Note-Taking

Microsoft OneNote Add-On Makes Reading Easier for All Students

20 January, 2016 // 1 Comment

OneNote is far from my favorite note-taking app (it keeps telling me I have to log in, and it's not a pencil on paper) but when the latest add-on was announced yesterday I had to take it for a spin. [Read More ...]

Microsoft Snip Lets You Annotate Screenshots With Scribbles and Voice Notes

27 August, 2015 // 2 Comments

Microsoft has always had an interest in note-taking (thanks to OneNote) but lately the tech giant has gone overboard. In the past five months MS has released a WP plugin that let you import a note [Read More ...]

Why So Many Still Take Notes on Paper

5 June, 2015 // 12 Comments

This morning's news about Instapaper's new note-taking feature happens to arrive right at the same time that one journalist is asking why so many in our profession still take notes with pen on paper. [Read More ...]

Microsoft’s New WordPress Plugin Lets You Publish Notes From OneNote

23 May, 2015 // 0 Comments

Note-taking services like Evernote and OneNote are great for recording your thoughts, but they are doubly useful when you get to share those thoughts. And Microsoft has come up with a rather extreme [Read More ...]

Microsoft’s New OneClip Sharing App Leaks, I Go Hands On

22 May, 2015 // 0 Comments

Late to the cross-platform game, Microsoft has released an online version of Office, OneDrive apps for PC and mobile, the Office Lens document scanning app for Android and iOS, and now a clipping app [Read More ...]

Evernote Introduces New Paid Service Tier

30 April, 2015 // 2 Comments

Your favorite note-taking service could be about to get a little cheaper. On Wednesday Evernote launched a new service tier. In addition to the basic (free) and premium (paid) tiers, Evernote now [Read More ...]

Microsoft Spins Out OneNote’s Document Scanning Into New Office App

2 April, 2015 // 5 Comments

OneNote users have long been able to take a photo with their camera, clean it up automatically, and scan it into their notes, but that used to require the OneNote app itself. Now they can use [Read More ...]

Evernote for Android Updated With New Navigation, New Look, and More

4 September, 2014 // 0 Comments

Evernote rolled out an update for their Android app today which adds a slew of features as well as several improvements to the design and navigation. To start, Evernote had added a new floating [Read More ...]

Microsoft OneNote Launches on the Mac, Now Free Everywhere

17 March, 2014 // 1 Comment

Microsoft has just announced the debut of the OneNote app for OSX. Mac owners now have a new opportunity to ignore another of Microsoft's products in favor of its Apple equivalent, and just to make [Read More ...]

Do We Cling to Analog from Mindset or Necessity?

22 September, 2012 // 2 Comments

In a pair of pieces on Publishing Perspectives, Rachel Aydt and Edward Nawotka ponder the way that the analog/digital divide may not be as divisive as we thought. Aydt looks at iconic notebook maker [Read More ...]

eHighlighter Lets You Take Digital Notes From Your Paper Book

27 August, 2012 // 4 Comments

I've long since given up on paper books, but if I still needed them regularly I'd definitely get this app. eHighlighter is a recently released iPhone app which lets you digitally highlight and [Read More ...]