How to Prepare for Finals Using eBooks and Note Apps (Smart Study Guide for 2025)
How to Prepare for Finals Using eBooks and Note Apps (Smart Study Guide for 2025)
Final exams can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling multiple classes, deadlines, and personal commitments. But with the rise of digital learning too
https://cstbooks.com/tips/prepare-for-finals-using-ebooks-and-note-apps/
#Tips #CollegeStudying #ebooks #ExamPrep #FinalsWeekTips #NotetakingApps #StudyTools
Evernote is forcing a decision on me
As a creature of app habit, I’ve kept paying for Evernote even as the rates for my note-taking app of choice have increased considerably–mainly because the new management at that service has improved it tremendously. But now that Evernote’s corporate parent Bending Spoons has discontinued my $129.99/year Personal plan and presented me with a choice between a $99.99/year Starter plan that seems clearly inadequate and a $249.99/year Advanced plan that brings more than I need, I need to rethink that habit.
That 92% rate increase itself requires reconsideration, but it’s not the only thing. There’s the odds of a company on a venture-capital-fueled spending spree that somehow incluces buying AOL will see fit to jack up the annual rate again; I also have to assess whether Evernote’s bosses might make it harder to take my data out of the app that I’ve used since 2010.
But looking over such other note-taking app options as OneNote, Joplin, and Notion while comparing their features, I don’t see an obvious escape pod.
These are my priorities in this indecision-making process, in rough order of descending importance:
Looking over this and comparing it to the research I’ve done so far, I think this makes me look like a Joplin user. Unless the lag that open-source app cites–the most frequent sync interval it allows for the OneDrive cloud storage I already pay for is every five minutes–instead makes me look like somebody who should suck up the extra cost of Evernote, considering what a small fraction it is of my other operating costs.
I wish this choice were clearer. I also wish that I didn’t have to figure this out at the peak cognitive-load period of my year.
#appleNotes #bendingSpoons #crossPlatform #digitalBudget #evernote #google #googleKeep #joplin #microsoft #noteTakingApps #notesApps #notion #onenote #vendorLockIn
ABC (update 2)
Scientific info management.
SilverBullet Community：https://community.silverbullet.md/t/abc-accurate-bi-directional-cursor-level-linking-system/3536/20?u=chenzhu-xie
#PKM #biDirectional #noteTakingApps #personalWebsite #selfHosting #silverBullet #Lua
ABC (update 1)
Aiming to reduce frictions in daily workflow.
SilverBullet Community：https://community.silverbullet.md/t/abc-accurate-bi-directional-cursor-level-linking-system/3536/18?u=chenzhu-xie
#PKM #biDirectional #noteTakingApps #personalWebsite #selfHosting #silverBullet #Lua
Simplified!
https://community.silverbullet.md/t/abc-accurate-bi-directional-cursor-level-linking-system/3536/14
Siblings added!
The singularity draws near.
https://community.silverbullet.md/t/abc-accurate-bi-directional-cursor-level-linking-system/3536/12
We are almost there!
ABC - Accurate 🖇️ Bi-directional 🖱️ Cursor-level linking system built in 🚅 SilverBullet
My sincere thanks to Dr. @zef for providing Lego-like modules to bring this vision to life in SilverBullet: https://github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbullet.
Here's Code: https://github.com/ChenZhu-Xie/xczphysics_SilverBullet/blob/main/CONFIG/Paste_as/Cursor_Anchor.md
A comparable implementation in LaTeX too: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/722065/309711
Have you encountered such an innovation in any other note-taking app?
Leave your Comments!
#biDirectional #noteTakingApps #personalWebsite #selfHosting #silverBullet #Lua
#Logseq 一直有同步會掉資料的問題，最近再試一下，發現啟動速度和同步都有進步，體驗蠻好的～自己是用全蘋果系統和 iCloud。
Outliner 的大綱階層和縮放自如的頁面，對各種摘要記錄和整理很方便。當然，不可能一個工具滿足所有需求，就選擇好搬家、移動的。
現在透過 Drafts 捕捉，整理到 Logseq（瀑布式日誌和連結） 和 Obsidian（擷取長篇文章、閱讀畫重點和寫文章），挺滑順的～所需要的核心功能能好好滿足，把軟體用熟用順，就夠啦 :ablobwink: #NoteTakingApps #opensource
Rnote 0.12 Released with Improved Linux Note-Taking Features
A major new release of Rnote, an open-source app for taking handwritten notes, sketching out ideas and annotating documents and pictures, is out. Rnote 0.12 brings several new features, new customisation and configuration options, user experience buffs, bug fixes, and other lower-level tune-ups. For those unfamiliar with it, Rnote is a digital note-taking app built using GTK4 and Rust. It’s primarily intended to be used with stylus input (so includes pen pressure, stroke styles, button actions, etc) but supports typed text entry, shapes, importing images, etc too. Rnote offers a range of document layouts, from fixed pages to infinite canvases, :sys_more_orange:
#News #AppUpdates #NoteTakingApps #Rnote
:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/rnote-0-12-released-with-improved-linux-note-taking-features
I'm curious to hear what others are #SelfHosting! Here's my current setup:
Hardware & OS
Infrastructure & Networking
Security & Monitoring
Authentication & Identity Management
Productivity & Personal Tools
Notifications & Development Workflow
Accessibility Focus ♿️🖥️
Accessibility heavily influences my choices—I use a screen reader full-time (#ScreenReader), so I prioritize services usable without sight (#InclusiveDesign, #DigitalAccessibility). Always open to discussing accessibility experiences or recommendations!
I've also experimented with:
I don't really have a media collection, so no Plex or Jellyfin here (#MediaServer)—but I'm always open to suggestions! I've gotten a bit addicted to exploring new self-hosted services! 😄
What's your setup like? Any cool services you'd recommend I try?
#SelfHosted #LinuxSelfHost #OpenSource #TechCommunity #FOSS #TechDIY
Voici une page pour vous aider à démarrer sur @joplinapp , logiciel #FOSS pour prise de notes confidentielles synchronisables, sur le site du club #Root66
#joplin #NoteTakingApps #joplin_notes
#PersonalKnowledgeManagement
#joplinnotes
https://wiki.root66.net/joplin_gerer_ses_notes_confidentielles_sur_tous_vos_appareils
Eu estava a um tempo de olho no LogSeq, vendo videos, lendo artigos, mas ainda estava naquela fase de "será que eu entendi o suficiente pra começar a usar?"
Essa semana depois de uma reunião com meu diretor, em que eu tive que fazer diversas anotações e saí com vários ToDos, decidi "passar a limpo" minhas notas para o LogSeq.
Por hora usei ele por 3 dias, e tenho que admitir, é *INCRÍVEL*….
#logseq #todolist #secondbrain #notetakingapps
Explicación extensiva sobre las propiedades en @obsidian
Which note-taking app are you using right now? 🤔
I recently explored different tools to find the perfect fit for my note-taking needs. Right now, I’m using Synology Notes, but I’m missing Markdown support, a feature I find essential for structuring and formatting my thoughts.
I’m torn between Obsidian, Notesnook, and Joplin. Joplin stands out for its sync feature, especially since I can self-host the sync server, which is a big plus for privacy and control. However, the UI feels a bit old-school. Obsidian’s flexibility and plugin ecosystem are fantastic, and Notesnook’s privacy-first approach and simplicity are also appealing.
📓 Which note-taking app do you prefer and why?
Let’s exchange ideas, I’d love to hear your insights!
#NoteTakingApps #ProductivityTools #Markdown
I decided to stop worrying and just use #logseq. Sometimes I worry about its sustainability and alleged “data loss” issues but honestly it’s just the best note taking app for me. I can’t imagine using anything else like I use Logseq.
#obsidianmd is of course a very close second place, along with Capacities.
#pkm #pkmapps #NoteTakingApp #notetaking #notetakingapps #personalknowledgemanagement
I tried using Amplenote and my ass didn’t understand a thing LOL #pkm #personalknowledgemanagement #Amplenote #notetaking #notetakingapps
I decided to ditch Tana and go back Logseq.
Although the experience of using Tana is so delightful, it’s in a proprietary format and online-only. It’s really important to me to have my notes in a format that is easily transferable from one app to another, and always on my drive.
#pkm #pkmapps #logseq #tanainc #tana #personalknowledgemanagement #notetaking #notetakingapps
If you use a digital note-taking app (Logseq, Obsidian, Notion, etc.):
How important is local-first, offline capability for you?
I'm thinking a lot about #notetakingapps lately
Like, I wonder which one I should use, how much I should pay for sync, etc.
Another thing is #todolist apps. Theres a lot of good ones out there and as far as I know it's really simple to make a simple todo list "engine."
Like, what if list elements were recursive, like if you completed all tasks in a task the main task is completed? There's so much potential in just a simple idea.
I need to write that down 👀
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