Comments on: Notes In Meetings? There’s An iPad For That http://www.adcuda.com/notes-in-meetings-theres-an-ipad-for-that/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom Jenkins http://www.adcuda.com/notes-in-meetings-theres-an-ipad-for-that/#comment-654 Tom Jenkins Tue, 10 May 2011 20:21:12 +0000 http://www.adcuda.com/?p=4025#comment-654 Penultimate is still a large part of my workflow, but if you are in a lot of task related meetings I'd recommend Noteshelf. It has a nice meeting template for recording action items. On the stylus front, and I'm lost without one, I've switched to the Targus stylus model: AMM01US. It's a bit more expensive but it's thicker and heavier so it feels more natural. I have heard some complaints that the tip has a tendency to "grip" the screen but the two that I have had worked perfectly. Penultimate is still a large part of my workflow, but if you are in a lot of task related meetings I’d recommend Noteshelf. It has a nice meeting template for recording action items. On the stylus front, and I’m lost without one, I’ve switched to the Targus stylus model: AMM01US. It’s a bit more expensive but it’s thicker and heavier so it feels more natural. I have heard some complaints that the tip has a tendency to “grip” the screen but the two that I have had worked perfectly.

]]> By: Stuart Thompson http://www.adcuda.com/notes-in-meetings-theres-an-ipad-for-that/#comment-653 Stuart Thompson Tue, 10 May 2011 20:09:21 +0000 http://www.adcuda.com/?p=4025#comment-653 This is exactly why I bought an iPad. I have been using Evernote for over three years now, yet I still took my Moleskine to meetings and then (occasionally) added those notes to Evernote later. The system was too fragmented and the Moleskine became too valuable and had too much risk (I'd be hosed if I lost it). The big block for me was diagrams rather than hand-written notes. I draw a lot of pictures, diagrams, and layouts as a software architect and Evernote just wasn't solving that. One look at the iPad and the apps available tipped me over the edge. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll try Penultimate and FastFinga. Have you learned any more in the year since this post? Any other wisdoms or recommendations? (I've already ordered the stylus based on your rec. fyi) This is exactly why I bought an iPad. I have been using Evernote for over three years now, yet I still took my Moleskine to meetings and then (occasionally) added those notes to Evernote later. The system was too fragmented and the Moleskine became too valuable and had too much risk (I’d be hosed if I lost it).

The big block for me was diagrams rather than hand-written notes. I draw a lot of pictures, diagrams, and layouts as a software architect and Evernote just wasn’t solving that. One look at the iPad and the apps available tipped me over the edge.

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll try Penultimate and FastFinga. Have you learned any more in the year since this post? Any other wisdoms or recommendations? (I’ve already ordered the stylus based on your rec. fyi)

]]> By: Tom Jenkins http://www.adcuda.com/notes-in-meetings-theres-an-ipad-for-that/#comment-160 Tom Jenkins Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:16:50 +0000 http://www.adcuda.com/?p=4025#comment-160 Thanks for the suggestion on an alternate note taking app. I'd have to agree that the words per page issue is a big problem with Penultimate. I'll check out FastFinga. Thanks for the suggestion on an alternate note taking app. I’d have to agree that the words per page issue is a big problem with Penultimate. I’ll check out FastFinga.

]]> By: Jill http://www.adcuda.com/notes-in-meetings-theres-an-ipad-for-that/#comment-158 Jill Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:36:56 +0000 http://www.adcuda.com/?p=4025#comment-158 I too love to take notes on my iPad and prefer to handwrite rather than type. I also use Evernote as my repository. I was using Penultimate but wasn't getting enough words on a page so recently switched to the FastFinga app. It has a write in box which will echo smaller to the page, in landscape mode you can move the write box about half way up the screen so that allows you to rest your hand on the screen without it registering, and you can adjust the speed at which it automatically moves the boxed writing to the page so you can write continuously without having to manually enter to move the text. Evernote is one of the listed destination choices so that to is easy. Give it a whirl, if you haven't already.... You may like it. I too love to take notes on my iPad and prefer to handwrite rather than type. I also use Evernote as my repository. I was using Penultimate but wasn’t getting enough words on a page so recently switched to the FastFinga app. It has a write in box which will echo smaller to the page, in landscape mode you can move the write box about half way up the screen so that allows you to rest your hand on the screen without it registering, and you can adjust the speed at which it automatically moves the boxed writing to the page so you can write continuously without having to manually enter to move the text. Evernote is one of the listed destination choices so that to is easy. Give it a whirl, if you haven’t already…. You may like it.

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