Now Catch is discontinued

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Aug 13, 2013 at 08:46 PM

Ken wrote:
>First, I can start using Evernote, as I have it on my Anadroid
>phone and iPad. Second, I can find an Android client that syncs with
>Simplenote. The former gives me an interface that I never really liked,
>and possible concerns about exporting my data (if that is still an
>issue). The latter leaves me with searching for a reliable Android App,
>and the concern that was raised here about possible data loss (also
>reported in some reviews as well).

Hereby my 2 cents:

1. It is my impression that Evernote has reached and surpassed critical mass, and that it is a relatively safe bet in the information management tool world (whatever this may mean in such a fluid arena). Also, the fact that it has opened up its API, and that other tools like Nixnote (Linux), TuskTools Calendar and even Rightnote can directly read/write to its database, means that vendor lock-in is unlikely. Last but not least, I understand that its SQLite databases remain accessible by, well, SQLite, which remains Open Source software.

2. Re Simplenote: I used the premium (paid) version for quite a few months. After the third extensive data loss during the Resophnotes/Simplenote sync I decided to quit. Upon non-renewal of my subscription I was asked why I didn’t continue: I wrote about my experience, explaining that I am unable to whether the fault lies with RN or SN, but that I simply can’t rely on it anymore (being on Windows, I really didn’t have a choice at the time; nowadays Cintanotes Pro supports Simplenote sync). I never received a reply of any sort, which made me all the more confident in my decision.

I should add that I have replaced Resophnotes/Simplenote with Denote (Android), Dropbox and TEA (Linux/Windows)—though anyone’s favourite text editor should do the job—and I’ve never looked back.