Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
"I think this is very telling, and a bit sad IMHO.
We are here people that deliberately chose not to go with Apple and Google duopoly, we knew this meant less choice for apps and still deliberately made the move -and on the first occasion we rush back into Google's arms."
Summed up very nicely.
I agree. Being able to backup to your own devices is crucial. FTP, ssh, samba share, are important. Most desktop NAS boxes are capable of these services. If we are going to use a cloud service for backing up, then encrypting the stashed database is a must.
If I had to choose, then samba share is my top pick, then ftp after that.
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
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roman-soldier before i buy Groovy Notes can i check that the calendar syncs with the native calendar as I use Gmail to sync my BB Torch PB and PC
The little calendar inside Groovy Notes does not sync with the native Playbook calendar, and indeed like for the contacts I'm not sure this is allowed/documented by RIM.
(I discussed for instance with O2 Interactive, developers of a quite nice "Personal Assistant", asking why their contacts list didn' sync with the original PB one. Answer: not allowed by RIM now.)
Back to the Groovy Notes calendar, it's helpful to detect in one glance what notes you did take in the past month, but nothing will appear in the Playbook calendar alas. Maybe in a future version, maybe in relation with BB10 system (ideally the attached files should also appear then)
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
Hi Xlabz,
can you please make an app like notes plus in ipad that will be very useful for us to take notes:)..
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
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Herve5 The example of Files & Folder is striking, IMHO, because they are not the best file manager: File Browser, for instance, is three times faster on startup, twice more reactive too, and has a more efficient GUI allowing to walk anywhere in a folder's above hierarchy in just one click.
And still, F&F did raise to the top of the fashion apps, even if just for a while, because presumably of their cloud support*.
I think this is very telling, and a bit sad IMHO.
We are here people that deliberately chose not to go with Apple and Google duopoly, we knew this meant less choice for apps and still deliberately made the move -and on the first occasion we rush back into Google's arms.
And nobody to mention a simple ftp sync would bring the same ease, without big brothers...
The issue is even more general: RIM themselve propose Gmail as the way to sync your contacts (ordinary imports no way), and I suspect even in the fanatic Linux world we'll find 90% of the people proudly announcing of course, they are Google-integrated.
After this... we get what we deserve... (and RIM too)
H.
(*) they are also very good at image handling (that's for their capacity to slideshow from any folder I bought them)
OK.
1). What does IMHO stand for?
2). As I stated, "Just my judgement, not speaking for all of the Crackberry Kingdom". As you would more than likely be told by the Admin, please respect the views and opinions of other forum users and don't attack them for what they say. Next time be a little more careful in how you state your opinion so that it doesn't come across as an attack.
3). SMH
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
Mr.C05
IMHO = in my humble opinion
Thus, Herve5 has an opinion too. ;) An opinion I am in agreement with.
He brought up very important points in his critical assessment. The reliance on cloud storage should be optional for backing up our data. Not the only way. It certainly didn't come across as an attack when I read it. I would rather have people be frank in explaining concerns than beating around the bush.
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
Re: Groovy Notes by XLabz
Does it have ads in it now? I paid for the app. I don't want your ads.
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okay. that button doesn't look so bad. I agree with the other guy that it might be better placed in a drop down menu or something. I'll go ahead and upgrade to try out the new features. thanks guys.
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I tend to agree. The button placement has nothing to do with the content on the page. How does that button enhance the document we are writing? At the very most, it interrupts our writing to display BlackBerry World. Bump the button while taking notes during a lecture and you're SOL. If I were taking notes during a meeting and missed writing information because BlackBerry World popped up, you can be sure I would not buy any more apps from that vendor.
I have no problem with the idea of a link to apps someplace, but it would be more suited to not be on that page. Having it on the Settings page, or an About screen is much more appropriate, especially for a paid app.