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General brainstorming for Note-taking software
Rover:
I don't remember seeing this mentioned anywhere and I did a search that came up empty....so don't give me greif if you've talked about this 3 billion times :)
WikiPad is an interesting creature: http://www.jhorman.org/wikidPad/
It's a regular application, not a hosted wiki. It is missing quite a few features but the concept is really interesting. Want to add an item to your todo list? Type todo: get the mail
It immediately shows up in the todo part of the tree (ok, tree based to some degree). I'm not sure it will solve the world's problems, but it's worth a look just for the change of scenery. BTW, it can also execute python code inside your note. Sick :P
WikidPad is a wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes WikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word (also called CamelCase) typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example WikiWords. The term wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian, and wikis are all about quickly linking your information together. Wikis are not a new concept, in fact there are many web based wiki servers available.
Real-time wiki WikidPad is not a web server, or application server, or groupware solution. WikidPad is a standalone notepad like application.
IDE for your thoughtsSoftware developers have grown accustomed to certain features from their editing environment that make their jobs easier. Features like auto-completion, outline views, incremental search, easy source code navigation. IDE's that provide these features can greatly increase developer productivity. WikidPad attempts to utilize some of these features to address the problem of personal information management. -from the site
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rjbull:
NEWS: Onfolio Acquired by Microsoft
New release of Onfolio free in the Windows Live Toolbar
March 8th, 2006, Microsoft announces the acquisition of Onfolio and the release of a new version of Onfolio with the Windows Live Toolbar.
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It is an add-in for the Windows Live Toolbar, which you can download from the Windows Live Toolbar download site.
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Probably free because it's labelled a beta.
nevf:
NEWS: Onfolio Acquired by Microsoft
New release of Onfolio free in the Windows Live Toolbar
March 8th, 2006, Microsoft announces the acquisition of Onfolio and the release of a new version of Onfolio with the Windows Live Toolbar.
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It is an add-in for the Windows Live Toolbar, which you can download from the Windows Live Toolbar download site.
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Probably free because it's labelled a beta.
-rjbull (May 03, 2006, 10:11 AM)
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This has rightly upset the OnFolio customer base as MS has stripped it right back and also removed Firefox support. Been great for me though as OnFolia users jump ship to Surfulater. See the OnFolio support forums for more.
nevf:
I don't remember seeing this mentioned anywhere and I did a search that came up empty....so don't give me greif if you've talked about this 3 billion times :)
WikiPad is an interesting creature: http://www.jhorman.org/wikidPad/
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-Rover (May 01, 2006, 09:28 PM)
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IMO Wiki's are a good way to present and share information but writing content leaves something to be desired with WikiWords and CamelCase etc.
Another client side Wiki is TiddlyWiki http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ which has spawned lots of variations.
Some good reading on Wiki's includes:
http://www.alittlemadness.com/?p=5 and all the article comments and the follow up articles: http://www.alittlemadness.com/?p=6 and http://www.alittlemadness.com/?p=8
web_stalker:
Hi all,
Very glad to stumble upon this thread - great reading. Too bad the thread seems to be slowing down. I too am in the quest for that elusive "perfect" note-taking program and have collected a number of links over the years. Being on dial-up, I am unable to download and test all of them. After trying out some programs, I have half-heartedly settled down with Keynote for note taking and MHTArchive for storing local pages. MHTArchive: http://www.systemlord.at.
Here is a thread I started, about a slightly different requirement, without knowing about this one:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=3506.0
Here is a partial list of programs (excluding the ones already been discussed) I have collected. If someone has any experience using any of these products, please share your experience here.
Columbus http://www.oasys-software.com/product/dm/columbus/
Documentor http://www.geocities.com/garytobis/MainPage.html
yWriter SE http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonh/spacejock/yWriter.html
Idea Notes http://www.ideanotes.de/index.htm
Scribe http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/scribe/
REMLAP knowledgeBASE http://www.remlapsoftware.com/
Avignon Concept 2006 http://perso.wanadoo.fr/gpi.avignon/index.htm
VM Information & Control Center http://www.vmautomation.com/
InfoRapid KnowledgeMap http://www.inforapid.de/html/knowledgemapeng.htm
Jarnal http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm
Some interesting apps:
WebKeyNote
WebKeyNote was designed to convert KeyNote (.knt) files to HTML, retaining the tree-like structure of your notes. KeyNote 1.6.5 has a function to do this, but it may not work unless you have the right software on your PC. This is where WebKeyNote comes in. You can convert your entire KeyNote file to multiple HTML files.
Homepage: http://www.hollmen.dk/webkeynote.htm
ABC Amber KeyNote Converter
ABC Amber KeyNote Converter is an advanced utility which converts your KNT (KeyNote) files to any format you wish (PDF, HTML, CHM, RTF, HLP, DOC, CSV, XLS, XML, HJT, and many more) easily and quickly. The software supports a batch conversion, a run from command line, more than 50 languages. Batch conversion ability allows you to convert a unlimited number of KNT files at a time. As all ABC Amber products, it's really easy as ABC and powerful as Amber.
http://www.processtext.com/abckeynote.html
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