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Taking Notes
I DO LINUX. It reminds me of the days when computing was fun (~ 20 years ago). Linux is playful and conductive to experimenting.
If you feel a connection here, you may find BasKet Note Pads just as useful as I do. It’s a KDE application that lets you to take notes (gasp!), attach files, images, etc., all that without forcing you to follow a pre-determined metaphor – such as folders and files. Nope – you create a so-called ‘basket’, specify layout (free-form or columns), and off you go. Drop notes, files, photos in the basket, move it around, and tag it for easy categorization. [screenshots]
Why and when use this instead of a Web 2.0 application such as stikkit? Apart from functionality that no Web app can give you (such as taking a screenshot and dropping it into the basket), BasKet is most useful when you gather ideas, analyze them, put them in context … and before you are ready to share them. Your desktop is a natural place for that to happen.
What I would like to see in the versions to come is a way of sharing the information once you are ready to do so. Now, you can export your basket as an HTML page. How about exporting it to a wiki? That would make the transition between, say, creating a draft and perfecting it with you team, a smooth experience. And that’s the point: desktop apps don’t just have to cooperate with one another, they need to build bridges to the Web 2.0 world to stay relevant.
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