Re: Information overload

[Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>]

On Dec 1, 2012 3:08 AM, "Jason Jarvis" <k41zen () me com> wrote:
> I'm bombarded with articles to read, presentations to watch, new tools to
try and new versions of existing tools to try. This list grows faster than
I can get through them so I need to store them for when I have spare time
to read, watch and try out tools. Once I've tried and tested tools I like
to make note of the commands and switches to use as I'm getting old and
can't remember every switch for every command.
> Does anyone have tips for storing all of this information. I've thought
about writing up articles once I've tested everything and storing them as a
blog locally on my Mac to reference during a pentest but this takes time
too. There's plugins for Chrome for the Mac and apps for the iPhone which
sync but I don't want to simply store a link to a website as if I'm onsite
during a test and Internet access isn't permitted then I'm stuffed.
> Ideally I want something that is local, quick and easy to store for
later, but that can be structured sufficiently that I can find the
information quickly should I need it.
> Any ideas?

I've started using Evernote for logging things I want to read or watch but
after I've read something technical, if I've played with it and want my own
notes or just want a backup of the article, I use Dokuwiki. Link to the
original, grab copies of any files and either copy paste the whole article
or write up what I need from it. The wiki lives on my laptop so is always
available on tests even when no internet connection.

Robin

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