![]() The speed of this app is just incredible. If it's a quick note that doesn't belong in a subfolder, I use nvALT. On the Mac, I use nvALT and Sublime Text. It feeds my need to be flexible with my data. Knowing that I can build workflows for text files is a huge plus as well. There are a lot of great apps for working with text as Brett Terpstra has helped us see, but I find that the ease of searching for text in Editorial paired with its integration with TextExpander makes it the perfect choice for me. It has a lot of power behind it and gives me access to my subfolders. And because I create date strings with TextExpander it's easy to append them to each file. I almost never use this, but if I'm trying to put the file in the context of time, it's invaluable. The keywords are followed with a date so I know when it was started. The tag helps me make that decision within the filtered list. ![]() But more often than not, I don't need to search for the tag itself because typing in the keyword gets me close enough to look through the list of results and see the one I want. Having these keywords makes it possible to search the tag and one of the keywords so I can find an exact file. Or if the ideas are for a potential business opportunity: Ideax_Best solar panel ever_20160314. If I have an idea file for a client website, the title would look like this: Ideax_20160314. Topicx - potential topics for online forumsĪfter the tag are keywords I use to describe the file itself.Thoughtsx - sometimes I write my thoughts about a concept or big decision.Presentationx - outlines and notes for presentations.Inboxx - temporary files that need further processing. ![]() Ideax - ideas I have for a project or potential business prospect.Here is the current breakout of tags I'm using: I try not to add new tags but sometimes it's necessary. It uses the "x" trick I adopted from Merlin Mann. The tag is the type of text the file contains. I use the same naming structure here that I use in many places across my apps and devices: Tagx_Keywords_YYYYMMDD. The main folder, Text, is where the bulk of my files go. Within that folder are a few subfolders: TaskReports, Weather, and Writing. Inside my DropBox structure is a folder, Text (original, I know). If you want to build an app that handles raw text, you have to enable DropBox syncing to get any traction. ![]() The back end storage of my text files is DropBox. It's taken me a while to get it nailed down but I've managed to simplify the number of apps I use and the flow of text across my devices. Now that I've moved away from Evernote, the primary way I store information is through text files. ![]()
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