# ErikMH, searching for the right note-taking tool since 1980

**URL:** https://discourse.notenik.app/t/erikmh-searching-for-the-right-note-taking-tool-since-1980/140
**Category:** Introductions
**Created:** [October 28, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/erikmh-searching-for-the-right-note-taking-tool-since-1980/140 "2022-10-28T02:57:26Z")
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### Author: ![ErikMH](https://discourse.notenik.app/user_avatar/discourse.notenik.app/erikmh/32/66_2.png) [@ErikMH](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/ErikMH)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/erikmh-searching-for-the-right-note-taking-tool-since-1980/140/1 "2022-10-28T02:57:26Z")

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> [@Herb Bowie - Notenik Developer](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/herb-bowie-notenik-developer/23/1):
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> I grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, received a B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, lucked into a job that allowed me to learn COBOL, and have been programming ever since. I currently live in Seattle.

Interesting parallels.

I grew up all over the place, since my dad was in the Air Force. I went to college in Annapolis, Maryland, but received my B.A., eventually, from Harvard, lucked into a job that allowed me to learn COBOL, and have been programming ever since. I’ve lived in northern Vermont for 20+ years.

I’ve recently been researching J.R.R. Tolkien’s early drafts and working maps for _The Lord of the Rings_ for a book — and am currently creating a CMS to support Tolkien researchers needing (on-site) access to images of the 11,000 pages of _Lord of the Rings_ drafts archived at Marquette University.