For the past 2-3 weeks I have been using Tomboy, which its developers mention as “a simple and easy to use desktop note-taking application”. It is a mono based application and can be added to the gnome panel. Also, it has the potential to help one organize the ideas and information dealt in every day.
Some months back I had read reviews of the application, and at that time I was just thinking why would any one use such a application after all, since there are many easily accessible text applications readily available. It is only after I began to use it that I have come to appreciate the utility of this application.
I currently use it to jot down anything nice that comes to my head, the good thing is that I can easily access it and there is no need to save the writing by giving file names. This is the major advantage since files unless they are in a folder you regularly open and check will be forgotten. It uses a WikiWiki-like linking system which makes it easy to link similar notes.
Now I use Tomboy to prepare my blog posts and anything else which I find interesting that has to be referred later. In fact Tomboy has become one of my favorite applications along with Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice.org, Kontact, XdTV, Picasa, GIMP, etc. The version I am using is 0.3.5, even though it has not reached the major release, yet it is fully stable and I have not encountered any crashes.
The each passing day for me is bringing new floss applications forward, which increase my efficiency and save time. Hats off for floss developers.
Off-Topic: Picasa - Google’s Photo Organiser has an hidden Easter Egg (a hidden message which is generally coded for fun) - A sweet little teddy bear which can be displayed by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Y simultaneously.
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