: What do you use to jot down random thoughts and i...
by Razengan on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @07:06PM
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Notes is my backup/"scratchpad" as well, but it's impractical for me for the following reasons:
— Too easy to accidentally edit notes. I've occasionally destroyed some notes by "butt dialing" when I forgot to turn off the phone and put it in my pocket, which caused them to be replaced by random text. To avoid that I have to password-protect and hide important notes, which is inconvenient if I don't necessarily need privacy on them.
— Cannot view creation date, afaik, only modification.
– If I ever cannot (or don't want to) use the Notes app then I can't access my notes.
— Cannot add audio or link to arbitrary files on local storage. Can't link to other notes.
— Too easy to accidentally edit notes. I've occasionally destroyed some notes by "butt dialing" when I forgot to turn off the phone and put it in my pocket, which caused them to be replaced by random text. To avoid that I have to password-protect and hide important notes, which is inconvenient if I don't necessarily need privacy on them.
— Cannot view creation date, afaik, only modification.
– If I ever cannot (or don't want to) use the Notes app then I can't access my notes.
— Cannot add audio or link to arbitrary files on local storage. Can't link to other notes.