Hi All!
As it says in the title, can someone recommend a good note taking application that has a desktop application?
I've read a bit about the topic and Evernote comes to mind. However, it's not free. Thanks in advance.
Bumping this to the first page. :angel:
AFAIK, Evernote is free with additional features added in a premium subscription. If you are looking to something completely free and lightweight, try Google Keep, it provides web access and also Chrome extension.
VictorLapin said:
AFAIK, Evernote is free with additional features added in a premium subscription. If you are looking to something completely free and lightweight, try Google Keep, it provides web access and also Chrome extension.
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Yes, Evernote is indeed free up to a certain point but 60MB, even for full text notes, isn't sufficient.
I tried migrating my notes to Keep right now and I think this might actually work. I've read about it in the past but it didn't appeal to me because of the lack of an actual desktop client (I never used Chrome Apps before). Thanks for suggesting it!
Pros:
1. Very clean interface
2. Offline note taking and viewing in both the Chrome Application (More on this later) and the mobile client.
3. All features are free!
4. Sync seems to work flawlessly
Cons:
1.Chrome Application means I have to sign in to Chrome and disable all syncing except for Apps as I don't like syncing my data onto Google.
2. Chrome Application is preventing me from maximizing notes as I edit them. I have wall-of-text type of notes and this really hurts my eyes. I suppose this can be remedied by changing my note taking habits.
3. I can't re-order my notes. They are shown in ascending order by date created?
All in all I think I can make this work. I just need to re-arrange my notes for this specific application. If anyone else has any input or can show me how to relieve myself of the OCD inducing annoyances I've found so far, please chime in
I haven't really used Google keep yet (already a long time user of evernote) but have you looked into one note by Microsoft? It has a free version. Lifehacker.com just did an in depth comparison of evernote and one note. Might be worth looking in to.
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Seconding the Microsoft OneNote suggestion. There's a free version for Windows now and AFAIK it also works with their Android app
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I haven't really used Google keep yet (already a long time user of evernote) but have you looked into one note by Microsoft? It has a free version. Lifehacker.com just did an in depth comparison of evernote and one note. Might be worth looking in to.
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WarCow said:
Seconding the Microsoft OneNote suggestion. There's a free version for Windows now and AFAIK it also works with their Android app
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Yes, I recently saw that article. But this completely shut down the idea for me. Apparently, I'm only able to use this in the paid version:
Create notebooks on your PC. Create notebooks saved to your hard drive (offline) in addition to being saved to your OneDrive. Being able to work with notebooks offline as well as online is great for anyone with a spotty network connection or those who are always on the go.
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But, I'm not so sure I understand what it means. Basically, I need to be able to access my notes offline (I don't have a mobile data plan) and once online, be able to sync them again. Since you folks seem to have experience using it, can you tell me how it works?
Honestly, I was able to see the UI of OneNote and it seemed a lot more appealing to me.
I tried out one note briefly awhile ago and it should do what you want. The paragraph you quoted seems to say the same. The notes are saved offline and they sync with your one drive account.
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I tried out one note briefly awhile ago and it should do what you want. The paragraph you quoted seems to say the same. The notes are saved offline and they sync with your one drive account.
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The paragraph I quoted is specifically under the "What do I get in the premium version of this application" section. However, I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. I'll download it now and see how it functions. Will let you guys know. Thanks for the advice!:good:
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Cons:
1.Chrome Application means I have to sign in to Chrome and disable all syncing except for Apps as I don't like syncing my data onto Google.
2. Chrome Application is preventing me from maximizing notes as I edit them. I have wall-of-text type of notes and this really hurts my eyes. I suppose this can be remedied by changing my note taking habits.
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Might be a little late here, but still - Google Keep has web access from any browser, try keep.google.com. Cheers.
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Might be a little late here, but still - Google Keep has web access from any browser, try keep.google.com. Cheers.
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Accessing it from there has the same exact interface as the Keep Chrome Application. Thanks for the suggestion though
I still wasn't able to find the time to test out the free version of OneNote. Been a bit busy today. I suppose I could take a note that I should test OneNote in Google Keep which I'm currently using
I'll make a short review once I'm done doing just that.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Edit - It seems I haven't found the time to review OneNote. In addition, Keep serves me very well. The only real caveat I have with it is the inability to reorder my notes.
Edit 2- It seems my brain is tired and after a week with no suggestions from other users, I've finally figured out how to move notes around.
One simply needs to click and drag the notes around. < How I didn't figure this one out seems baffling to me. I need to exercise my brain more :'(
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I am in desperate need of a good efficient Microsoft compatible office program on my Streak. QuickOffice came preinstalled, but I cannot seem to upgrade to the full version (so it only reads pdfs). Also when I press the buy now button on their website, it pulls up marketplace and says it was not found. I have a support ticket open on their site, but so far no useful responses.
Is anyone else having this problem? Or can anyone recommend a program for reading word and excel (and maybe powerpoint)?
Another bizarre thing is that a developer (who I sent a message to saying the Streak does not display their app right) came back saying "due
to it's irregular screen size the graphics for the game don't quite fit". 800x480 is not irregular. Maybe the screen does have a higher resolution which is being scaled down like fards mentioned.
Company in Question: http://www.quickoffice.com/
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Have you looked at documents to go?
Also I think the screen size is down to the dpi, they are using 160 dpi on the streak, don't think that's too common.
Well i had a good look around the tinternet for you and have to say there is not much out there office wise for the android
Like fards said documents to go is one but it says will not support office 2010 so from what i can see the one we have Quick office seems to be the best
Now i went to the marketplace found the quick office clicked buy now and it took me to the google checkout did you get that far ?
I reckon Quick Office, without copy & paste, is pretty redundant, that's a big & basic hole for a document editor, if it was the only option then I guess it'd still buy it and pray for an update!
Hi Fards, I'm about to purchase documents to go, I didn't know it existed for Android. I need it for creating and editing word and excel documents and then emailing them, do you use it, and are you happy with it for those basic tasks?
Regards,
Matt
Thanks for the feedback. It just seems like QuickOffice is the best solution currently out.
For the time being I may go with Documents To Go, thanks for the suggestion fards
@lufc
I cannot find it in the marketplace. Likewise, when I use my barcode reader from their website it says the app cannot be found. The same happens when I press the buy now button on the web page from my Android phone.
My Dell Streak is running Android 1.6 build 3562
Still no response from QuickOffice support.
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@lufc
I cannot find it in the marketplace. Likewise, when I use my barcode reader from their website it says the app cannot be found. The same happens when I press the buy now button on the web page from my Android phone.
My Dell Streak is running Android 1.6 build 3562
Still no response from QuickOffice support.
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Muo is it quickoffice that you cannot find,maybe because you are in the us and have a different build to me,
If you still want docs to go PM me and i will show you where to go if you know what i mean
If you still want docs to go PM me and i will show you where to go if you know what i mean
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I have a need for spreadsheet on the Streak and I compared the lite trial versions of both Documents To Go and QuickOffice. I decided that Documents To Go was much better.
Now that I have it I am blown away by its pdf capabilities whereby it word wraps the text so goodbye to terminable side to side scrolling. Amazing.
Having registered my intention to try it out, DataViz offered me the suite for $9.99 which is cheap enough so that I don’t need to compromise my ethics over it. You could say at that price it is a steal anyway - pun intended.
I use the paid for version of Docs to go and it really is good. I have used the word to go to amend work docs on the move and this week discovered the powerpoint viewer was very useful in outline mode as I could access all the notes straight from that view, which was helpful in my meeting as it also means less scrolling
Tbh I haven't used docs to go since my palm days many many years ago, but I was looking at it just before you posted The question.
I can't stand pirated software, especially when he developers work so hard and charge so little for their android stuff.
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Guest69 said:
I reckon Quick Office, without copy & paste, is pretty redundant, that's a big & basic hole for a document editor, if it was the only option then I guess it'd still buy it and pray for an update!
Hi Fards, I'm about to purchase documents to go, I didn't know it existed for Android. I need it for creating and editing word and excel documents and then emailing them, do you use it, and are you happy with it for those basic tasks?
Regards,
Matt
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I use it on my Nexus One often. I don't create, but edit. I am very happy with Documents To Go.
Pm me if you want officesuit. I know where to download it xxx.
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Although I am a software conterfitting whore for Windows, I do indeed support Android and their developers apps. Plus at such a minimal cost, it is entirely worth it.
Bad news though, I downloaded the Documents to Go shown in my markerplace and when I opened it to press 'buy key' it brings me to the search result for Documents to Go, but does not show the full version
Looks like a may be installing an illegal version after all... Or maybe after I root my phone to a newer build it will be resolved.
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Bad news though, I downloaded the Documents to Go shown in my markerplace and when I opened it to press 'buy key' it brings me to the search result for Documents to Go, but does not show the full version
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I bought it direct from the website using my full win7 computer. This was in response to an email from DataViz as follows:-
"Thank you for registering our Documents To Go 2.0 "Viewer" for your Android-based device. The free Viewer version allows you to view Microsoft Word and Excel files and attachments on your device.
We are excited to offer you a special price, direct from DataViz only, on our Documents To Go Full version upgrade. "
That mail contained a link and I followed my nose from there.
Maybe best to wait for DataViz to respond to your registration after you download and install the Viewer only version?
QuickOffice updated my support ticket saying they updated the installer and to look again.
Now fully functional, purchased the app with no problems
I got an offer email through today as well do bought it, much prefer the pdf reader to the adobe one. worth the 9.99 usd for that, the amount of emails I get with pdfs in..
I used quick office and docs to go on the iphone, docs to go was better. However all the features are not on the android version and I have found the quick office version better and functionality rich (although far from perfect). The main features that made it better was the google docs integration
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I use the purchased ver. of Doc.'s to go on my EVO and just purchased it again for my Streak. I use the PDF viewer a lot. One of the things you can do with the pdf viewer is go to a restaurant's web site, download their nutrition info.. Then next time you wonder how may fat calories the super sized Whopper has, you will have it at your finger tips. You can also make color coded pdf/excell doc's on a pc then email them to your streak. Open them with doc's to go and you are all set.
I discovered today that you can't open encrypted files in QuickOffice, but Docs to go (the full version at least) had no problem with it!
When I say 'encrypted' I use it in the sense that MS office uses it - you put a password on a file and save it.
samstables said:
I discovered today that you can't open encrypted files in QuickOffice, but Docs to go (the full version at least) had no problem with it!
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Ah very interesting information to know, thanks. Never tried it.
Quick office will not install
Hey guys. Like it says, I can't get it to install.
I'm running StreakDroid 1.9 and Steve has HD installed as a system app so I upgraded to the full version so I could create documents and it wouldn't install.
So I deleted it from /system/apps/ and bought QuickOffice Pro and couldn't get it to install either....
any ideas?
I've wiped the cache and dalvik cache just in case and that didn't help either
Now that I'm assured I'm getting a touchpad, the burning question remains; is there some type of note taking app I can use, or am I forced to use the on screen keyboard, or a bluetooth keyboard to type notes during class?
This is exactly what I was wondering!
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Tap Note for TouchPad
Tap Note for TouchPad
TapNote provides easy, elegant access to your notes from anywhere. You will love the ease of use, automatic Dropbox sync, Just Type integration, and many other special touches that make TapNote a joy to use on your Pre, Pixi, Veer, or TouchPad.
There is a native Evernote app for the touchpad. I use Evernote use it as i can get my notes on multiple platforms and through the web on any device
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Tap Note for TouchPad
TapNote provides easy, elegant access to your notes from anywhere. You will love the ease of use, automatic Dropbox sync, Just Type integration, and many other special touches that make TapNote a joy to use on your Pre, Pixi, Veer, or TouchPad.
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Denonite said:
There is a native Evernote app for the touchpad. I use Evernote use it as i can get my notes on multiple platforms and through the web on any device
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maybe I'm reading it different but I think the OP is looking for an app that does hand written notes both those apps suggested do not have that option
am looking for the same,very surprised nobody has come up with something, there must be 10/20 ipad apps that do this so I assume there's a market for the app its something I use everyday on my ipad
There is an app called Just Draw in the store which may be what you are looking for.
It hasn't been released yet but I think this is what the OP is looking for: LINK
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There is an app called Just Draw in the store which may be what you are looking for.
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That's the best/only I've found too. It seems more for making doodles, but it should work.
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It hasn't been released yet but I think this is what the OP is looking for: LINK
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This sounds neat. I hope it comes out well.
If you setup a chroot enviroment you can use cellwrite for OCR handwriting or xournal for regular note taking and annotating pdfs.
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There is a native Evernote app for the touchpad. I use Evernote use it as i can get my notes on multiple platforms and through the web on any device
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the only native evernote app i see isnt for the touchpad, its for the pre.
Is there a note app that can recognize handwriting
Is there an app that can record handwritten notes. This would be really really handy to have.
Google search nuttypad. Its not out yet, but he ia working on it.
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i'm new to Android and i gotta say, i really like the Android App store better than the iPhone's.
anyone else in the same boat as me and liking it?
seems to have alot more apps (and alot more free USEFUL apps). of course, this is probably because Android phones are so customizable & open.
two things i'd like to see is:
1) improvement of the screenshot / sample pictures in the description of each app. the ios sample pictures are high quality. the Android's sample pictures are honestly just terrible.
2) a way to order each app by: highest to lowest price; average user review; free to paid; etc...
otherwise, the Android App Market has been a very nice surprise for this former iP guy
Recently switched from an iphone and I love the android app store
only thing is that a developer is most likely to make an app for the apple market before making it for the android market. like that game temple run
Have you been to the webpage on your desktop computer? You get a little more functionality there. And you can see a little bigger screen shots. If you're signed in, you can push the apps right to your phone from your computer.
https://market.android.com/apps
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i'm new to Android and i gotta say, i really like the Android App store better than the iPhone's.
anyone else in the same boat as me and liking it?
seems to have alot more apps (and alot more free USEFUL apps). of course, this is probably because Android phones are so customizable & open.
two things i'd like to see is:
1) improvement of the screenshot / sample pictures in the description of each app. the ios sample pictures are high quality. the Android's sample pictures are honestly just terrible.
2) a way to order each app by: highest to lowest price; average user review; free to paid; etc...
otherwise, the Android App Market has been a very nice surprise for this former iP guy
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droidal said:
Have you been to the webpage on your desktop computer? You get a little more functionality there. And you can see a little bigger screen shots. If you're signed in, you can push the apps right to your phone from your computer.
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nice to know! i just installed via push for the 1st time. tx alot Al
The pictures are likely not very good resolution on the Note because they were taken on a phone that isn't as high of resolution as the Note.
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I'm the opposite. I like the Apple app store better. For some reason I can always find something interesting to download on my iPhone while browsing the app store, but not on my Note. I also don't like downloading an app and having it tell me it's not compatible with my Note.
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Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
I also don't like downloading an app and having it tell me it's not compatible with my Note.
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that won't happen if you login to your gmail account that you setup with your Gnote. once you're logged in, it will only list app's compatible with the Gnote (unless you specifically Search for an app and it isn't supported by the Gnote.)
someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that's right
Market seems cheaper price and more free quality apps.
I love using the website and it pushing to my device
The market app seems faster.
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ARTAQaf said:
that won't happen if you login to your gmail account that you setup with your Gnote. once you're logged in, it will only list app's compatible with the Gnote (unless you specifically Search for an app and it isn't supported by the Gnote.)
someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that's right
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I don't know. What I do know is that I tried to install some app that I was excited about and it told me no.
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that won't happen if you login to your gmail account that you setup with your Gnote. once you're logged in, it will only list app's compatible with the Gnote (unless you specifically Search for an app and it isn't supported by the Gnote.)
someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i think that's right
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Yes when signed in on the market site it won't let you download apps that aren't compatible with your device. Like Google Chrome Beta, grrrr!!!
Just found a new app based on the open source K9 app. Great for privacy. Check out feature list on play store. It's really quick, light, designed well both interface wise and code wise. Try it out. It's called...
Squeeky Mail
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Anyone try it yet? Thoughts?
It includes message preview in notification bar plus archive and quick reply button. Super quick love it. Also if you've ever re added an old gmail account and have 6,000 unread emails, gmail app won't let you mark them all read. This app does everything, and its less cluttered than K9
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Just found a new app based on the open source K9 app. Great for privacy. Check out feature list on play store. It's really quick, light, designed well both interface wise and code wise. Try it out. It's called...
Squeeky Mail
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I'm happy with the gmail app myself but people are lazy lol i suggest Hyperlinking to the playstore link in the OP like this
Squeeky Mail
He forgot to add for encryption you need PGP Keyring. Here's some shots. Effin app dominates gmail or anything else.
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Interesting
Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
I do wish the developer was a little more upfront about the cost of the required keyring, though. I don't mind supporting software I use, and I buy the "contribute"/"Pro" versions whenever they're available. I really don't like the free-to-play, sneak-in-through-the-back-door marketing model, though.
True but squeeky mail has nothing to do with PGP keyring which is probably why he doesn't mention it. Although he still probably should have. The app works great for me, like dude says it dominates gmail. You can even set up alternate identities and some other cool stuff. Interface is really well designed too with a dark and a light theme. Both really modern and clean.
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I switched over to this, a couple days ago and its way easier to use with multiple accounts .....I have two gmail and an exchange and have no issues at all. And I don't have to worry about the gmail app battery hog with its limited use.
You fight, for the guy fighting next to you.
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Its great for customizing the display of your mail from one or multiple accounts as well.
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Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
I do wish the developer was a little more upfront about the cost of the required keyring, though. I don't mind supporting software I use, and I buy the "contribute"/"Pro" versions whenever they're available. I really don't like the free-to-play, sneak-in-through-the-back-door marketing model, though.
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You can use AGP (free) or PGP Keyring
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You can use AGP (free) or PGP Keyring
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Yeah, I tried that and I kept getting a persistent message at the bottom saying that it cannot use it fully and that I need to reinstall it. So I reinstalled and got the same message. I then uninstalled and then reinstalled and got the same message. Looks to me like it's not working. Love how the dev releases a mail client whose whole purpose is to allow for encrypted emails and then forces you to buy his keyring....nice....NOT!
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He forgot to add for encryption you need PGP Keyring. Here's some shots. Effin app dominates gmail or anything else.
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You think the NSA doesn't have a backdoor on that?
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Interesting; I'll check it out. It seems, at first glance, to be a reasonable implementation of PGP/GPG, a pretty secure email encryption system. I cannot imagine why PGP/GPG isn't more widely used--perhaps it's because of the perceived difficulty setting it up.
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I'm currently trying to set it up. I cannot find any sort of walkthrough and the app isn't very intuitive regarding setting up the encryption. I've downloaded the Squeaky app as well as PVP Keyring. Could you give me some pointers to get it rolling?
It just looks so basic and plain. With all the changes to Android, I can't believe how ugly these email apps still are.
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I'm currently trying to set it up. I cannot find any sort of walkthrough and the app isn't very intuitive regarding setting up the encryption. I've downloaded the Squeaky app as well as PVP Keyring. Could you give me some pointers to get it rolling?
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Can anyone give me some pointers on this?
Microsoft OneNote seems like a good alternative to s note, papyrus, lecture notes, etc. I like the sync functionality and the ui of the app. It works well with handwriting with the s pen. The only thing that I can't find is importing PDFs to write on top of.
Anyone else try it out on your note and have any impressions?
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Haven't yet but I'm going to try it out
It does not have import pdf option, at least not on tablet. Handwriting is very good, syncs with computer very quickly. On computer it also has handwriting recognition, you can search your handwritten notes.
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It does not have import pdf option, at least not on tablet. Handwriting is very good, syncs with computer very quickly. On computer it also has handwriting recognition, you can search your handwritten notes.
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Yea if it had import pdf or power point and handwriting search on the tablet itself it would make it perfect. But having those features on the desktop and a pretty seamless sync ability may let me overlook those omissions for now. I'll test it in my classes over the next couple of days.
It seems that one needs to have an internet connection to use it. When I launched the app, it asked me to login to hotmail account.
I have increased my use of One Note. It has issues that Lecture Notes handles well. With pen enabled, the finger still works. Screen control has issues, importing pictures and viewing are issues. Anyway, I use it for its synch functionality.
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It seems that one needs to have an internet connection to use it. When I launched the app, it asked me to login to hotmail account.
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It only needs internet connection the first time you launch it to set it up with your onedrive account.
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BclingergFJ said:
I have increased my use of One Note. It has issues that Lecture Notes handles well. With pen enabled, the finger still works. Screen control has issues, importing pictures and viewing are issues. Anyway, I use it for its synch functionality.
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I haven't run into too many issues like that, finger doesn't draw for me when the pen is out. However, I do accidentally pull up the keyboard from putting my hand on the screen. I'm not sure how importing pictures work but I thought that functionality was built into the app.
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Can you please tell me if the Samsung Note 10.1 that you installed OneNote on was rooted? I tried installing OneNote to my Note 10.1 but it gave a "Not compatible for your system" error. The Android version on my device is 4.1.2 and apparently, the earliest version that OneNote can be installed on is 4.4.2. So, I am wondering if there is not solution but to root or is there another way to update the andriod?
I loved it until I lost all my notes in the middle of a meeting one day. Of course the loss instantly sync'd with the online notes and they were lost their too. I somehow highlighted the whole page and it deleted everything when I hit the next letter. And there's NO undo button. I don't understand why there's no undo So now I use something else.