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by Terrence O'Brien on September 3, 2008 at 12:00 AM



Tomboy (Linux), Evernote (XP/Vista), Journler (OS X)

Sometimes you'll come across some information online, or you'll think of an idea for a new project, or you'll want to jot some quick bullet points for yourself in a meeting. For this sort of application a full word processor can be overkill, and not very useful. That's why there are dedicated note-taking and clipping applications like Evernote and Journler. These software packages allow you to quickly create, organize, and search notes. Evernote and Journler will even let you embed images and links to Web sites or files. Tomboy for Linux lacks many of the fancier features that Evernote and Journler have, but its sheer simplicity make it a pleasure to use. Tomboy lets you create simple text-based notes that can then be linked together like a Wiki (i.e. Wikipedia entries that link to other Wikipedia entries).

Outlook's note-taking capabilities and desktop post-It-like sticky notes have long been popular, but both lack the advanced organizational features and multimedia capabilities of these note-taking apps. Stickies and Outlook are fine for quick one-off notes and reminders, but for detailed brainstorming and research, Evernote, Journler, and Tomboy are much more up to the task.

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