Privacy and local-first
Local-first apps, end-to-end encryption, and keeping notes private without giving up a usable app.
Self-Hosted Notes | When You Need a Server and When You Don't
A weekend of Docker, certificates and reverse proxies, so a shopping list can sync. What self-hosting is genuinely good for, and the much smaller thing most people actually wanted.
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Is Your Notes App Training AI on Your Notes | Read the Clause, Find the Switch
What the terms actually permit, where the opt-out is hidden, and the moment end-to-end encryption stops protecting anything.
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Vendor Lock-In in Notes Apps | Leave Without Losing Your Work
Every notes app has an export button. Most of what comes out is unusable. A fifteen minute drill tells you which one you are in.
Read the notePersonal Notes on a Work Laptop | Keep Them Off the Company Network
What your employer can see when you write personal notes at work, what a local-first app changes, and the part no app can protect you from.
Read the noteLocal-First Task Tracker | Keep Your Notes and Kanban Off the Cloud
What local-first actually means, and four apps that keep your notes, boards and reminders on your own machine instead of someone's server.
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