Microsoft OneNote, as its name implies, is a note taking application from Microsoft. It is very different from other apps like Notepad or Wordpad, which take a linear approach to making a document. While Microsoft OneNote is completely different. It can gather all types of digital information including text, pictures, videos, web clips etc. And it is not necessary to arrange this information in a linear form. You can drag and drop anything anywhere on the canvas.
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5 Free Alternatives To Microsoft OneNote
By | December 22, 2011 | 3 Comments
Keep Track Of Everything With These Two Full Featured Note Taking Apps [Android]
By | October 18, 2011 | 5 Comments
Last week, I wrote about 3 simple note-taking apps that made it easy to keep your life in order. Those apps didn’t have very many features, but that was the whole point, the focus was on the note-taking. In this weeks article, let’s look at two competing note-taking apps, Evernote and Springpad which are bursting with features and aim to completely reorganise your life.
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Organise Your Life With These 3 Simple Note Taking Apps [Android]
By | October 7, 2011 | 5 Comments
They say that the best camera is the one you always have with you. Similarly, the best notebook is also the one always present with you. Although I prefer taking notes by hand, my Android phone is the device which I am always carrying with me and so, my default note-taking device is a combination of my Samsung Galaxy SII and a variety of different apps. In my experience, I have encountered two types of note-taking apps. Firstly, you have the “simple” note taking apps that are basically just barebones notepads. There are also more “advanced” types of notepad apps that include a greater number of features. In this article, I will outline three different “simple” note taking apps.
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7 Awesome (and Free) Note-Taking Apps For the iPad
By | September 12, 2011 | 5 Comments
While the iOS itself provides a note-taking app for the iPad, it can be rather limiting. It only includes the most basic of functions. For those who are looking for more functionality, the good news is that there are over 700 note-taking apps available at the App Store, and even better, 141 of them are free. The following is a look at seven of the best apps that provide additional functionality to make your note-taking even more productive.
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10 Useful Ways Business Owners Can Make Use Of Evernote
By | July 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment
If you haven’t used it before, Evernote is a super popular note taking application. There is no set way to use Evernote, so to some people, this can deter them from using it. By using tips like we have listed below, you may see them as a template to use Evernote or they may spark some ideas of your own on different uses.
The hardest part about using a service where there is no defined way to use it, is making a system of your own. While there are features built into Evernote that will make it easier to keep your information sorted, you will still want to keep it pretty organized.
Here are some ways that business owners can make use of Evernote.
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8 Digital Note Pad Applications To Use In Multiple Platforms
By | January 16, 2011 |
Taking notes used to be super easy. You could go to the store and get a notebook or college ruled paper for your Trapper Keeper and a pencil and write till your hand cramped up. However, now there is A LOT more information from a myriad of digital sources you may need to keep track of..
This means you will need a digital notebook. Whether it is mobile, desktop or web-based, there is an application in this list to fit your needs. The needs of each potential user vary tremendously. For that reason, most notebook applications have no defined way to use them.
Most can be arranged with tags, pages, notebooks or other methods. The rest is up to you on how you arrange things while keeping track of your projects, personal life or client information. A number of the notepad applications have add-ons or plug-ins to extend the features and functionality.
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How To Setup The Ultimate Multi-Platform Writing Environment With Simplenote
By | September 15, 2010 |
I’ve just watched a beautiful animation titled “The Secret of Kells”. I’m not going to spoil anything by telling you the story here, but I can tell you that the movie described how hard the process of writing a book was back in the middle age. It required top notch craftsmanship to write each and every word and to illustrate each page by hand. It took two generations to finish “just” one book.
When we compare that condition with what we have here today; with computers, word processors, smart phones, internet and all the modern technologies (and without the barbaric Vikings lurking in the dark); we should feel so lucky. Moreover, with the help of Simplenote, you could set up a multi platform writing environment that you can use to write, continue, and finish your book(s) anytime, anywhere and using any available devices at hand.
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Tablet Note-taking Made Easy with Xournal
By | November 16, 2009 |
Every tablet needs a good writing application –something to take notes, make annotations, and maybe even scribble a quick sketch. Xournal is a GTK-based program that does just that. It works with Linux-compatible desktop graphics tablets, tablet PCs, and maemo-based handheld devices (such as the soon-to-be released Nokia N900). Xournal is available in many distribution repositories, or you can download the source code from their website.
Features
By default, Xournal presents you with a notebook background. You can change that to a blank page, a a plain ruled page, or a graphing grid. To do this, click the “Journal” menu, then “Paper Style”, and then choose the one you like. To change the paper color, click “Journal” and then “Paper Color”.
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3banana: A User-friendly Note-taking Application
By | September 21, 2009 |
Banana is never a synonym to technology, but 3banana Inc. somehow manages to merge them together by creating an useful web-based note-taking application and call it 3banana (yes, without the ‘s’).
For those who have tried and used popular note-taking apps like Evernote or Reqall, you’ll be surprised at how simple 3banana is, without losing much of the functionality. It is one of the few note-taking application that promotes usability, portability and effortless sharing.
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Create and Edit Your Notes Easily With Sidenote
By | December 30, 2008 |
[Mac only] If you dread opening up TextEdit everytime you want to make a note and are looking for a note taking app that is unobstructive, responsive and multi-functional, Sidenote is the best choice for you.
Sidenote is a note application that resides on the side of your desktop. It is a drawer app that hides itself when it is not needed and pops up when you hover your mouse over it.
Sidenote uses the RTFD format which is the default text document format in Mac. This means that you can edit your font size, color, style and even add images and attachment to your text document. Sidenote supports drag-drop action, so next time you chance upon a good image or a paragraph of text that you want to save for future reference, you can easily highlight and drag the content to the Sidenote.
