Anyone have a comparison between Springpad and Evernote?
So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?
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§ ita § - Nov 24, 2011 1:33:15 pm PST #18606 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Nov 24, 2011 1:48:43 pm PST #18607 of 25502
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I use both, but I definitely use Evernote more. I use Springpad for shopping/buying/product kinds of things.
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2011 2:12:04 pm PST #18608 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ooh, that's perfect, thanks. Just what I needed.
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2011 4:55:52 am PST #18609 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Man, this is a solution in search of a problem. Or, as the page notes, a joke. But, because geeks are geeks, it's a working implementation of a joke.
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2011 11:48:02 am PST #18610 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And, going for the triple...
If I want to root a device, obviously I backup first. But when I go to the Cyanogen Mod page on rooting the G2 (since that's what I'm considering installing), its first recommendation for a backup application is Titanium. Which only runs on rooted devices.
Then it suggests Astro. Which I have, and I've used to backup my phone, but I'm leery of thinking it's a sufficient backup, just because I don't trust that bit of the entry anymore because of the Titanium mislead. Is Astro able to do a sufficient backup?
Gris, what do you use for backup before you root? Anyone? Bueller?
Gris - Nov 25, 2011 1:56:08 pm PST #18611 of 25502
Hey. New board.
I didn't - I rooted my phone about 3 days after I got it, so I didn't have much to back up. Getting access to Titanium was one of the main reasons I rooted, actually. There is no easy way to back up without root - app developers don't want you to be able to easily back up, I think, since many of them provide "exporting" as one of the premium features in the non-free versions! The fact that this couldn't be easily done astonished me - I hate iTunes, but at least syncing an iPhone with it backs up everything.
This page has good info: [link] Unfortunately, the main takeaway is "you can back up a lot of things, but not app data unless the program has it built in."
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2011 2:11:25 pm PST #18612 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, great. I was right not to trust the Cyanogen mod page, apparently. Astro is *not* the simple solution it appears to be. Automatic updating from the Market is important to me.
What's confusing is that some stuff is in the cloud, and I just can't work out precisely what. But, then again, if I'm doing an OS replacement, it is a lot to ask the apps to just magically reappear in the same state as before--I don't ask it of a PC, so why am I getting irritable about not doing it on a phone? Oh, right, because I have a gazillion more apps I'm growing dependent on on my phone than applications I feel I need on my Mac by this point. Hmmph.
Gris - Nov 25, 2011 3:19:52 pm PST #18613 of 25502
Hey. New board.
Basically, the only stuff in the Google cloud is some stuff like WiFi passwords and all of your normal Google stuff. You'll have to go app-by-app to figure out how to save app data - concentrate on the ones that require a lot of setup to get the way you want, obviously.
Once you get root, Titanium really is amazing. It will easily backup and restore all your apps and their data, including launchers. I'm using MIUI now, with its default launcher, so I have to re-organize my homescreen on the occasions I do a full-wipe update, but I kind of enjoy that. And there's probably a way to back that up too, that I just haven't bothered to find.
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2011 3:31:40 pm PST #18614 of 25502
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Basically, the only stuff in the Google cloud is some stuff like WiFi passwords and all of your normal Google stuff
Well, that's the magic of 2011--multiple clouds. Many of my apps I'm sharing data across platforms, or could be but I'm not exploiting that. So more than just Google is backed up, but there's just so much there...insert sound of tiny violins in poignant harmony.
I can already see that Locale will be a mighty pain, but I'm still considering redoing the automation with Tasker.
What is the attraction of MIUI for you? I've been reading up on it, and I don't see why it's so mad popular. Is it function or form or both that appeals to you?
Gris - Nov 25, 2011 3:47:58 pm PST #18615 of 25502
Hey. New board.
(shrug) Form, mostly. I like the themes and the general look of its default launcher, though I miss the app drawer (I just file most apps in a folder called Other on my second page, to simulate it). I think I get pretty much the same battery life, etc, I would get with CyanogenMod. If I was used to ADW or LauncherPro and was going to use that on top of the default, I'd probably use CyanogenMod, since it's a little more popular and well-supported in the US.
I do like the way the quick-access settings-toggles work on MIUI. I don't know if those exist on CyanogenMod. I wish that I could dismiss notifications individually on MIUI like you can on Cyanogenmod.