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Notenik 6.2.0 - I Love It When a Plan Comes Together
Published 27 May 2021
My preferred style of development is to release new versions frequently, and to make relatively small incremental changes with each release. “Slow but Steady” might be my mantra. This latest release finally implements a custom URL scheme for Notenik. (I first received an email asking for something like this in January of 2020!)
Summary of Latest Features Added - 6.0.0 Edition
Published 14 May 2021
Version 6.0.0 has just been released to the Mac App Store, so perhaps it's time once again to summarize the new features that have been added to Notenik over the last few months.
Using Notenik in Some Trendy, Cool Ways
Published 12 Feb 2021
A Digital Commonplace Book? A Personal Knowledge Management System? A Zettelkasten? How are all these things related to one another, and how can Notenik help?
New Info on Fields and Labels
Published 03 Feb 2021
There's a new Articles section on the website, and a new article on Notenik Fields and Labels that explains how to take full advantage of some of the latest changes to Notenik.
Notenik Turns the Big Five-O!
Published 10 Dec 2020
Yes, that's right – Notenik version 5.0.0 has just been released, in all likelihood closing the books on 2020. So this feels like a good time to take a breather and look back on the path we've traveled, along with new routes yet to explore.
Current Best Practices for Notenik Web Generation
Published 30 Nov 2020
My current recommendations for those just starting to use Notenik to generate a website.
Evolving Use of Notenik for Web Generation
Published 30 Nov 2020
Some history about how my latest thinking has evolved.
Additional Updates to Notenik - November 4, 2020
Published 04 Nov 2020
I've made a bunch of Notenik improvements since my last blog post, and I attempt to summarize them here.
Recent Updates to Notenik - March, 2020
Published 25 Mar 2020
A summary of notable changes to the Mac App since December, 2019.
Using Notenik with Existing Text Files
Published 29 Jan 2020
Since Notenik is rather late to the game of managing text files, and since those already using similar sorts of files are probably among those interested in my app, I wanted to talk a bit about how the latest version of Notenik can be used with existing folders full of text files.
The Thinking Behind the Notenik File Format
Published 10 Jan 2020
People have been storing notes in text files long before Notenik came along. So why is the Notenik format different?
Notenik for the Mac Versions 2.5.0 and 2.6.0 Released
Published 08 Jan 2020
Version 2.6.0 was focused on strengthening support for opening folders full of existing text files and handling them smoothly as Notenik Collections.
Notenik for the Mac Version 2.4.0 Released
Published 13 Dec 2019
Most of the changes for this release were focused on providing the capability for wiki-like inter-note linking.
Notenik for the Mac Version 2.3.0 Released
Published 10 Dec 2019
Fixed treatment of the Teaser field, to treat it as a long text field; increased tolerance for Notes with alternative formatting; added Ink as an alternate for parsing of Markdown; added an optional Timestamp field, as a first step to enabling use of Notenik to create a Zettelkasten.
Notenik for the Mac Version 2.2.0 Released
Published 03 Dec 2019
Added Cut, Copy and Paste support for Notes; added support for British spelling of ‘Favorites’; relocated Reload Collection command to the Collection menu to make it easier to find; suppressed empty tags from the Favorites to HTML export.
Notenik Project # 3: Create a To Do List
Published 20 Dec 2019
This post is the third in a series designed to gradually explain the use of Notenik for increasingly complex and sophisticated tasks. Today we're going to use this Mac app to create a To Do list.
Notenik Project # 2: Create a Collection of Bookmarks
Published 25 Nov 2019
This post is the second in a series designed to gradually explain the use of Notenik for increasingly complex and sophisticated tasks. Today we're going to use this Mac app to create a Collection of Bookmarks that you can access from any of your web browsers.
Notenik Project # 1: Create a Simple Collection of Notes
Published 14 Nov 2019
This post is the first in a series designed to gradually explain the use of Notenik for increasingly complex and sophisticated tasks. Today we're going to use Notenik just to create a basic Collection of Notes about anything that might interest you.
Notenik: A Contrarian Mix of Old and New
Published 24 Oct 2019
Given my background as a programmer and long-time Mac user, it should probably come as no surprise that my first native Mac app is a sometimes surprising mix of old and new.
All Swift, All the Time
Published 1 Oct 2019
Moving on from Java, Notenik development is now all Swift, all the time.
