![]() We don’t use exactly iCloud to sync notes, we use CloudKit, which shares the same servers with iCloud, but allow us to sync with a query-like API instead of a file-based paradigm like iCloud, DropBox or Google Drive. Here’s what they had to say.Īt the very begging of Bear development, we tried different solutions for synching and we also tried with just iCloud but it was very clear to us handling attachments and conflicts was really problematic and synching the whole database exposes users to a concrete risk a data loss. So I decided to reach out to Bear’s developer for a response. I’m looking at you Apple Notes and Ulysses. I’ve often wondered why when apps have issues with iCloud sync I never have an issue with Bear. And searching with Alfred or HoudahSpot I can find absolutely any file I’m looking for. I can access these files with any text editor on any platform. All my digital data is now in a shallow folder structure in Finder as individual files. The decision I made was to go back to individual files. I’ve said it enough that it sounds cliché to me, but HoudahSpot really is steroids for Spotlight on macOS. And where Spotlight falls short, HoudahSpot steps in and fills the gaps. Researching HoudahSpot lead me to this blog post by Brett Terpstra.įor those of us who have shifted from folder hierarchies to search as our primary method of “filing,” Spotlight has become a way of life. HoudahSpot was mentioned a few times as a Finder search app alternative to Spotlight. The subject of finding files/search came up. Several people use Devonthink or EagleFiler while others use a folder structure in Finder. ![]() What I gleaned from the comments was that more people favored storing data in individual files. To get a better idea of how people store their digital data I started a thread titled “Conflicted! Data storage – Individual files or proprietary database format?” in the MPU forums. And, use I know Bear and Ulysses have export options. I’ve never been comfortable with this method because of the lock-in. More recently I have been keeping it in apps like Bear, Ulysses, or Apple Notes. I used to keep it in plain text markdown files. ![]() It’s not like there are viable alternatives out there.I’ve been rethinking how I store my digital data. But they have also completely wrecked the user interface and keep trying to force inane “upgrades” down our throats on an annual basis (music.app? really?.etc.). Hopefully you’ll be able to free up resources to increase your rate of ignoring major bugs and causing serious loss of functionality for your long term users, all in the name of producing more crapware like the nearly totally unused “stage manager.”ĭon’t get me wrong–I greatly appreciate the real advancements Apple has implemented since Snow Leopard, including APFS with its security improvements and jaw dropping increases in speed (albeit with expensive hardware upgrades), as well as Apple silicon. Thanks, Apple, for the reduced functionality. This is also true of DevonThink Pro and its mail transfer function (at least there’s workarounds for this) and who knows how many other programs that rely on mail.app’s plugins. This means Houdah Spot and Tempo will no longer be able to search mail.app’s database. They explain how Apple is dropping support of plug-ins in mail.app when Sonoma is released. Just received an email from Houdah Software about the upcoming cooperative Summerfest and additionally, their support of Sonoma.
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