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> The existence of the “fairy godmother” takes time out of the equation which is an important variable. I know that good documentation takes time. What you wr

by jnxx 7y ago

> The existence of the “fairy godmother” takes time out of the equation which is an important variable. I know that good documentation takes time. What you write about OneNote is interesting. The only caveat is that using Microsoft Windows would be extremely unproductive in this environment (it is embedded software which needs to run on a Linux platform, so using Windows for documentation creates a lot of additional friction). I think this basically has the features of a Wiki in which you could insert emails and other help information, and whose organization can be ordered and evolved over time. Do you have any experience with [Zim Wiki](https://zim-wiki.org/ https://zim-wiki.org/) (a Desktop Wiki software) or Docuwiki (which is tailored especially for documentation) ? I've used the former quite successful for personal information management (it is free software, with free as in "free speech", and it even runs under Windows). What I like especially about it is that it can be integrated really easy into version control with git, or use the existing git version control of the corresponding code. At some points in my past, I've also used [Dokuwiki](https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki) very, very successfully as member of a group. For other environments, wikis do not seem to work so well - I am still struggling to understand what makes the difference.

tonyarkles 7y ago
I am a Linux guy through and through, but I have an old Surface 3 that I take to meetings and coffee shops. The web version of OneNote (via Office 365) works awesome for reading OneNote notebooks and for writing typed text. From the Surface I'll usually use the pen and then type up a summary later. Search on my messy handwriting usually works pretty well too.
- jnxx 7y ago
  What I remember, don't have the surface notebooks serious problems with both built quality and Linux power saving? Personally, I've zoomed in on Thinkpads, old business models. They are sometimes a bit bulky, but rugged. They don't break and can be upgraded and repaired well. The old ones have really good keyboards which is important for me as a console user. And they have usually out-of-the box good driver support. And that's something I am expecting today. 20 Years ago, I tolerated a lot of driver problems, as I was a poor student and Linux driver support was often patchy. Today, I expect that it just works. And last, given Microsoft's history with Nokia, Maemo, and the N9, I would not expect any reliable Linux hardware support from Microsoft (Fool me twice, shame on me).

by jnxx 7y ago

tonyarkles 7y ago

I am a Linux guy through and through, but I have an old Surface 3 that I take to meetings and coffee shops. The web version of OneNote (via Office 365) works awesome for reading OneNote notebooks and for writing typed text. From the Surface I'll usually use the pen and then type up a summary later. Search on my messy handwriting usually works pretty well too.

jnxx 7y ago
What I remember, don't have the surface notebooks serious problems with both built quality and Linux power saving? Personally, I've zoomed in on Thinkpads, old business models. They are sometimes a bit bulky, but rugged. They don't break and can be upgraded and repaired well. The old ones have really good keyboards which is important for me as a console user. And they have usually out-of-the box good driver support. And that's something I am expecting today. 20 Years ago, I tolerated a lot of driver problems, as I was a poor student and Linux driver support was often patchy. Today, I expect that it just works. And last, given Microsoft's history with Nokia, Maemo, and the N9, I would not expect any reliable Linux hardware support from Microsoft (Fool me twice, shame on me).