Testing everything in search of the best all-around program choice(s) -- Ultra Recall so far...

Posted by Chris Thompson
Sep 9, 2010 at 03:00 PM

Since you’re relatively comfortable with Linux, you should *definitely* check out org-mode:
http://orgmode.org/

It runs within Emacs, so you can use the same program and data files on both your Windows and Linux computers. It is also very, very feature-rich—probably the most-full-featured PIM that focuses on note-taking, writing, projects, and scheduling (as opposed to managing large numbers of binary files or wikis, where some other products have the edge). There is no data lock in because your files are ultimately plain-text, but it does support images and file attachments. Unlike OneNote, file attachments remain accessible in their original format without export and are searchable via the filesystem.

The downside is a tremendous learning curve, but the manual is excellent.

—Chris