Comments on: I'm Moving from Backpack to Springpad — Here's Why

By: Peter Wills

Peter Wills — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:56:57 +0000

Have you had the opportunity to compare Springpad with Ubernote?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:50:00 +0000

I just stumbled across this article. I love Evernote but I use Bookpedia, Papers, Times and Bodega as well to keep track of all of my things. Springpad sounds great if it will allow me to consolidate a few of these apps, BUT what about a desktop app? I'm a student and I'm always on the go here and there, I can't rely on always having an internet connection which makes a web app a little harder for me. It would be great if Springpad had desktop app syncing w/ an online account like Evernote does.

By: Randy B.

Randy B. — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:11:32 +0000

I love Evernote and have over 3500 notes in Evernote. I love that I can find anything pretty fast on my Macbook, iTouch or Android phone. I'll try Springpad, but not sure if I need another tool And where I would fit it in my workflow. I also have Bento on my Mac and Relationship app.

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Battle of the Webclippers - Which One has Got Top Spot? | Web2 and More — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:19 +0000

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By: Grabbag of services to try out « A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way

Grabbag of services to try out « A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:27 +0000

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By: A Place For Your Stuff « My eSeMBe

A Place For Your Stuff « My eSeMBe — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:28:38 +0000

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By: Scott Blitstein

Scott Blitstein — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:08 +0000

Thanks Steve, I too still haven’t completely moved away from Toodledo or Google Calendar for the bulk of my task management and scheduling, but I do like how I can integrate some items in to Springpad as well.

It is possible to have your Springpad calendar displayed on your Google Calendar and the mobile app for Springpad is coming along nicely.

Scott

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:36:49 +0000

Thank you for the article. I tried Springpad and I consider it a pretty good replacement for Google Notebook. For task and calendar features, I still cling on Toodledo and Google Calendar, because I find them much easier to access and manipulate from mobile phones.

By: Alison@usefultools

Alison@usefultools — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:42:06 +0000

Evernote is awesome, but I use Springpad more often. I like how the apps make it easy to organize and manage your data.

Here’s a review I wrote comparing the two:
http://www.usefultools.com/2009/10/archive-your-life/

By: Scott Blitstein

Scott Blitstein — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:51:06 +0000

There used to be a great Firefox extension for grabbing data from the web in to Backpack but it hasn’t been updated in ages.

Textile is great when I can remember the syntax. The editor in springpad is useful and hasn’t given me too much trouble though. I don’t do a lot of formatting so it’s not something I put too much weight on.

Offline access isn’t a must have feature as I’m generally connected, but having the ability to work locally, like with Google Gears support would be a nice feature.

There is something to be said for the simple structure of Backpack, it worked for me for many years – but I like how Springpad is working for me so far.

Thanks
SB

By: Scott Blitstein

Scott Blitstein — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:44:23 +0000

I vaguely remember hearing of Agenda so did a bit of reading. Seems you can still download v2.0 from Lotus so am tempted to take it out for spin.

Hope Springpad works for you as well as it is working for me.
SB

By: Jeff Janer

Jeff Janer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:24:35 +0000

Just wanted to say that we’re Evernote fans too; and while there’s certainly overlap between us – especially with regard to collecting and referencing data – there are also significant differences:

1. We structure the data users collect, thereby giving the user control of the content and enabling it to be personalized, shared and used. Here’s an example of a “sprung” recipe: http://sprng.me/2fct

2. We make it easy for you to search and “spring” your friends’ stuff for trusted recommendations. Note that I sprung this restaurant from Gary Vaynerchuk: http://sprng.me/1fqe

3. And, we provide apps for you to use (and re-use) your content. For example, the WineLibrary.tv wine notebook: http://bit.ly/2CAdwJ

Jeff Janer, Springpad co-founder

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By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:37:46 +0000

I think that’s exactly right — some apps just fit your working style, where some don’t. For some people, Backpack might work better than Springpad, and for others Evernote is the right choice (that said, Evernote certainly seems to be getting a lot of traction recently)

By: Scott Blitstein

Scott Blitstein — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:00 +0000

I’ve always had trouble articulating why Evernote didn’t click for me, and it actually comes up a lot. I first looked at it years ago before the web version and the paper tape motif didn’t seem appropriate for my needs at the time. I revisited it again last year and again I just didn’t feel comfortable with it.

Sometimes an app or service hits a spark and you can immediately see how it fits. That never happened with Evernote, it just never inspired me to actually put it to use.

I’m not dismissing Evernote, I know folks who swear by it and I love how they have adapted it to fit their work styles. I love how easy it is to get data in to it, and the offline access is really a desirable feature.

My recommendation would be to take some time both and see how they work for you. You’ll find the one that best fits your organizational style.