https://nobodyhome.dev/tags/notes/ Recent content in Notes on Nobody's Home Hugo en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nobodyhome.dev/posts/obsidian/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nobodyhome.dev/posts/obsidian/ <h1 id="what-is-obsidian">What is Obsidian?</h1> <p>Obsidian is a markdown based note taking application. Markdown is a formatting language for plain text. Plain text files are smaller, and easier to search without heavier file formats like Microsoft&rsquo;s .docx or the .odt files created by Google Docs.</p> <p>It can be created largely without pulling your hands off the keyboard. &ldquo;#&rdquo; make up your hierarchical headings (# -&gt; ## -&gt; ### -&gt; #### -&gt; #####). Asterisks &ldquo;*&rdquo; can be use <em>italicize</em> text, and a double asterisk will <strong>bold</strong>) it. The intent is efficiency. Rather than fumbling around with a standard word processor (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc) - everything can be written up, searched, and parsed via plain text.</p>