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Minion is compatible with other systems. Minion creates, finds, sorts and archives files in a folder using subfolders on the filesystem. Because Minion uses plain text files, it is already compatible with other software.
Minion is well complimented by the following:
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A great text editor. The best editors can be configured to run Minion commands as shortcuts without leaving the editor.
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A file folder synchronizer. Minion stores everything in files, so synchronization software can make Minion content available from any location.
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Since Minion uses the existing file system to organize your notes, it is compatible with other systems that do the same. Minion accepts all incoming changes, so it is perfectly acceptable to use alternate tools to move files around under Minions nose. Minion will adapt and continue to help you create and find files located under the Minion 'NOTES_HOME' directory.
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The file system can be a decent way to stay organized. You may decide to open your favorite file manager once in awhile to take stock or move things quickly. minion is named minion because it serves without question. It won't mind.
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Minion will create new folders dynamically as you work, and never loses track of anything. Experiment with your categories and tags until you find what works for you.
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Use minion with Dropbox, Copy.com or a similar service to keep all of your reminders in sync.
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If you use mutt for your email, remember that you can save messages or entire message chains into one of your minion managed directories, and minion will treat them just like any other full text reminder.
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When downloading instructions that you want to follow later, remember that minion does not mind an occasional pdf file dropped into a minion managed directory, so long as all the description you need is contained in the file name (since minion can only read the file names of, not the contents of binary files such as pdf files).
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HTML files are text inside, so minion can search them. Sometimes saving an entire webpage's raw HTML into a minion directory is a good way to set a reminder.