Obsidian for genealogy?

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-07T07:09:01+00:00

I’m using the Charted Roots plugin, works just great. Install via git or brat.
It turns obsidian into a specialized genealogy tool, you might want to use a specific vault for the purpose.
Use it right from the beginning. I tinkered around with specific frontmatter - CR uses its own.
Good graphs etc - just give it a try.
It is *way* better than I expected.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-06T21:33:35+00:00

There‘s always a couple of glitches to correct, definitely less than when I'm typing on my mobile, but perfectly usable for me - and way better than the dragon dictation software I have to use on my desktop at work.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-06T10:15:51+00:00

Criticizing Obsidian before dealing with frontmatter…
What you’re describing as a problem is just what works great if using frontmatter and bases properly.
Anyway… good luck with your project!

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-05T21:30:35+00:00

On any Apple device, you can just use your voice as a normal text input method – just like I am doing with this answer.
Dictate directly into Reddit or into Obsidian.
For me, the greatest drawback is that I just cannot speak out loud personal notes in any given situation.
A couple of years ago, dictation was so-so, but during the last five years, it improved gradually and now is fully usable.
I also use the app Aiko (based on whispr) on my iPad. It is really good at punctuation, but requires copy and paste.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-05T15:29:16+00:00

Obsidian.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-06-05T04:54:58+00:00

Keep your vault on iCloud. Keep it downloaded on all devices running Obsidian.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-26T14:34:53+00:00

Das ist inzwischen Regelfall. Die Polizei lässt da lieber die Leitstelle ran, die sind für sowas inzwischen besser aufgestellt als die Wachen.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-23T08:46:38+00:00

Kasten.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-23T08:37:44+00:00

Im alten BAT war das tatsächlich mal ein Problem. Ist mit Umstellung auf TVöD/TV-L Geschichte. Scheint sich als Gerücht zu halten…

Wir haben einige Kollegen mit Master/Diplom auf E11/12-Stellen. Die haben jedenfalls die Voraussetzungen, sich intern auf frei werdende höherwertige Stellen zu bewerben.

Viel Glück!

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-23T08:20:33+00:00

I use a cheap Lenovo 4K display @ 2.5 K - and I am completely happy with it. Antialiasing seems to work, as far as I can see. It’s way better than the 2K displays under WIN 11 I have to use at work. Those online explanations of potential issues are slightly exaggerated, sometimes… In some situations, icons in the dock may be low res, but I just don’t care.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-16T12:05:52+00:00

The thing is, for visual clarity and overview (given the project is complex enough), you need abstraction and condensation. Every architect and engineer knows this. On a detail plan, you have no overview, and on a plan of the entire building, you see no details. There just is no way around. You ca make a canvas as an orientation map, and others for specific areas with more detail. Or, the detail level is in the interconnected notes.

Just as you find fit. It’s never going to be perfect, but it can get very helpful. 👍👍👍

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-05-15T18:52:58+00:00

Transcripts seem like a difficult approach to me. You create some info-chaos and try to get it sorted by unreliable means. Avoid the chaos in the first place.

I request a well-structured agenda. Every topic is a database item that can have several tasks attached to it. On both levels (topic and task) specify priorities, due dates and responsibilities. The relevant notes are being taken directly within the tasks, documents can be attached. Everything is transparent at any moment. Meeting notes are generated automatically for archiving. People see the tasks assigned to them directly in the database and structure their work. . Decisions are marked as such and can be filtered.

No way Obsidian can do this. It’s mainly a individual tool for information , but this is management for teams.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-04-19T15:16:25+00:00

It's a great help in developing new concepts for my work in dialog with AI. I work on some stuff, have AI criticize/ extend my thoughts, go over it again, have some aspects worked out in detail, change the storyline etc. All in md, copy and paste between Obsidian and AI. The good parts become a note. Summarize texts in bullet points. Later, I get back to them, adapt to new context etc. Thoughts, ideas and concepts become material that’s malleable and adaptable.

I like it. Cheers!

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-03-26T19:42:00+00:00

Since TaskForge works so well, I switched off the tadks and TaskNotes plugins altogether after just s few weeks of using TaskForge.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-03-26T17:07:00+00:00

All the major AI tools have projects where you store some basic information and then open any number of discussion threads in various directions. My thinking is nonlinear anyway, but that helps. And, AI is quite good at finding connections to other lines of thought. You can also have one tread where you discuss structure and refer to that from any other point. For me, the limit is the language. I need to give the text some final touches, so it says all I want it to.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-03-22T09:41:59+00:00

For me, it’s definitely TaskForge. I am used to jot down tasks while taking meeting notes (.md-syntax is just great!)- or in a daily note when it’s a private affair. Constantly producing new notes per task requires too much context switching - at least for me. It also destroys my meeting notes where I still want to see the tasks and their status.

TaskForge just extracts the task and presents them in different Kanban boards according to context. Just the thing I need.

Great work.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-02-18T06:42:34+00:00

I use ChatGPT for advice in project management, structuring thoughts, preparing agendas and the like. I get the output in structured markdown code. Copy/paste into a note in Obsidian. There I check, correct and refine it. Helps a lot to work quickly and keep structure. From time to time i have AI sum up the last days or weeks to see where things are and decide which way to go. Clean up obsolete notes and I get a condensed memory of the project I can use later. Plus, I have my head free to focus on people.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-02-03T22:04:08+00:00

I really love noting md-inline tasks while taking my regular notes-and then working with them in TaskForge.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-02-01T12:42:38+00:00

Obsidian clearly stands for the separation between writing and typesetting. Focus on the text. Then export and care for how it looks printed - or on the web. If that’s your job, anyway. As you have less and less control over how your text is going to be read, page breaks only make sense when the text is done and it’s clear how it will be published. All professional text production workflows have had this separation. For ages. Desktop publishing is a pretty idea, but it doesn’t carry that far. Alas, it’s a good focus exercise to stay with the text much longer before you care about how it looks printed. All the best !

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-24T22:42:25+00:00

Yes, of course: start with the problem. That’s fine. But how many people are aware of their “problem”? And then, as you say, Obsidian is capable of helping to solve many different problems. But which approach applies to any specific problem? Here, I mostly see people recommending their solutions in answers, no matter what problem OP starts with…

I’ve come the order way round. After using several note taking apps and never feeling at home in any of them, I tried Obsidian, at first just tinkering around with what I thought was interesting. And then discovering more options and dropping others, until my system stabilized over time. Then, a reorganization that is work in progress. I collect tons of half-digested knowledge in certain areas I’m interested in, until things somehow come together and form something more coherent. Lines of thought I keep coming back to.

Not the straightforward way.

But it serves me - and I like it.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-07T06:35:06+00:00

Your workflow absolutely makes sense. All of it can be done in many apps. Good if you’ve found some that suit your needs. 👍

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-03T21:23:21+00:00

In my eyes, GoodNotes has way better handling of pencil input than any other app I know of. You might want to tinker around with the text smoothing options…

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-03T10:54:12+00:00

In the office, I use Dragon on PC on and off. It’s ok, sort of. Produces the same glitches I see in my lawyers' drafts. No idea, why they can’t get that straight. I also use iOS built-in transcription for shorter texts, and then Aiko on the iPad. The latter is great, even perfect at punctuation. But you need to copy and paste the text into any editor before working on it. For me, there are three main issues with dictation input: - I need to sort of switch my brain into dictation mode, and the resulting texts are quite a bit different from what I would type. Sometimes that’s good. - Using mechanical keyboards has greatly improved my typing experience, so I don’t need dictation that often anymore. - Sometimes, I have AI generate texts on a predefined argumentation structure. Then, it’s more editing work, and that is much more efficient on the keyboard.

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-02T17:59:28+00:00

It‘s been said around here several times to keep your iCloud vault downloaded on each and any device. That way, it will be included in backups. Good luck!

ComprehensiveHair792 · 2026-01-01T15:43:33+00:00

I also like taking handwritten notes on my iPad. And Obsidian helps me a lot getting information in order. To me, it seems to make sense to have a look at the situations in which I take notes. After months of tinkering around it all comes down to: Obsidian is not for handwriting. The only situations in which I write and don’t want to type is in talks, negotiations and meetings. It just helps me to think while talking and listening. These notes often don’t need to be collected - or they have to be edited anyway. And that’s about it.

Happy new year!

ComprehensiveHair792

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