My Ideal PIM and Notes App
I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on. — Beryl Pfizer
My perfect OneNote replacement will go above and beyond. It will:
Launch almost immediately – When I have a thought, an epiphany, a note, a grabbed reference from the web, a blog idea or a quote worthy of saving… I don’t want my creativity and my flow interrupted by having to wait for an application to launch.
Require Few System Resources – It would be nice if I could automatically launch my “everything” PIM on boot – and if it would sit quietly in the background (and in my systray) without sucking up all my CPU and await my commands.
Be Easy to Backup and Transport – It should backup quickly and easily on a thumbdrive and be able to be used on any computer anywhere.
Offer Web Access – It should allow me to install it or access it from my web server so I can “carry” it with me on my iPhone. It should be password protected and secure.
Be Open Source – Of course I’d want to be able to use it on my current Windows OS and on my upcoming Linux machine.
If anyone has found this type of program — without it being horribly complex — please let me know. In the meantime, I’ve downloaded and am testing Chandler to see if it will fit the bill.
(Note: Hats off to Matt’s Idea Blog for sharing the poignant quote!)