![]() In addition to what has already been said, I'll add that the PC environment appears to have fewer options for syncing notes across devices, especially if you are planning to avoid the cloud (someone else's servers). Even OneNote is part of the cloud these days, though I believe you might be able to work around this by saving locally and manually transferring the database from one computer to another.Įven on the Mac, the cloud is built into just about everything these days. I would say DEVONthink is probably the best option for the security-conscious who want to avoid the cloud. You can sync to and from your iPad through your wifi network quite easily, and the app handles massive amounts of data. The downside is that the iOS app is in desperate need of an update and using DEVONthink you can only sync with other Apple stuff. ![]() By the way, using the "index" feature, you can actually do your work in another app (like nvALT) and manipulate the data using DEVONthink - it's pretty nifty. In short, if you want an app that works smoothly on mobile and desktop no matter what operating system you use, Evernote is the best solution. You have to trade some security for convenience, though. I hope that Evernote will develop better encryption options (like zero-knowledge encrypted notebooks), and I think such a thing is possible, but I very much doubt they will ever develop something for you to sync (through wifi, for example) without the cloud. It is a cloud service.I use a modified version of the note-taking method called Bullet Journaling, which was invented by Ryder Carroll. I've been using Ryder's system since 2015. I've used all sorts of formats (small pocket notebook, larger format notebook, and digital using the Apple Pencil). I go back-and-forth between lined, hardcover Black n’ Red notebooks and plain or dot-gridded Leuchtturm1917. ![]() Black n’ Red has the best paper, in my opinion, and the wide rule makes quick work of notetaking in meetings or while reading. Leuchtturm1917 is, in some ways, more functional with its plentiful and pre-numbered pages, bookmarks, elastic closure, and pen loops (I always install two). Both are sturdy enough to be jostled around on my bike. I write notes with a Pilot Vanishing Point with Pilot Namiki cartridges. I prefer Noodler’s Bernanke Black ink, but I have to refill too often because I write a lot. The bullet key Ryder recommends handles nearly everything I need and so that's what I use, too. However, I have used a caret-style bullet (^) to indicate when I’ve moved something over to my digital system (see below). I advocate for a plainer, simpler method instead of the multi-colored, sticker-clad sort you'll see if you go Googling. While I used to manage everything in my bullet journal, I currently use it exclusively as a rapid logger. I take meeting notes with it, read with a pen in hand, and jot down things I want to synthesize in my Zettelkasten (more below), draw diagrams, plan projects, and note to-do items as they occur to me, journal sometimes.
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