Showing posts with label note-taking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label note-taking. Show all posts

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Still searching for the perfect writer's app

Just a note to say I'm looking at yet another note-taking and to-do app. It's called NoteSuite and I think this one may be the mother lode. (Link leads to a review of the app at MacWorld.)

It's not the simplest app to learn. In fact, there's a relatively steep learning curve. Mind you, it's not like learning a new desktop publishing program on your Mac -- but for an IOS app, it's fairly complicated.

I'm still not all-in with the app. I have more help files to read. When and if I master the thing, I'll write it up here. But seriously, this may be the big-time writer's app. I lets you record your notes, clip web pages, draw on the page and on photos and PDFs, and there's a very natural To-Do system that, with little effort on your part, serves up a daily list of stuff that Must Be Done. It kind of happens all on its own, from sticking due dates on your to-do's. I was amazed by the functionality of the system.

BTW, there's an iPad app (for a mere two bucks) and there's also a matching Mac app (for five bucks). The two talk to each other and keep in sync, using iCloud, which makes them wildly useful. And you don't have to rely on a developer's site (i.e., hope that it will continue to exist after you've input your precious data). This is all on the user's end. I like that a lot.

That's it for now. I'm really hopeful about this one.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Literature & Latte has a new note-taking program

Literature & Latte is the company that produces Scrivener, the program I use to write fiction. It's the best writing software in the world, as I've mentioned here before.

They just put out a new program, a simple app for note-taking. It's called Scapple and there's a rundown of it here. It's only $15 and it's a Mac-only app. Sorry, PC users. Mac folks can download a free trial here. Lasts for 30 days.

I bought it the second it came out. It's really just a big piece of "paper" on which you can double-click to create a note. You can move the notes around all you want. And if you want to connect notes, you just drop them on each other and a line connects them. It's no great shakes, just a simple tool. I think I'll use it, though I'm not sure. I'll let you know in a later post.

And no, I'm not the Keith who makes this software. He's a great guy, though. Responds to every email.