Re: help needed for a prototype

[Alexandre Franke <alexandre franke gmail com>]

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Urs Lerch <mail ulerch net> wrote:
> Hi all

Hi,

> Currently I'm thinking of a possibility to use the desktop as a
> reflection of my thoughts and work instead of a simple background image
> with bookmarks on it.

Have you seen http://lucasr.org/2010/07/24/introducing-the-board/ ?

> Therefore I would like to display these items in a
> semantic network directly on my desktop. It would also function as
> dashboard and central control panel, where I can start applications and
> open files, always in the context of a project and not in a global menu
> or file hierarchy. The  backend software I would use for this is called
> DeepaMehta (http://www.deepamehta.de), but that's only my personal
> preference as a knowledge worker.

Have you also seen Zeitgeist and GNOME Activity Journal? They're not
exactly what you describe but I think it's on the same track.

-- 
Alexandre Franke