Discussion of Roam-like Knowledge Managers

Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 14, 2020 at 08:46 PM

We might add that ConnectedText is the most “Roam-like knowledge manager,” or more precisely, Roam is the most ConnectedText-like knowledge manager.” ;-)

Take e.g. Manfred Kuehn’s approach to task management with CT’s date topics. This could be almost perfectly reconstructed in Roam:

https://takingnotenow.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-keep-journal-in-connectedtext.html

For now that’s the only way I’m willing to use Roam, i.e. as a task manager, and not as a Zettelkasten solution, as I can’t see myself doing daily manual backups (considering that Roam does not yet have an automatic backup solution like WorkFlowy or Dynalist have - that’s my biggest gripe for now).

I also wouldn’t mind more reassurance about security, some sort of encryption of the data, but without slowing the app down too much, if such a thing is possible.

Other then that, I love using Roam for that single purpose of todo management.