Jack Cheng
jackcheng.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2008
Jack Cheng, a writer and designer, writes about the slow web, note-taking, planners, and calm, lo-fi approaches to software.
What HN saysHN links his essay "The Slow Web" as a related read and his review of the Muji Chronotebook planner.
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- 4An iOS App for Capturing Notes as Text Files3 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
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eddyg · 2025-04-28
This is cool! I also use my "Daily Notes" in Obsidian as a way to bookmark things I want to revisit. I never thought about the fact that it could be the source of a "link list"-style blog.
How complex is your link-saving Shortcut? I store my Obsidian vault in iCloud, and because of that I've been able to use the excellent Bebop⁽¹⁾ app as a very quick and easy way to append to my Daily Note to save a URL, add a note, etc. via the Sharesheet.
Thanks again for posting about your idea!
⁽¹⁾ https://www.jackcheng.com/bebop/
jamesmiller5 · 2016-05-20
Similarly resonates with to another great article "The Slow Web" - http://jackcheng.com/the-slow-web .
JoelMcCracken · 2010-03-22
This reminds me of my muji chronotebook, which I bought after being referenced by Jack Cheng.
http://jackcheng.com/stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook
Its really awesome. I find it the perfect balance of flexibility and structure within a notebook. The way times are laid out are cool, but yet remain unobtrusive.
toffer · 2008-12-06
This is a great idea for a niche site/business. I'm curious about your price. Jack Cheng's review (http://www.jackcheng.com/stuff-i-love-muji-chronotebook) mentions that the notebook retails for $4.95.
Have you gotten any pushback on your $19.95 price?
wonger_ · 2024-07-02
I'm working on quick capture! Just a prototype so far for saving text snippets: https://wonger.dev/posts/in-the-works#gimme-that
Ideally, note capture is as easy as screenshots. It means removing nonessential menus, decisionmaking, buttons, etc. For example, having the app start with an editor and keyboard open, versus having the app start with a list of existing notes. It may mean gesture shortcuts.
For a published app with adjacent ideas, check out Bebop for iOS: https://www.jackcheng.com/bebop-design-dev-process/
dorian-graph · 2016-08-18
Related: Slow web movement
http://jackcheng.com/the-slow-web
http://theslowweb.com/