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How many of us find it spiritually uplifting to record our devotional thoughts in a journal? This practice has been around for centuries, and people have always allowed technology to help them in this endeavor. But as much as technology can help us, it can also hinder us sub-categorizing our lives ad nauseum. Organizing folders and sub-folders can be tedious, leading many people to resort to more simple and practical measures, such as a basic Composition Notebook.
Enter Journler, a Mac program that features a way to collect and store your thoughts and notes in an intuitive and organized way. From the front page:
Journler is a daily notebook and entry based information manager. Scholars, teachers, students, professors, scientists, thinkers, the business minded and writers of every persuasion use it on a daily basis to connect the written word with the media most important to them.
I first encountered Journler while trying to find a recipe collector. However I soon realized just how versatile the program really can be. I very soon was able to transition my daily journling to my computer. And since I can add pictures, video, and even websites to my entries, my devotional pages can easily transform into works of art! With the ability to tag entries, I can easily search for other related topics and then link back to previous day's thoughts.
Other areas of life have also been blessed as well. Class and sermon notes are easily filed, and no longer take up valuable space in notebooks or my Bible. My recipe collection is now easy to sort through to easily create meal-plans for the week. And with Journler's ability to export to my Ipod, I can take those recipes with me to the kitchen. Jounler has become my go-to tool for organizing now, and instead of disconnecting areas of my life as other technologies might do, it allows all areas to grow together.
The largest disadvantage to Journler is of course that it is Mac specific. Although the popularity of Mac is growing, many people still love their PC's. Although there are Mac emulators for a PC, Microsoft OneNote offers similar versatility and intuitiveness. OneNote also adds templates, which Journler severely lacks. However OneNote is only offered free in a 60-day trial version. Journler is growing to include standard pricing options, but still retains a free version for the time being.
For more info: http://journler.com/index.php
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