Sat Sep 2 03:22:18 EDT 2006

TiddlyWiki - Awesome Note Taking


A few weeks back on the LottaLinuxLinks podcast various note taking apps were discussed. They sounded all OK ranging from a simple bash script to full blown postit note programs. None of them really got me excited enough to actually try them out. However, in a later podcast Dave mentioned TiddlyWiki. TiddlyWiki is a single HTML file that uses javascript (as far as I can tell) to let you edit and save your notes and entries. It tagged as a reusable non-linear personal web notebook but it seems to me like it could be used for much more than that. I've only been messing with it for a few hours and it already seems way more powerful than being just a note taking application. In my opinion TiddlyWiki could be used as a simple blog or even a small corporate intranet if used correctly. In fact, the TiddlyWiki site is using TiddlyWiki itself. To get an idea of what it can do take a look at its list of main features and also this excellent tutorial. By the way, if you wonder how something was done in a particular entry just double click it and you'll be able to view the code for that entry.

Pretty cool stuff. I feel I must find a useful application for it just so I can play about with it more!

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