On the computer, I use...

On the computer, I use...

Submitted by jklymak (not verified) on August 17, 2005 - 5:57am.

On the computer, I use planner-mode (EmacsWiki) in emacs. Made up of flat text files that all live in one directory, searches are easy using grep. Cross-referencing and meta-information is all hyperlinked, so you can move around really easily.

I don’t use it for a todo-list anymore (3x5s are my favorite for that right now) but it does those very well.

There are actually people who have switched to emacs just to use this bit of software!

Life inside one big text file By: Merlin Mann (74 replies) August 17, 2005 - 3:28am

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On the computer, I use... By: jklymak (2005-08-17 05:57)

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@Peppers: My thought with the single... By: Rusty Haskell (2005-08-17 07:15)

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erm http://www.degruchy.org/projects/note-book/handy-dandy-note By: Nathan DeGruchy (2005-08-17 09:24)

I use one text file... By: Mike Penner (2005-08-17 09:44)

Nice one, DeGruchy! I was... By: Nikhil Mulani (2005-08-17 09:48)

Wowzers; I didn't realise my... By: Giles Turnbull (2005-08-17 09:58)

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I live by DevTodo. ... By: Matthew (2005-08-17 14:36)

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i'm using a few textfiles,... By: kepart (2005-08-17 17:47)

Back in the day, before... By: Jason Gilstrap (2005-08-18 02:11)

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I'm with Jason...the GTD Tiddly... By: Jay Dreyer (2005-08-18 06:15)

So here's my question for... By: Merlin (2005-08-18 06:56)

The past day I've been... By: Doug McInnes (2005-08-18 08:17)

I use multiple files and... By: D Fitch (2005-08-18 08:18)

For those last two, an... By: Rich (2005-08-18 09:01)

@Rich: Cool Vim tip! I... By: Doug McInnes (2005-08-18 09:53)

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mac folks, i super-recommend this: http://www.vojousoftware.com/ By: tomax (2005-08-19 00:46)

Merlin, for jumping around in... By: PlasticBoy (2005-08-19 04:14)

@NicH .... you mention custom... By: Constella (2005-08-20 09:32)

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Argh, most of my previous... By: Mitch Wagner (2005-08-20 12:44)

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One other item that might... By: Sean (2005-08-23 07:02)

Oy... I have two systems. Home... By: korinthe (2005-08-23 08:30)

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I just wrote a tiny... By: Mike (2005-08-24 13:40)

I have been dipping into... By: jimmy outboard (2005-08-26 06:15)

This is unfortunately Windows and... By: Merlin (2005-08-26 08:19)

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