This needed to be running on my local network and not accessible to the internet. The first step was to create the FreeNAS jail in which I was going to run CouchDB. ![]() This post covers a few things: standing up the CouchDB server, getting Inkdrop to sync to it, and finally converting the data I already had in Quiver (nearly 1800 notes). Fortunately, both Quiver and Inkdrop use JSON files for the metadata so with a little bit of elbow grease I figured I could make it work. The big things for me were standing up a CouchDB server (never played with it before) and being able to convert my Quiver library into a format that Inkdrop can use. It also has a subscription of $5/mo which, if it can do what I need it to do, is worth it to me (particularly with the travel I've been doing of late). While Inkdrop does provide a server to store the data (which is no good for me since I want to retain full control of my data), it does allow you to use a local CouchDB server. I recently came across Inkdrop which is a note-taking application similar to Quiver with a more robust set of features, including iOS applications that will edit, and a better way of synchronizing those notes. ![]() That is great if I only want a reference, but to fully move to my iPad for the "normal day to day" stuff I needed something where I could review and edit notes. I could share the notes via my own internal WebDAV server, but it was read-only. As I try to do more work from my iPad rather than my laptop, the companion Quiver iOS app was showing it's limitations. While Quiver worked quite well, it has limitations. ![]() Prior to Quiver, I was using EagleFiler (incidentally, I still use EagleFiler, just not for note keeping - it's a great way to organize and collect files). For obvious reasons, these are sensitive and need to be kept under my own control. These are also notes on nearly every meeting I attend. These are notes for myself of people, projects, interesting things, escalations, etc. This also means that I have a lot of different tools ,and I regularly re-evaluate and change them if something new can meet my ever-changing needs.įor the last two years I've been using Quiver to categorize and keep notes. I have a terrible memory, which means that I rely on a lot of tools and methodologies (like GTD, Getting Things Done) to help me track things.
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