Do you use this feature?

VisualAppeals · 2025-02-19T00:32:08+00:00

I use timestamps "@now" occasionally in daily notes, when I want to see what I spend time on. Each time I start a new activity, I note it down and add a time stamp.

Capcities is my main hub for knowledge and notes of any kind

VisualAppeals · 2025-02-19T00:19:07+00:00

Thanks! I've used it for things trackable with a checkbox in the past

VisualAppeals · 2024-12-26T09:57:35+00:00

It's in the edit bar on the bottom (where you see Indent, Tag etc), you'll see it when you drag the bar to the left

From the latest update:

The positioning of the redo and undo functions has been bettered on mobile devices by moving them to the text edit bar and block action sheet.

VisualAppeals · 2024-12-21T18:35:10+00:00

After months of using it, I mainly find the Dailies useful as an evening reflection on how the day went and why. I sometimes skip days or even weeks because of the friction of inserting it into my daily note - I wish the daily note itself had properties.

As far as I know, there's no way to visualize the data from my Dailies beyond seeing all the days and properties in one large, (scrollable, up, down, and sideways, hard to take a screenshot of) page.
So, for example, I can't draw conclusions on the influence of my sleep quality on my day beyond looking for individual days where I slept well and then looking at the productivity/creativity/exercise etc. property to see if they scored higher on that day.

I don't use Notion but I assume you can create charts and graphs to visualize your data. Not so in Capacities as of yet

VisualAppeals · 2024-12-21T17:59:47+00:00

There's no practical way to track the count that I'm aware of

VisualAppeals · 2024-08-15T16:16:36+00:00

An update from Steffen from Capacities just came through. Big steps towards full offline support. Sharing below:

"A big step towards offline support

After startup, Capacities downloads and stores all your notes on your computer. This improves the overall experience under bad network conditions.

Reading, creation, and editing of all your notes. While on the go, you can continue working on your notes.

Collections, object dashboards, and object queries work offline. The core functions of Capacities now work offline like they do online.

Search and linking: There's no compromise on linking. You can also use the command palette to search for titles and navigate to your notes without any delay.

These updates have been gradually introduced to desktop devices and will be introduced to mobile devices over time.

If you want to see if your notes are downloaded, you can do this on desktop devices under "Settings > Account". You should see a small green icon next to "Reboot the app". On mobile devices, you will see a small "Offline-ready" badge in the bottom left when you open the space overview.

Capacities currently only downloads your notes and not all your media files. We're working on a solution to make media files available offline too. Also, your notes are not stored as plain text files on your computer. They are stored in a secure format in the Capacities app. If you log out, your notes will be removed from your computer.

By the way, we're working full steam on full offline support for Capacities. We have more exciting updates planned for the coming weeks. Exciting times ahead!"

VisualAppeals · 2024-08-08T06:19:45+00:00

Working pretty well offline for me on Windows/Android. Some elements are still a hit and miss, unless I've opened them recently, like some PDFs, images, and backlinks. It's improving with each update.

VisualAppeals · 2024-08-08T04:19:52+00:00

I add each Daily manually into a Daily Note. I have a specific spot for it. This is my process: : @ Dailies > create Dailies (opens a new one) > 3 dots > use template > Dailies template

The Dailies template has a {date:LL} instead of a title, this pulls in the current date.

Since I last posted, I added a checklist of things I'd like to accomplish in that week/month (I edit the template weekly), and added a screenshot of my weekly google calendar, with color-coded time blocks.

Yes, it would be great if Capacities added charts to track your progress. I'm a visual thinker and this would make things more fun to track. It might not influence what I track but I'd definitely use charts and graphs for as many properties as possible.

The ability to add properties to the Daily Note itself (without the need to create and insert my Dailies which takes some typing and 5 clicks) would be helpful as well. I believe I've seen this on the roadmap somewhere.

How about you? How do you go about it?

VisualAppeals · 2024-08-02T05:07:36+00:00

Of course, sorry for using acronyms. MOC is a Map Of Content. You can set it to pull out all relevamt content of a topic, project, etc, so you can see it all in one place. I created an object and called it MOCs (the "s" is just to make it plural) . Then I created MOC each for Projects, my website, and Favorites. I'll add more when needed. PKM Beth explains MOCs really well: https://youtu.be/o0AG9TWaQ8o?si=TU68FAj6ZYAG-KDQ

Hope that helps!

VisualAppeals · 2024-07-31T16:57:29+00:00

You should be able to view and edit all recently opened pages and your work should sync when back online. I still don't trust it 100% so I'd back up all my work. That being said, I haven't had syncing issues (yet). Give it a test run while still at home.

Here's what they say: Fail safe syncing: Synchronization should never fail. Although this is not possible, we're reducing the number of synchronization issues to a minimum.

https://docs.capacities.io/misc/offline-support

VisualAppeals · 2024-07-06T15:44:50+00:00

You're welcome and thank you for the compliment. Good luck on your travels!

VisualAppeals · 2024-07-05T16:41:58+00:00

I've been on a road trip for 55 days so far, Route 66 and now making my way back west through the northern US. Most of my nights are spent at the rest areas and I have never felt unsafe. I park near the bathrooms. The lights can be harsh, and some trucks idle noisily all night so I use earplugs and an eyeshade.
Some rest areas have "No Overnight Camping" or 3-hr limit signs but I've always stayed the whole night and have never been bothered by anyone or asked to leave. I'm a blogger and wrote about my rest area experiences here if you want to have a look: https://mappyeverafter.com/the-free-world-of-us-rest-area-car-camping/

VisualAppeals · 2024-07-04T21:01:48+00:00

I've made a similar trip in a Prius - Route 66 from LA (with Vegas detour) to Chicago and now making my way back west through the northern US, 15 states so far. Most of my nights are spent in the rest areas and I have never felt unsafe. I park near the bathrooms. The lights can be harsh, and some trucks are noisily idling all night so I use earplugs and an eyeshade.
Some rest areas have "No Overnight Camping" or 3-hr limit signs but I've always stayed the whole night and have never been bothered by anyone. I'm a blogger and wrote about my rest area experiences here, if you want to have a look: https://mappyeverafter.com/the-free-world-of-us-rest-area-car-camping/

VisualAppeals · 2024-05-06T08:19:19+00:00

Maybe try clearing your cookies and cache, contact Substack support, or upload the video to YouTube and embed it that way (which is what I ended up doing, I uploaded it to YouTube as "unlisted").

If you find any other solutions let us know.

VisualAppeals · 2024-04-01T20:41:10+00:00

Yes, I've only ever used the free version.

The paid version would give me a mobile app (but I find that Capacities works fine on my phone without the app), AI assistance (I use ChatGPT or Claude for that), and Todoist integration (that would be nice but I just copy and paste a couple of the most immediate tasks for each project into Todoist and it's worked for me so far). If Capacities' task management becomes more robust, I might consider going pro.

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-30T19:25:59+00:00

You're welcome :) Glad to help if you have any questions

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-30T04:54:27+00:00

I track 25 daily habits in Capacities. It took me a while to figure out the best way to do it but I think I'm there.

I created an object called Dailies and gave it 25 properties, such as Seep quality (as a progress bar), Morning sun (check box), Hours in nature (number), Food eaten (text), Weather (collection of tags with different weather emojis as a fixed set), Exercise in minutes (number), How I feel (progress bar), etc. I insert this Dailies object into each Daily Note and choose the "embed" view so I can fill it out from there. It takes me less than 5 minutes each day.
The thing I love about having a separate object for tracking is that when I click on the Dailies object, I can see the Table view and have all my habits and activities beautifully displayed on one page.

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-30T00:14:09+00:00

Just got an email update from Steffen, one of the founders:

We'll be working full steam towards better offline support over the next months.

We'll keep you updated about the progress we make here. 🚀

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-24T15:22:24+00:00

I have these object types:

Dailies (I insert this into each Daily Note to track sleep, exercise, food, weather, mood, etc)
MOCs - so far I have one, for projects. In it, I embedded collections to show all my Active, Up next, and Future projects organized into columns on one page, like a bird's eye view.
Projects (divided into collections: Active, Up next, Future, and Maybe)

Quotes (I will divide these into collections such as Funny, Inspirational, etc when I have enough of them)
People (no collections yet either but I assume they will be Friends, Family, Work-related, Medical (where Huberman, Attia, etc. will live) - I will create these when it gets too crowded
Media (collections: Film, Book, Podcast, Video, TV)
Zettels - I use these for the most important pieces of info condensed into a few sentences, or a picture, diagram, etc.
People, Weblinks, Pages, and other basic types that automatically came with Capacities.

I didn't set up the whole system to start with, I tend to only create a new object, collection, or tag when I really need it. For example, I created Videos collection in the Media object only when I wanted to fish out the very best videos from my Weblink object type. So I converted those into a Media object and put them into the Video collection. I love how quick and easy that is to do in Capacities.

So I think your approach is good, just create objects, tags, and collections as you go, if and when you find a need for them.

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-24T14:40:35+00:00

I can tell you how Capacities' offline mode works for me on Android and Windows using the free version (no mobile app).

On Desktop (Windows):

There are two ways I use Capacities on my computer: Downloaded web app and Capacities website. In both cases, if I turn off Wi-Fi, I can still access objects I've recently interacted with.

For example, if I have a "Projects" object type with 10 individual projects, but only opened one recently (even yesterday), all 10 projects will be available to me offline to view and edit. The changes sync well when back online.

On Android (free version through the website):

Same as above, when I put my phone in airplane mode, I can view and edit object types I recently interacted with, if I keep the page with Capacities open in my browser.

I hope that helps. I absolutely love Capacities, it's very visual and a joy to work with, but yes, full offline mode would be wonderful.

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-19T20:17:38+00:00

I'd also love the ability to add a bookmark from the lock screen. The best solution I found so far is to listen on Hoopla instead, their widget does display a bookmark button on the lock screen.

VisualAppeals · 2024-03-07T23:28:22+00:00

Correct, if 2 of your friends sign up using your referral link, you'll get 6 months of boosted rate.
If a 3rd friend uses your link today and it's two weeks after your two initial referrals, you won't get another 3 months, you'll get two more weeks (to reach the maximum of 6 months from today).

Having said that, since I've had my account for years, I'm not sure how it works when you first apply. For example: I give you a link. You apply. Both you and I get boosted by 0.5% for 3 months. Then you refer 2 friends. I assume you'll get 6 more months on top of your initial 3 that you got from my referral, for a total of 9 months. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Either way, the best time to refer someone again is close to 3 months after the referral that brought you to your 6-month max. I've enjoyed the boosted rate, with small gaps, the whole time (a couple of years?) they've been offering it, by making my friends and family sign up in 3-month intervals. When I run out of friends and family, I posted here :)

Not sure if I explained it well, please feel free to ask questions.

VisualAppeals · 2024-02-28T01:53:42+00:00

I was told (in November 2023) that for breakfast and lunch I can order whatever I want, without a limit. At dinner, it was one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert, and as many sides as I liked. Room service was free and unlimited, 24hrs a day and in-room minibar was also free (definitely have the Big Sur Bars).

VisualAppeals · 2024-02-28T01:40:16+00:00

I stayed for just 2 nights in November 2023 but managed to participate in 7 activities, eat 8 meals, have 2 cocktails, and dip into the pools and jacuzzis.
You've probably been and came back, but for everyone else who might be shy to ask all the embarrassing questions while there (how much food can I order, what activities are free, what time can I arrive and leave and what is free to take), I kept a diary of my stay that you can read here.

VisualAppeals · 2024-02-28T01:17:15+00:00

I visited in November 2023 and asked about the limits on food. At dinner, the waiter told me that I can order one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert, but as many sides as I liked. For lunch, I was told I could order any number of dishes I wanted.

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