Archive for March, 2006

Bubble Planner

I finally got around to checking out www.BubblePlanner.com as suggested by Bill (of BubblePlanner.com) in the comments… Bubble Planner is a paper-based organizer with most of the input areas being bubble shaped and is based on GTD ideas. There is a “Peek Inside” link on the left which shows most of the planner pages. They [...]

Bulk processing of blog entries using Outlook2OneNote

I was using Bloglines’ Clippings feature to save interesting blog entries by others, but reviewing them was not as convenient as I had hoped, so I switched to NewsGator to get them in Outlook. This was better, but lacked the ability to reduce them to just the tidbits that I wanted. So I started utilizing [...]

Window Shopping

I hate shopping, but the Rodeo Drive of note taking is Levenger. It has stuff you will just drool over and dream about owning. I’m glad there isn’t a local store near me. It’s well out of my price range, but if I could physically hold some of the items then I’m sure I wouldn’t be able [...]

Review – GoalEnforcer 1.5

I’ve seen GoalEnforcer in Google AdWords blocks several times, so I thought I would check it out. It drew me in with GTD references, being “visual”, and promising support for the new UMPC (Origami Device). Overall I wasn’t that impressed, so I’ll just post the rough outline from my notes… No installer? Just unzip and [...]

Site News: Midterms

I am sorry for not posting this week but I have midterms untill Friday, then Spring Break!  So, no posts from me until till this weekend at the earliest.

Latest News: Writely Bought by Google

Even though there are plenty of note-taking programs out there, a lot of us use Microsoft Word. So, here is a little news from the world of word processors. Writely is a web-based word processor that was launched last August has been bought by Google. What does this mean? Officially, Writely’s founder says she doesn’t [...]

MindJet MindManager 6 Research Accelerator

MindJet just released a MindManager 6 Research Accelerator for Windows Desktop Search (scroll to the bottom). Adds a Research Task Pane to MindManager Pro 6 which enables users to integrate Microsoft Windows Desktop Search results into their brainstorming, business processes, and project plans. Research Accelerator requires Windows Desktop Search and IE 5+

Onfolio – Acquired by MS and re-released later today

Update:Windows Live Toolbar Download Link I’ve tried Onfolio in the past and liked it, but did not purchase it. Now Microsoft has and put it into a free Beta as a Windows Live Toolbar. The downloads have been disabled until this afternoon (March 8th, 2006) so we’ll have to wait and see what MS is [...]

30 Days and Counting!

I just realized that Note Talkers is one month old (give or take)!  I want to thank everyone for reading our sites and supporting us.  Here are some quick stats. Number of Posts: 25 Number of RSS Readers: 15 Average Visits (Last 7 days): 43 Average PageViews (Last 7 days): 96 Average PageViews Per Visit: [...]

JotSpot Live: Live, Group Note-Taking

I am in the process of writing reviews for different note-taking applications, but in the meantime I will post brief descriptions and screenshots of the programs from their developers. Today’s application is JotSpot Live, an online note-taking system with emphasis on collaboration. JotSpot Live allows you, your colleagues or clients to take notes together on [...]