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From: Gilbert Sullivan on 4 Aug 2010 17:10 On 08/04/2010 04:06 PM, Carl Johnson wrote: > Gary Roach<gary719_list1(a)verizon.net> writes: > >> Hi; >> I could use some suggestions. I seem to collect a lot of snippets of >> information scribbled on pieces of paper, old napkins, etc. Examples >> are notes on harware, sources for stuff, notes on possible projects, >> book that I might want to buy in the future and on and on. This has >> generated numerous scraps of paper and sticky notes with the result >> that chaos reigns. I recently tried knotes which helped a lot but >> didn't cover tasks. I have now switched to Kontact. This takes care of >> scheduling things, projects and short term notes. I still am not sure >> what to do about those notes that could be around for a long time like >> maybe a note on the "proton boron fusion reaction energy" . I may >> never use it but would like to be able to find the information if need >> be. I guess I need a repository for disparate information (how's that >> for fuzzy). I hope this makes some sense. > > There is something called kjots in kde, but I prefer the zim program. > Zim is called a personal wiki and allows any number of pages with > pretty much any type of text or links on each. It also has searches, > a calendar, and todo items. It doesn't have any type of appointments > or automated reminders. Kjots seems more limited, but that might be > my lack of experience with it. Both have debian packages. > I consider Zim to be a standout application among many favorites used over a 30 year history of personal computing. I use it -- in conjunction with Iceowl for appointments / reminders -- as an ad hoc project manager which works surpassingly well for the type of disparate projects and tasks I have to manage. Though it's still a little rough around the edges, and you can tell that it's still fairly early in its development, it supports equations (latex), GNU R plots, screenshots (scrot), spell-checking (gtkspell), and version control (bzr). And it's a hoot to use. It's actively developed, with a well-motivated primary developer who responds quickly and helpfully to bug reports. (They use launchpad.) For me it's just about a perfect combination of ease of use and versatility for a work load that simply won't accommodate the use of a more standard type of project management tool. I don't believe that I've ever had to bother to use its manual. Come to think of it, I ought to delve into the documentation. Who knows what I might be missing? Good luck in finding the right tool(s) for yourself. I know a lot about "fuzzy" minds and vaguely defined tasks. It's what I do for a living! ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C59D46B.3090001(a)comcast.net
From: Wayne Topa on 4 Aug 2010 20:50 On 08/04/2010 02:13 PM, Gary Roach wrote: > Hi; > I could use some suggestions. I seem to collect a lot of snippets of > information scribbled on pieces of paper, old napkins, etc. Examples are > notes on harware, sources for stuff, notes on possible projects, book > that I might want to buy in the future and on and on. This has generated > numerous scraps of paper and sticky notes with the result that chaos > reigns. I recently tried knotes which helped a lot but didn't cover > tasks. I have now switched to Kontact. This takes care of scheduling > things, projects and short term notes. I still am not sure what to do > about those notes that could be around for a long time like maybe a note > on the "proton boron fusion reaction energy" . I may never use it but > would like to be able to find the information if need be. I guess I need > a repository for disparate information (how's that for fuzzy). I hope > this makes some sense. > > Any suggestions. I use the zim package to keep notes on many subjects. I have never had a problem with it and like it a lot. HTH Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C5A09CE.6040606(a)gmail.com
From: Tom Ashley on 5 Aug 2010 07:30 > On 08/04/2010 02:13 PM, Gary Roach wrote: > > Hi; > > I could use some suggestions. I seem to collect a lot of snippets of > > information scribbled on pieces of paper, old napkins, etc. > > Examples are notes on harware, sources for stuff, notes on possible > > projects, book that I might want to buy in the future and on and > > on. This has generated numerous scraps of paper and sticky notes > > with the result that chaos reigns. I recently tried knotes which > > helped a lot but didn't cover tasks. I have now switched to > > Kontact. This takes care of scheduling things, projects and short > > term notes. I still am not sure what to do about those notes that > > could be around for a long time like maybe a note on the "proton > > boron fusion reaction energy" . I may never use it but would like > > to be able to find the information if need be. I guess I need a > > repository for disparate information (how's that for fuzzy). I hope > > this makes some sense. > > > > Any suggestions. I find Gnote useful for keeping notes and use Orage for scheduling tasks/events. -- Tom Ashley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100805072052.33eb6ae6(a)tomshome.tomshome
From: gauthier.v on 5 Aug 2010 10:30 > I find Gnote useful for keeping notes and use Orage for > scheduling tasks/events. An (unusual) solution is to have a private wiki. You can store it on your own machine (I do so on my laptop) with a local server, or on a public server with correct management of access. This solution can have sense if you would access to your data from differents systems. There are a lot of well-tried wikis with interessant features for that purpose: internal search, linking between documents (of course), index of all pages, categorying, tagging with keywords, listing of recent changes, calendar, storing of non-textual data (images, pdf...) and so. I like it, because it's always a way to rediscover your stuff... It's easy to start a new note, more often, you type the name of a new page between [[]]. Good questions for the choice of the candidate are: - with or without a database ? - in which format are the data encoded ? Are there still understandable (in plain text) if the application crashes or becomes unmaintained ? I use Oddmuse, packaged for Debian, light, capricious but fun. Pmwiki and Mediawiki are also good candidates, but heavier. Regards, Gauthier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100805135716.9ED7C4DB2B(a)60gp.ovh.net
From: Gary Roach on 5 Aug 2010 14:20 Thanks for all of the responses. I thought that since they were so wide ranging that a condensed list might be helpful to others. Obviously I'm not the only one with the problem. In no particular order: Run own (private, locked-down) Mediawiki installation - this allows access where ever you are. Kjots but prefers the zim program (personal wiki). Zim outstanding especially in conjuction with iceowl. (2 hits) Kontact good choice but needs tool to search inside all that information. Unsure what tools available in KDE4. Akonadi+strigi+nepomuk might do the job. Tomboy used for this very purpose. Use text files in a directory system with discriptive names. Use a script program to search for hard to find stuff. Gnote for keeping notes and Orage for scheduling tasks/events. Email notes to self. You can search the email files. Again thanks everyone. Seems I have a little research to do here. Gary R. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4C5AFC3A.5090604(a)verizon.net
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