Since the beginning of this Podcast, I had been searching for the perfect note-taking app.

I've tried dozens, starting with OneNote, Obsidian, a billion Linux-specific apps, Notepad, Notepad++, etc.

The one I've used the longest has been Trilium.

Many of the platforms were just great, but didn't hit every want I had with the process of creating a post. They required too much configuration time than I had available.

As for my "Content Management System"

I did land on “HUGO” as my favorite static site generator, but I wanted something that allowed me to manage the mess of content files that I'd eventually encounter when creating the documents. The absolute best I could find was the Front Matter extension for Visual Studio code. Is it perfect? Nope, but I've settled on it being the best possible application for my needs at this time.

It allows me to scan folders in Visual Studio Code and set them as content directories, and then fill in the tedious meta data with no effort. That's a time saver! I like saving time - and this Extension brings content-creating functionality to an app that did not have it.

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