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I'm a huge fan of Org-mode and so far it's been the most persistent way to keep track of my knowledge base. I have a single file called "engineering-notebook"

I'm a huge fan of Org-mode and so far it's been the most persistent way to keep track of my knowledge base. I have a single file called "engineering-notebook" and I store pretty much everything in it: - bookmarks to resources - personal notes - personal tutorials/step-by-steps - cheatsheets It works fantastically for me

sandinmyjoints 7y ago
It’s all I need, I have tens of thousands of lines of notes at this point, can search them (text, regexes, tags, whatever) essentially instantly, can export to html or slides or pdf or $format, will never go down or close down or disappear behind a paywall, it’s perfect
- antjanus 7y ago
  I also love that since it's plain text, I can still access it anywhere I want to without having to use Emacs (despite the limited functionality without it).
- inakarmacoma 7y ago
  Accessible mostly everywhere, but really exploring, manipulating content across mobile devices and operating systems gets pretty frustrating. Love it in theory, but DynaList is just so simple to use anywhere without a second thought.
  - benhurmarcel 7y ago
    Dynalist hits the right spot for me to manage my current work (tasks, quick notes…). Simple but flexible, extra features not overwhelming you if you don't need them. But their mobile app isn't great.
bachmeier 7y ago
Why do you use one file? The ability to insert hyperlinks is one of the nice features of org-mode.
- antjanus 7y ago
  a single file is fairly manageable even when it gets huge. I feel like that's a big advantage of org-mode. I use a separate file for non-technical stuff.
nausher81 7y ago
Agree I use org-mode to capture notes/TODOs. For Links/Bookmarks I use Google bookmarks - https://www.google.com/bookmarks/ https://www.google.com/bookmarks/ which surprisingly has not been killed and looks like might be left alone by Google. Other bookmarking services delicious.com & posterous etc all died in due time. By using browser extensions and a 3rd party Mobile App. I am able sync/store all the links. Though I would love to be able to sync bookmarks to my org-mode notes. Looking at org-capture now to see if that could possibly work (https://github.com/alphapapa/org-protocol-capture-html https://github.com/alphapapa/org-protocol-capture-html) Chrome Extension - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.gbookmark&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.g... Firefox extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/fess-google-bookmark-extens/ https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/fess-google-book... Android App for Google Bookmarks (3rd Party) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.gbookmark&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.g...
arminiusreturns 7y ago
I also love org-mode, but I have to admit that asciidoc and asciidoctor has been growing on me, especially for anything I want others to contribute to. TODO alone is a game changer imho.

sandinmyjoints 7y ago

It’s all I need, I have tens of thousands of lines of notes at this point, can search them (text, regexes, tags, whatever) essentially instantly, can export to html or slides or pdf or $format, will never go down or close down or disappear behind a paywall, it’s perfect

antjanus 7y ago
I also love that since it's plain text, I can still access it anywhere I want to without having to use Emacs (despite the limited functionality without it).
inakarmacoma 7y ago
Accessible mostly everywhere, but really exploring, manipulating content across mobile devices and operating systems gets pretty frustrating. Love it in theory, but DynaList is just so simple to use anywhere without a second thought.
- benhurmarcel 7y ago
  Dynalist hits the right spot for me to manage my current work (tasks, quick notes…). Simple but flexible, extra features not overwhelming you if you don't need them. But their mobile app isn't great.

bachmeier 7y ago

Why do you use one file? The ability to insert hyperlinks is one of the nice features of org-mode.

antjanus 7y ago
a single file is fairly manageable even when it gets huge. I feel like that's a big advantage of org-mode. I use a separate file for non-technical stuff.

nausher81 7y ago

Agree I use org-mode to capture notes/TODOs. For Links/Bookmarks I use Google bookmarks - https://www.google.com/bookmarks/ https://www.google.com/bookmarks/ which surprisingly has not been killed and looks like might be left alone by Google. Other bookmarking services delicious.com & posterous etc all died in due time. By using browser extensions and a 3rd party Mobile App. I am able sync/store all the links. Though I would love to be able to sync bookmarks to my org-mode notes. Looking at org-capture now to see if that could possibly work (https://github.com/alphapapa/org-protocol-capture-html https://github.com/alphapapa/org-protocol-capture-html) Chrome Extension - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.gbookmark&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.g... Firefox extension - https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/fess-google-bookmark-extens/ https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/fess-google-book... Android App for Google Bookmarks (3rd Party) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.gbookmark&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amlegate.g...

arminiusreturns 7y ago

I also love org-mode, but I have to admit that asciidoc and asciidoctor has been growing on me, especially for anything I want others to contribute to. TODO alone is a game changer imho.