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Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by diegoprzl »

tonteldoos wrote: post #4
mbrock wrote: post #2

Org mode for Emacs does most of that. Even finances and accounting: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-l...

I have a wiki currently, which is easily accessible and updateable from anywhere by web. Is that something that org-mode can provide, or do I need to ssh into a machine (ie, harder from a mobile device)?

There are some apps but I found that sshing to another machine was the best solution. An alternative is to run Emacs locally.

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by tonteldoos »

neals wrote: post #8

I Google Spreadsheet almost everything. All my files I keep in Dropbox. Code on Github and Bitbucket. I can be up-and-running on a new system in under an hour. Just install my IDE's, get the Adobe CC from the cloud and get started.

How do you deal with calender and finance related issues? I wish I was just referring to code here, but...it's everything :-/

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by tonteldoos »

williadc wrote: post #7

OneNote + Outlook works okay for what you're asking, but I have a hard time sticking with it because the interface isn't well-refined. I like OneNote a lot more than I like Outlook, but the integration is reasonably good. You can create tasks from OneNote that give you reminders in Outlook, which link back to the rich-text "source material."

They are good for a fair few things (I looked hard at things like OneNote and Evernote in the wiki role, but chose a wiki because of crosslinking), but the data is hard to extract from their formats.

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by tonteldoos »

diegoprzl wrote: post #11
tonteldoos wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a wiki currently, which is easily accessible and updateable from anywhere by web. Is that something that org-mode can provide, or do I need to ssh into a machine (ie, harder from a mobile device)?

There are some apps but I found that sshing to another machine was the best solution. An alternative is to run Emacs locally.

Absolutely agree - I've got most of my stuff hosted such that I just need SSH (or a VPN) to access it. However, usability on a mobile device in this case is limited (albeit not impossible).

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by jonshariat »

GTF(Getting Things Done) method with OmniFocus

Boagworld has a great video on his setup and how it all works: https://boagworld.com/working-in-web/omnifocus-2/

Getting things done book: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Produ...

OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by mbrock »

tonteldoos wrote: post #4
mbrock wrote: post #2

Org mode for Emacs does most of that. Even finances and accounting: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-l...

I have a wiki currently, which is easily accessible and updateable from anywhere by web. Is that something that org-mode can provide, or do I need to ssh into a machine (ie, harder from a mobile device)?

Org mode can easily generate a static site from all your content. I've never tried remote updating, but Org mode data is all just simple text files, so you could just use Dropbox or whatever.

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by umeshunni »

tonteldoos wrote: post #12
neals wrote: post #8

I Google Spreadsheet almost everything. All my files I keep in Dropbox. Code on Github and Bitbucket. I can be up-and-running on a new system in under an hour. Just install my IDE's, get the Adobe CC from the cloud and get started.

How do you deal with calender and finance related issues? I wish I was just referring to code here, but...it's everything :-/

Automate everything. Pay all bills with autopay. Recurring transfers to your savings accounts. Auto invest in index funds.

Re: Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?

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Post by tonteldoos »

umeshunni wrote: post #19
tonteldoos wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you deal with calender and finance related issues? I wish I was just referring to code here, but...it's everything :-/

Automate everything. Pay all bills with autopay. Recurring transfers to your savings accounts. Auto invest in index funds.

Sure, but how do you keep track of what you're doing? Or some random invoice that came in? Or the reminder to pick up the drycleaning tomorrow?
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