[pooriaazimi]

(please note that my post is meant to give others another use-case for the Vesper app, and isn't an ad for a competitor product!)

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

[kmfrk]

Looks like they have punted on encryption for over a year, which seems like a very weird and careless thing to do:

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.

[ozarius]

If encryption is your main requirement, you could try AnyLocker - http://anylockerapp.com

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...

[kmfrk]

Nah, I already have Ben the Bodyguard[1] for that.

I don't really use it, but I use a to-do app constantly, and miss a tool to continue writing on my projects' Markdown files.

[1]: http://benthebodyguard.com/

[dunham]

I uninstalled Day One when it fired off an alarm at 3am reminding me to write in my diary.

An honest mistake on their part, but still very annoying.

[pooriaazimi]

I hate that too - It can be turned off in the Preferences though.