I'm writing a longer (as it seems) article on the lock-in effect of solutions like #Obsidian that are using open formats like #Markdown for storage. The file format is not the only thing that might lock you in.
I did already start with a list of arguments but also want to collect your ideas so that I don't forget a good argument.
Please, no emotions, just facts and objective arguments.
Reply here in this thread and I'll collect ideas from it. 🙇
The mnemonic I use to remember Markdown link syntax is that the square brackets look a bit like a button and then the round brackets mention the URL as a note afterwards:
Cooler wäre natürlich, ihr würdet die Leute mit geilen #DuckDuckGo- und #Startpage-Tricks von der Datenkrake wegbekommen als sie dort weiter einzuzementieren.
Ich nutze seit weit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt kein #Google mehr und bilde mir ein, keine großartigen Nachteile bei der Websuche zu haben.
#weekend Magazin Steiermark mit einem Artikel zu digitalem Frühjahrsputz.
An sich gute Vorschläge paaren sich mit einer Empfehlung, die #Passwörter in der #Cloud zu speichern. 🤦🖕
Leute, es gibt super #Passwortmanager mit lokaler Datenhaltung wie #KeePassXC, die ihr beispielsweise mit #Syncthing selbst zwischen euren Geräten synchronisieren könnt. 👍
Ein wunderbares Beispiel, weshalb man seine Software in englischer Sprache betreiben soll.
Eine #Confluence-App von #Appfire ("... the leading global provider of software that enhances, extends, and connects the world's leading platforms ...") mit einem Gustostückerl an Fehlermeldung.
Spoiler: "Lösung" im zweiten Bild. Also schaut euch mal das erste (kleinere) genüsslich an und ratet zuerst mit, was es denn bedeuten mag.
@wodhxnd@amadeus I do not doubt that at all. It was the same with OneNote, Evernote and others.
The real question is how long it takes until your investment was so much that they can charge you what they want or their service gets out of business for some reason.
Hab in einer alten #Minkorrekt-Folge gehört, dass Reini mit einigen Science Busters bei Barbara Karlich auftritt und sofort gedacht, um Gods Wülln, da seids ihr total falsch! Dort geht's üblicherweise um Themen wie "Schwiegermutter hasst mich", "ich hab schon einmal gelebt" oder ähnlich 'tiefschürfende' Themen.
Dabei ist's genau richtig, gerade dieser Zielgruppe Wissenschaft nahezubringen!
Hab mir die Sendung angeschaut, sie haben es gut gemacht!
@edithmair1 Ich war dort auch als Gast eingeladen. Hab die Sendung vorher noch nie selbst gesehen und wollte mein Auftreten nutzen, um etwas meine #PIM-Themen in die Allgemeinheit zu bringen.
Wäre mir fast auch ganz gut gelungen, wenn nicht die größten Titten Europas ebenfalls eingeladen worden wären. Der Fokus war dann natürlich eindeutig etwas anderes. 🤷
Hey #PKM people, as it seems fashionable here to humblebrag by posting screenshots of graphs: What exactly are the benefits of a graph view? Aren't bi-directional links just simpler and thus more effective?
My #filemanagement method using 🏷️ is so much more than just a fine solution for #photomanagement. You'll see that it actually addresses many aspects of working with local files in general:
Dropbox->Syncthing.net
Maps->OSMAnd(roid)
Browser->FF for many reasons
Search->DDG or startpage.com
Discover music->good old Internet + terrestrial radio
I really do love the rich features and UX of #MXPlayer on Android, a video player app.
However, with the latest updates, it gets more and more tedious to use it without network permission (I don't use and want). Reason: when starting the app, it either does nothing until a timeout of ~1min is reached or it never passes the startup screen. So far, I still can "open" it when opening any video file from my file browser.
Is there a decent alternative video player for Android I should consider?
If you would conduct a presentation or a demo for an #engineeringdiary and #knowledgebase, what topic(s) would you mention in any case that might not be one of the obvious candidates?
However, due to my advanced #PIM processes, I rarely write things down on #paper.
I'd love to do so much more if there would be a great #FOSS solution for offline #handwriting#OCR. That would be a great investment by the #stationery industry! 🤔
It still offers better solutions compared to my #Boox#NoteAir#eink tablet.
This is why I don't invest money nor effort in lock-in situations, especially with products I want to use for decades, not just months or until the next hype hits the market.
Why does #iOS do this shit? I have the #Zoho mail app set as the default mail app in iOS, yet certain apps (hello #Safari, you dick) still give me this popup to install Mail when clicking a mailto link.
What’s the point in having the option to change the default fucking mail app then? 😡
@kev I'd say you gave yourself the answer when you're mentioning "Apple" ...
#Apple is only fun when you're using their systems (it's not actually owned by the consumers paying premium prices) as Apple intents and, thus, give them all your data.
Think about that and you'll find lots of decisions/restrictions/politics supporting that notion. 😉
It turns out that "If you don't pay for it, you're the product" is not the only option to be the product after all. 🤷