Gathering Notes 🌱

Make a note of that!

Most of us have limited capacity and I have found that I need to write things down, and I use multiple methods.

Some notes are scribbled on left over paper on the desk, some are in a ToDo system, others are handwritten in a SuperNote device (warning expensive). A huge amount of notes and references are kept in Zim - A Desktop Wiki

SuperNote

I got my SuperNote A5X in 2022, and still using it in 2025 - and looks almost brand new. The device is quite nice to write on and read books.

Pros:

  • Great surface
  • Quick enough for writing and reading, browsing pages in PDF works good
  • Updated software which has improved with some nice features years after purchase, like the Smart Straight Line
  • Can sync files with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and SuperNote Cloud
  • Can do some mail integration to Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Outlook/Hotmail/Live or IMAP - haven’t tried it

Cons:

  • Quite expensive!
  • Calendar integratioon requires Microsoft Outlook or Google calendar

Read more about these devices at their homepages, the EU one is https://supernote.eu/

Zim - A Desktop Wiki

I am a long time user of the project Zim - A Desktop Wiki

There are others that prefer Obsidian, or Microsoft OneNote but for me Zim has worked great.

The main reasons may be:

  • Quick and easy to edit the notes, hotkeys to mark headers, console output, copy some text from somewhere into the Zim window
  • Multiple pages open in tabbed mode for multitasking

and the main reason may be, that it integrates with Git versioning! So I can use Zim on multiple systems and sync notes when I want to, and yes sometimes I forget to β€œCreate Version” and sync, but not a huge problem.

Example screenshot from Zim Desktop Wiki

What ToDo

I use a commercial solution for To Do and project management because I have found it to be easy to use. They have apps for my phone and tablet, so I can add todo items whenever I need to. It also has a LOT of nice features.

Example screenshot from Monday.com

The screenshot is quite empty, but My Work show the items across the boards dependent on the date, so a nice overview.

Unfortunately it is a bit pricey, as you have to pay for at least 3 users and their plans start at $9 per seat/month - so $27/month. Read more on the web site is https://monday.com/

We are looking into TaskJuggler but it may be more for creating project plans, like Microsoft Project - but with open source.

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