I don't care much for a diary or travel book, but I do use DayOne[1] (for OS X and iOS) as a journal of interesting stuff I find (mostly on HN). Years ago I used delicious to save/tag webpages, after its stagnation I used other services (I don't even remember their names), then started tagging stuff in Evernote, but none of them were as natural and easy-to-use as DayOne. It lacks a lot of features, but the Markdown format and its general ease of use makes up for that - I just press Control-Shift-D and start typing (or pasting a URL + it's HN discussion link for future reference). Occasionally I write down an interesting quote or image, or a passage I've read in an article. Also, the way it stores entries is using plist files, so I'm not afraid of platform lock-in. If I find something better (like this Vesper app here), I'll just write a convertor and translate those .plist files to the new format.
I haven't tried Vesper yet (probably will wait until there's an OS X client, which is where I use DayOne 99% of the time), but it looks very nice and promising.
[1]: http://dayoneapp.com
1. http://dayoneapp.com/support/passwords/
2. http://iphone.appstorm.net/reviews/lifestyle/day-one-a-gorge...
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120902234719/http://dayoneapp.c...
The app looks really interesting, though, and I would probably have used it otherwise. Maybe now's a great time to address encryption with the focus on the Vesper app.
It's main selling point is that it encrypts all your data (notes, pictures) with SHA-256 before storing it on your device. Give it a try (Disclosure - i am the developer in the team that published this app)
Reviews/feedback always welcome...
An honest mistake on their part, but still very annoying.
Collect your thoughts.
Vesper is a simple and elegant tool for collecting notes, ideas, things to do — anything you want to remember. Use tags to group related items into playlist-like collections. Vesper imposes no system; organize and curate your notes whatever way comes naturally to you. Eschewing complications, Vesper's focus is on how it feels to use it.
• Attach photos to notes.
• Use drag-and-drop to reorder items. Move important ones up, inessential ones down.
• When you’re done with an item, swipe it to send it into the archive. Out of sight, but remembered forever.
So maybe it's just another note app that won't work for those of us already using a different solution. But the UI/UX design is pretty cool and potentially noteworthy.
[1]: http://www.macstories.net/reviews/vesper-review-collect-your...
Even if the other two decides to do it Gruber might threaten to jump off a bridge!
feature request: allow for a lock-code on this app please.