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Hackpad was cofounded by one the original authors of Tomboy, which was a really excellent desktop note taking app that has withered since. It was based on a for
by krakensden 9y ago
Hackpad was cofounded by one the original authors of Tomboy, which was a really excellent desktop note taking app that has withered since. It was based on a fork of Etherpad, which was a startup that made a multiplayer, web based note application- that company was purchased by Google, the code open sourced, and the service wound down. Sort of a long sad trip.
I really liked Tomboy, I enjoyed Hackpad, although I quit using it over time- I collaborate much less now.
I don't take notes anymore, with software or on paper.
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- orph 9y agoGlad you enjoyed Tomboy and Hackpad! I worked on them many years apart and I am humbled that you've used them both. Thanks!
- copperx 9y ago> I don't take notes anymore, with software or on paper. This sentence made me laugh out loud, sounds like you gave up on life.
- mathgeek 9y agoI understand where you're coming from, but there is a mindset for some people that note taking isn't all that necessary. It often goes along with the mindset of "enjoy today without worrying about trying to capture it for tomorrow." An example would be those who scoff at trying to capture everything on film and forgetting to enjoy the experience. The opposing mindset is also valid, of course. Different strokes. As an aside, there are also so many ways that archiving is automated these days that many things we used to have to manually take note of are automatically and indefinitely searchable.