Happy Birthday to the Apple App store. Yes, Apple's App store officially turns five today. To celebrate, Apple has been giving away some of their popular Apps this week. I decided to check a few of them out, and figured I would give them a chances since they were free. A free App that quickly caught my eye was Day One, an electronic journal App available for the Mac platform and the iPhone/iPad/iPod line.
In the past I wrote about how I still journal write often. I still have a variety of notebooks and try to write in them at home near the end of my day. Lately, I just do not have the drive to go grab one of my notebooks and start writing daily. My notebooks tend to be an unorganized, random collection of thoughts. I really do not have a problem with that system, I just wish I had a better organized system. I also wish I had the ability to quickly journal and record information wherever I am (even when I do not have a pen and notebook on hand). That is where Day One shines!
Day One via the iPhone is an elegant, user-friendly journal tool. Entries are automatically dated and time stamped. Thanks to the GPS option my location is included as well as the current weather with each post. I just started using the App yesterday and really find myself enjoying my journal writing. I also enjoy the ability to include photographs with posts and the ability to upload and share posts over various Apple devices. My phone is nearly always at my side, so I really do not have an excuse for at least a little daily journal writing.
I am seriously considering purchasing the full Mac version for my Macbook Pro so I can journal and sync across all of my machines. While the mobile version is free (temporarly), the full version is $9.99, still not bad for a full computer version. I think I will explore my mobile version for a few more weeks before making the full purchase.
I really look forward to using Day One via my iPhone. I think it will be a great travel tool and help with my plans to write a book. It will also keep me writing on a more frequent schedule.
Any Apple users may want to check out the iTunes store this week and pick up some quality free Apps. It looks like I just found a nice one to help with my journal writing. Now, only if the How to Cook Everything App can turn me into Joe Bastianich.
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| The Day One Journal App for Apple Users |
In the past I wrote about how I still journal write often. I still have a variety of notebooks and try to write in them at home near the end of my day. Lately, I just do not have the drive to go grab one of my notebooks and start writing daily. My notebooks tend to be an unorganized, random collection of thoughts. I really do not have a problem with that system, I just wish I had a better organized system. I also wish I had the ability to quickly journal and record information wherever I am (even when I do not have a pen and notebook on hand). That is where Day One shines!
Day One via the iPhone is an elegant, user-friendly journal tool. Entries are automatically dated and time stamped. Thanks to the GPS option my location is included as well as the current weather with each post. I just started using the App yesterday and really find myself enjoying my journal writing. I also enjoy the ability to include photographs with posts and the ability to upload and share posts over various Apple devices. My phone is nearly always at my side, so I really do not have an excuse for at least a little daily journal writing.
I am seriously considering purchasing the full Mac version for my Macbook Pro so I can journal and sync across all of my machines. While the mobile version is free (temporarly), the full version is $9.99, still not bad for a full computer version. I think I will explore my mobile version for a few more weeks before making the full purchase.
I really look forward to using Day One via my iPhone. I think it will be a great travel tool and help with my plans to write a book. It will also keep me writing on a more frequent schedule.
Any Apple users may want to check out the iTunes store this week and pick up some quality free Apps. It looks like I just found a nice one to help with my journal writing. Now, only if the How to Cook Everything App can turn me into Joe Bastianich.
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