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Roam Research Teardown: Where It Stands in 2026
Twelve weeks back on Roam Research after years on Obsidian. The bidirectional linking and queries that no other tool matches. The pricing that makes you choose. The export trap.
Evernote Teardown: Where It Stands in 2026
Three months back on Evernote Professional after years away. The Bending Spoons era brought real changes. Search is still the killer feature. The export friction explains why people leave.
Obsidian Vault Deep Dive: 18 Months and 4,200 Notes
Eighteen months on Obsidian as a daily-use second brain. The plugin stack that survived, the sync mistake that cost me three days, and why I left Notion for it.