My Software pick on Linux for Notes.

Listening to Going Linux Podcasts a listener wrote in wanting to move to Linux but is using Microsoft Office with OneNote. He is willing to move to OpenOffice but can't find a replacement for OneNote. So the folks at Going Linux did some searching and came up with Basket. I have used OneNote and Basket is very, very close to it. It does not allow pictures which OneNote does. But the makers of Basket said you can use pictures in the next version Basket.

What is OneNote and Basket?

It is a note taking program that you can organize it in several different ways. Think of it as a file cabinet. With Folders within Folders. So you can think of School as one folder, Math class as a folder inside of School and then Yesterdays, Today's class in different folders within the math folder. Then different aspects of today's class in again different folders.

Then you can also have a folder like English under school and class folders up to today's class. Then within today's class we could have Reading folder, and Author's folder and maybe even rough draft folder for today's assignment.

You can keep your thoughts organized and if needed break them down into more folders so to grasp the idea. Break it down to bites that you understand. Then build up from the lowest folder.

I can see applications for Programming. Main Idea then folders for sub ideas then even folders for code to make those ideas possible. Folders within those code folders for algorithms for different areas of the code.

I can see applications for teachers, as well as students. Businesses, clubs. Your mind is the only limitation on how you can use these programs.

Basket also allows you draw notes from other programs.

So as a great program for Linux. Basket fills the bill. Look in your menus for your Package Manager. Then search for Basket. Install it. You will not be disappointed.