David Faught wrote:
> I'm doing a personal journal/project notebook now using TiddlyWiki and
> a few plugins. I keep it on a flash drive so that I can plug it in at
> home or work.  I'm doing this instead of using a regular paper journal
> because I keep thinking that there must be a technical advantage, just
> as a word processing program has an advantage over a typewriter.
>
> The TiddlyWiki has a lot of things going for it from a technical point
> of view.  It is easy to update, read, search, reorganize, be made
> available on the Internet, and operates locally with no server.  It's
> small, currently only a couple hundred kilobytes including all the
> JavaScript code that makes it work.  Of course it leverages all the
> code in the web browser (not included) to make this happen.
>
> A glaring thing that is missing from TiddlyWiki as compared to a paper
> notebook is that there is not an easy, direct way to create and view
> sketches or pictures.  There is one variation of TiddlyWiki that
> includes SVG support, but it is set up to display charts and plots. 
> There is no interactive drawing capability. Right now, I'm using an
> external paint program for this (leverage that external code again!),
> which works okay but adds more files to track and somewhat attenuates
> the creative flow of thought.
>
> I know that there have been a few attempts to do local personal
> journals in Squeak.  What would be the best current Squeak example of
> a high function, technology-leveraged journal/notebook that is
> portable and easily and optionally Internet web-accessible?  What
> might be a good approach to building the ultimate electronic notebook?
>  I'm not talking about a finished published work here, but rather an
> interactive working partner.
>
> So what do you think?
>   
I've always wanted to do a personal notebook in smalltalk but never 
have. It would be great to have because I move from OS to OS daily. But, 
I can't help you because I haven't found one.
Please let us know if you do!

brad