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This is easily my favorite regular post here :D

Encrypt-Keeper
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It used to be the Noted.lol posts, then when selfh.st showed up there was drama between the two and then noted kinda disappeared.

@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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One of the few newsletters I read and actually engage with.
Such a gem.

Tekhne
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Anyone used NocoDb recently? Last time I tried to get it running, it was too buggy to be useful

@krash@lemmy.ml
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I’ve been using it for a while without any noticeable problems. What issues did you run into?

@machinin@lemmy.world
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Out of curiosity, what do you use it for?

@krash@lemmy.ml
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All kinds of stuff. I use it when I need a way to structure my data:

  • I use it to keep track of software / libs that are of interest, what they are an alternative to. See example here: https://ibb.co/ncsdt0W
  • I’ve also tried to recreate the functionality of a personal relational management (a la MonicaHQ, or per this post: https://medium.com/@rklau/my-homegrown-personal-crm-87dffbcf54d7) but found it to be an overengineered solution.
  • I also used it to interact and store data through my python apps, to avoid dealing with it directly in python.
  • You can also use it as a Kanban board
  • Also, I’ve been trying to use it as an excel replacement - which is an overengineered solution but you get impeccable dataquality.

Nocodb is a bit wonky, but it is quite easy to work with (front- and backend) and since everything is in the database format you choose - you’re in control of how you want your data.

@machinin@lemmy.world
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Thanks, this is very helpful.

So, is it kind of a replacement for MS Access, except a non-relation db?

Tekhne
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I don’t remember exactly, it was around 2 years ago. It was easy to set up, but I found the feature set to be lacking some essentials, and I ran into a couple of big bugs. Couldn’t really replace my airtable setup yet. Happy to give it another try though!

@cron@feddit.de
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Thanks to your post, I just found lubelog. Has anyone tried it out? I’m really not happy with my current choice for vehicle tracking.

@spez_@lemmy.world
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@cron@feddit.de
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I have not tried it out yet. But my current car tracker works fine with an electric bike.

@cron@feddit.de
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Just tried it out, I don’t see a reason why it would not work. Sure, some things don’t apply to bicycles (fuel, taxes), but things like repairs, maintenance and reminders could be nice for you.

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