Request for speakers, December's meeting

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Jas Eckard

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Nov 14, 2021, 9:43:24 AM11/14/21
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Hey, y'all!

At next month's December meeting, we're going to have a short talk on 'nb', which is a note-taking app.  Since it's short, and I've been curious about the various note-taking apps, especially the ones that use Markdown, I thought we could have a note-taking app "shootout".  That is, short demos of each one and from that, we can compare them.

- nb:  As I mentioned, I've already got this lined up.  Andrew Lechowicz agreed to show us 'nb', it looks really powerful and has a lot of features, including multiple languages (Markdown, reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, etc)
- remarkjs.com:  At the Nov meeting, 'eric' agreed to do this one.  I wasn't vigilant, and didn't get 'eric's contact info, so if you see this, Eric, please reply.
- Obsidian:  Tim Fowler said he might be able to give a talk on Obsidian, and he might send a video of this talk if not in person.

Others I'd like to see:

- Joplin
- Zim

There are probably others that I'm not aware of.  If you know one of the ones above or anything similar, please consider giving a 15 minute demo on Dec 14 at 18:30?

If you're curious, my motivation is to get away from using Google Keep for my notes and Trello for my workflow.  I'd like something open source and a way to have local files in plaintext so that I can add them to a git repository.  I discovered that Obsidian has a Kanban plugin, so it's currently the front-runner, with nb and Joplin right behind.  I haven't actually tried any of them yet, so I can't give demos just yet, but if I do before the meeting, I will.

--Jas

Eric

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Nov 15, 2021, 3:11:35 PM11/15/21
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On Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 9:43:24 AM UTC-5 Jas Eckard wrote:
> - remarkjs.com:  At the Nov meeting, 'eric' agreed to do this one.  I wasn't vigilant, and didn't get 'eric's contact info, so if you see this, Eric, please reply.

Yes, I can do this. Just wanted to note that remarkjs is not a note taking app. I had brought it up in relation to Tim saying he used markdown for his presentation and only been lukewarm about it compared to traditional software (Powerpoint, etc). I suggested remarkjs as an alternative on that same concept. So, markdown related but not for note taking. But if you're still interested I'll work up a quick overview.

Eric

Jas Eckard

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Nov 15, 2021, 3:40:42 PM11/15/21
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Thanks, Eric.  I think that a Markdown presentation software would be good to do also.

What is your last name, so that I can properly attribute you, or would you prefer just the semi-anonymity of "Eric"?  And since I don't see your email or any other contact info, should I just contact you on here for a reminder or any questions?


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lyrics.sa...@mailer.me

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Nov 15, 2021, 4:02:46 PM11/15/21
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Last name is Anderson. I'm fine if you publish that. Send you my contact info via a direct message on the HG slack since this mailing list is public and a place to harvest for spammers.

Eric


Nov 15, 2021, 3:48 PM by lyrics.sandfish335+uclug=googlegr...@mailer.me:
Thanks, Eric.  I think that a Markdown presentation software would be good to do also.

What is your last name, so that I can properly attribute you, or would you prefer just the semi-anonymity of "Eric"?  And since I don't see your email or any other contact info, should I just contact you on here for a reminder or any questions?


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Jas Eckard

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Nov 15, 2021, 9:33:50 PM11/15/21
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Thank you, Eric!


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gary olzeke

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Nov 21, 2021, 6:31:35 PM11/21/21
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so, I've been out of the picture for awhile - but markdown I would like to learn more of
Where is the physical meeting or are we still on virtual??
If virtual - still Jitsi or that Google thing you mentioned.
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My apologies - I tend to be  a Luddite and shy from a lot of the 'media streams'
Thanx, Gary

Jas Eckard

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Nov 21, 2021, 6:38:56 PM11/21/21
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Hey, Gary, good to hear from you!

We're still virtual, I'm not yet comfortable exposing everyone to my potential Covid, when the virtual meetings are still working pretty well.  Hopefully soon.

We meet the second Tuesday of the month (Dec 14), 18:30 on:

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