Sun, 28 Mar 2010

Notes in the Ether . . .

I am in love with Microsoft OneNote (yes, I know, a Microsoft product!). They really got it right. I have a USB that I take with me to various machines with multiple applications on it and I'm looking for something -- preferably open source -- to use like OneNote. So far everything has fallen short.

I'm reticent about using online solutions and storing my thoughts in the ether. There are a couple of reasons:

1. I don't want someone else storing my private thoughts.
   I may be a bit paranoid, but then people may really be following me
2. I don't always have access to the Internet where I work and I'd like a local solution
3. I can't affort an iPhone or other device. I do have a netbook, but I don't always carry that and I'd like something that works from the USB stick on any Windows computer.

I think my biggest deterent to using some internet-based solutions is the feeling that I don't want to send my thoughts into the world for storage until I'm actually ready to publish them. It's a matter of trust, I suppose -- I don't especially. It's interesting, because I trust someone else to contain my mail, I bank online, I have a website. In short, much of my life is already online.

Until I change my mind about online services, I suppose I'll just have to continue to happily use OneNote and continue my search.

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