Apple Notes is my primary writing application. I write more words in Notes than in any other app. I appreciate unadorned, straightforward writing experiences. If WordPerfect still existed on the MacOS platform, I\u2019d be a full-screen WordPerfect user. I want to write, not fuss with formatting. (Yes, I know I can use WordPerfect for DOS via any of several emulators. I’d prefer a native MacOS application.)<\/p>\n
I use Notes on my MacBook Pro, my iPhone, and my iPad. Individual notes synchronize, so whatever I\u2019m working on in my \u201cWriting\u201d folder appears on every device we own. Even when I am offline, I can update a note.<\/p>\n
Solutions like Google Docs and Microsoft Word don\u2019t offer the same ease of use. They certainly don\u2019t offer the same smooth synchronization.<\/p>\n
My ideal process, whenever possible:<\/p>\n
Distraction-free writing works better for me. That\u2019s why I use legal pads and pencils for much of my creative writing.<\/p>\n
Some full-featured word processors offer a draft mode or full-screen mode, but they carry all the baggage of massive software. I don\u2019t want complicated toolbars (or ribbons) and menus 28 items deep with three-levels of submenus. When you have to use the Help menu just to locate basic commands, the application design is a failure.\u00a0Simplicity is a feature, one too often overlooked by software developers.<\/p>\n
Notes on the iPhone and iPad offers a good experience. Word on an iPhone lacks the same ease of use.<\/p>\n
I am disappointed that Apple keeps adding more and more to Notes. I must be one of the few people who would like Notes to remain simple. At least it remains relatively fast and responsive, especially compared to other apps.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m hoping that Apple doesn\u2019t ruin Notes in future releases, or I\u2019ll end up carrying legal pads everywhere I go. That\u2019s what I used to do anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apple Notes is my primary writing application. I write more words in Notes than in any other app. I appreciate unadorned, straightforward writing experiences. If…<\/p>\n