Managing all this forum info with Scrapbook!

[stream303]

Wow! The popularity of the Ubuntu forums can't be denied!

While not Ubuntu specific, I don't know what I'd do without the Firefox extension: Scrapbook

Just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone wondering how to search, save and manage all this great community information.

[23meg]

Right, it's an excellent way of keeping track of data you get from the web, and lets you use the forums / wikis much more efficiently.

[stream303]

Yeah, doing a "save page as" and cutting-n-pasting was quickly getting out of hand. Searching and recalling it took a bit more than being a grep-guru. ;)

For those who may not know, you can install it from the Mozilla extension page:

http://www.mozilla.com/extensions/

or directly from the project page:

http://amb.vis.ne.jp/mozilla/scrapbook/

I know I sound like an advert, but the ability to just highlight-n-drag, make my own notes, put them into folders, search my notes, and most importantly, import and export them to/from usb keys or other filesystems is what blew me away.

Here's a quick screenshot of my notes:

[Dr. Nick]

thanks for reminding me about this, I used to use it when I was without a web connection sometimes, I got on a computer connected and saved alot of sites and then exported them and read them whenever.

I really didnt think about using it to save and organize all the helpfull tips you stumble across on here. Now maybe I can cut my number of subscriptions, I have alot from months back which are long dead but have helpful hints I might need, just a pain to find them lol

[ardchoille]

I use a personal wiki, PmWiki to be exact. PmWiki is available here: http://www.pmwiki.org/ . PmWiki is very easy to install and setup and doesn't require any database, it just needs a webserver and php. And, there are lots of skins for PmWiki. PmWiki uses wiki syntax and you can put almost anything in it, including external webpages. PmWiki even supports site/page security (password required to edit, upload, attach, etc).

Features - http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/PmWikiFeatures
Installing - http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/Installation
Skins - http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Skins

I have apache2 set up to listen only to 127.0.0.1:80 so it doesn't listen for any request coming from outside my box. PmWiki is where I store all my personal tutorials and info. See the screenshot below if interested.

[majikstreet]

I too have a wiki, but I haven't used it much.. lately... it's more public because it's on my webhosting account lol...

I believe I have scrapbook installed, but I have never tried it yet..

[stream303]

Once you've installed it, just restart Firefox. Now it will show up under the TOOLS menu, or you can toggle it on or off with ALT-K.