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By: The ‘Pit Stop » My Quest for the Perfect Note-taking Tool

The ‘Pit Stop » My Quest for the Perfect Note-taking Tool — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:12:56 +0000

[...] help keep me organized. If you have any tools that help you, do drop a comment here. Also check out this link which lists out the top notes apps for [...]

By: Taking and cataloguing research notes on the Mac | Life Skills for Immaterial Laborers |

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:33:23 +0000

[...] a solid overview of note-taking notes for the Mac to be found here. It doesn’t include Notational Velocity, Soho Notes, or Evernote. Evernote is particularly [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:16:38 +0000

Josh, I don’t quite understand why in your mind outliners (and thus OminOutliner) aren’t apt for serious note-taking. I recommend a look at the older but excellent Outliner column over at ATPM.

BTW, Circus Ponies NoteBook and Mori are outliners, too!

If you write an acticle on *that* subject and present a so seemingly random pick of app, you have to be prepared to take some criticism for that. Calling a text editor like WriteRoom a note-taking app, for example, is a bit strange—if so, where are TextMate, BBEdit, TextWrangler etc.? And where *are* the DEVON apps? Where’s EagleFiler? Where’s VoodooPad? Notae? NoteTaker? The list could go on …

Tackling *such* a topic and on the Mac, a plattform that might very well have more note-taking apps (in a broad sense) than any other platform, and not going the full way is kind of bound to evoke critical remarks—don’t you think?

By: areopagita.com » Blog Archive » Software for PC/Mac

areopagita.com » Blog Archive » Software for PC/Mac — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:25:35 +0000

[...] Notes/Notebook/: MS Word | Journlr, NoteBook (Circus Ponies), WriteRoom, plus others [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:12:16 +0000

Luminotes is another great notetaking application. It’s a personal wiki, so it’s not only great for quickly jotting down notes, but it’s also designed for making connections between your notes so you can keep them organized. Sort of like your own personal Wikipedia.

(Disclaimer: I’m the developer of Luminotes. But of course I also use it for my own notes!)

Anyway, check it out at http://luminotes.com/

By: Fred Flintstone

Fred Flintstone — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:57:57 +0000

Please, please note that the possessive form of “it” does not take an apostrophe.
The dog licks its nuts, not it’s (it is) nuts.
Grammar is important. It tells the audience you intend to be taken seriously.

By: Ubergeek

Ubergeek — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:18:04 +0000

Try ubernote. It’s Firefox compatible so you can use it on the mac or pc. Good as a one stop solution if you use multiple cross OS computers. http://www.ubernote.com

By: Panamajack

Panamajack — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:48:50 +0000

I suppose I was … but I think OL clearly does more than write lists, and can act as a supreme note-taker — with out pretending to be a full word processor. Many others have used it with kGTD to get-things-done.

I retract my “a waste” and replace it with “a shame”. I’ve been searching for a basic comparison chart for software in this broad amorphous category, and your article does the job fairly well. Omnigroup has been a leader in this category, however, so I guess it’s a shame they weren’t included, oh well.

By: Josh Pigford

Josh Pigford — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:35:53 +0000

@ Panamajack: OmniOutliner is just that, an “outliner”. It creates lists.

This article was written to cover note taking applications…not outlining applications.

Calling the entire article “a waste” is a bit sensationalist don’t you think?

By: Panamajack

Panamajack — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:27:35 +0000

Disappointing this review didn’t compare the already many mentioned Omnioutliner …. kinda makes the article a waste.

By: Serial Number Storage Roundup - The Apple Blog

Serial Number Storage Roundup - The Apple Blog — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:33:01 +0000

[...] ($39) - Originally mentioned in our Note Takign App Faceoff, Yojimbo is a beast of an app (in a good way). While the price tag is fairly steep compared to the [...]

By: ZeroMemory Bookmarks » Note Taking Application Faceoff at The Apple Blog

ZeroMemory Bookmarks » Note Taking Application Faceoff at The Apple Blog — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:15:54 +0000

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By: » Tomboy for Mac OS X | I blog, you blog, we all blog !

» Tomboy for Mac OS X | I blog, you blog, we all blog ! — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:53:57 +0000

[...] I wonder what it is in Tomboy that Mac OS X users crave and that they can’t find in the available applications (from Stickies to more advanced note taking applications). [...]

By: Random Randomness » Blog Archive » The Official Mac app list list

Random Randomness » Blog Archive » The Official Mac app list list — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:05:54 +0000

[...] Note Taking Application Faceoff: A list of 7 applications for note taking and information organization. [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:50:57 +0000

You forgot to mention myNotes. Cheap and chic.

By: codexapps

codexapps — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:49:44 +0000

Have you ever try CodeX Apps? It’s suitable for both Mac and Windows and it’s not only for notetaking but can do almost everything for you.

By: liz

liz — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:08:26 +0000

I’ve been using notational velocity for so long now, I don’t think I could ever switch. Its great for little snippets and serial numbers, etc. I just wish it was a universal binary. Other than that, its my dream note-taking app.

By: YakShaving » Blog Archive » links for 2007-01-24

YakShaving » Blog Archive » links for 2007-01-24 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:07:07 +0000

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By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:55:34 +0000

More detailed reviews of Journler Mori, Notebook, OmniOutliner, and WriteRoom are available at Mac Law Students - http://maclawstudents.com/blog/category/product-reviews/

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:53:12 +0000

I agree that there are a lot of great notetaking apps out there - I use Omni-Outliner for taking notes in class, too. But the ones that stand out take the different uses of notes in new, innovative directions. VoodooPad for sprawling, interconnected notes. OO for traditional information associations. And another “innovative but not mentioned in the list” player, Trapper Keeper, which is best for rapid note-taking and accessing.

By: Simran’s Daily Links » Note Taking Application Faceoff at The Apple Blog

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:30:00 +0000

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By: Guthrie

Guthrie — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:53:29 +0000

Though I’m using Devonthink and Yojimbo primarily right now, I’ll 2nd the recommendation that NoteMind is an app to watch. It’s moving fast with features and fixes, it’s reasonably priced, and is a beautiful Mac type app. It’s the sort of note handling and web tidbit sorter that hangs out on your screen like Yojimbo, but it has some light a.i. functionality like Devonthink and mindmapping abilities that give you a new sort of graphical take on your database. Also, the developer is quite responsive and nice.

By: Peter J. Pedersen

Peter J. Pedersen — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:02:58 +0000

iOrganize - excellent for collecting and organizing notes before diving into manuscripting. And the developer is VERY responsive (and responsible!).

By: JW

JW — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:39:58 +0000

I agree with Zach, there is nothing reviewed above that compares with Omni Outliner in regards of taking notes. Omni’s built in search function allows one to produce a review sheet in 10 % of the time. Take it from me a Grad Student in Ancient History, Omni Outliner is the absolute best program for taking notes and organizing research, nothing up there compares to that. Also as far as sharing notes Omni’s instant export to .rtf allows non mac users or basically anyone with an operating system of any sort to be able to read your document without the need of having the same program.

By: links for 2007-01-24 · Lawsy.net

links for 2007-01-24 · Lawsy.net — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:23:22 +0000

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By: Andre Reavis

Andre Reavis — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:10:17 +0000

I’m wondering why [b]bMacJournal[/b] was left off this list too. It’s my favorite app for simply jotting down thoughts, and typing up a blog or two. It easy as pie adding a blog to my site.

When I need graphics in my documents I use [b]Pages[/b]. When I need to open a word doc…I use Word.

I use Macjournal for everything else text based.

Here’s a blog I posted from it.
http://homepage.mac.com/xbroughneck/WhyIIdentifywithBarackObama.html

By: Top Ten Lists

Top Ten Lists — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:45:15 +0000

[...]Seven Mac Applications for Writing and Note Taking[...]

By: Danaher

Danaher — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:04:09 +0000

I use Note Taker as well and like it a lot. Looked at some of the others but I guess I like the Note Taker layout better.

By: Jim Kuebler

Jim Kuebler — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:04:06 +0000

I use Jotz and love it. it is a simple easy to use app for simple note taking. http://www.thinkertons.com/

By: billybob

billybob — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:58:45 +0000

This faceoff is a farce. Any list like this without MacJournal on it should be suspect. How do you leave off the main player?

By: Prateek » Blog Archive » Seven Applications for Writing and Note Taking

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:06:20 +0000

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By: Macjournal is the best creative writing and notetaking tool I have used.

Macjournal is the best creative writing and notetaking tool I have used. — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:28:41 +0000

I don’t use a mac anymore since my Powerbook died. When I did I took it everywhere: class, meetings, conferences, everywhere. I did almost all of my writing in MacJournal. I found it a liberating experience having a program that I could just type into without having to create files and folder structures. I could just re-organize the database inside MacJournal. If I didn’t have a title for something MacJournal would just add the date or create one from the first few lines of text depending on my preference. It is a great tool for people who just want to write without having to spend to much time organizing their filesystem. You can still get they older version for free and it is very capable. The new version added some features like voice recognition hooks and more profiles for publishing to blogging frameworks. Check it out.

By: David334

David334 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:53:16 +0000

What happened to Notetaker from Aquaminds, thats another great app.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:13:01 +0000

My last two books were written using MS Word’s Outline feature. For sheer ability to organize loose ideas and to be able to quickly create classical Heading 1,23 and text, I’ve yet to find anything that beats it. Yeah, I know: Microsoft! But that’s my experience to date.

By: Note Taking Application Faceoff at The Apple Blog « The other side of the firewall

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:50:34 +0000

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