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Posted by jimspoon
Dec 25, 2007 at 02:52 AM

Here is a brief writeup on Springnote that just came out:

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/

And Springnote itself:
http://www.springnote.com/en/tour/

I am keeping an eye out for Web 2.0 notekeeping sites, but haven’t had time to really try any of them out yet. Others I have noticed:

IOutliner
Stikkit
todoist
Google Notebook
Yahoo Notepad
backpack - http://www.backpackit.com
http://www.pimonline.com
notesake

I’d like to hear about any others.

Posted by Daly de Gagne
Dec 26, 2007 at 01:55 PM

Jim, here is a site I found just this morning:
http://www.centraldesktop.com/

Also, here is a listing compiled by the creator of IT/Redux of various kinds of aps on the web:
http://office20.dabbledb.com/publish/office20directory
He has used a web-based data base for his list.

Daly

Posted by David Dunham
Dec 26, 2007 at 04:58 PM

I’m puzzled why, in 2007/2008, anyone would want to use a web-based note-taking tool. For me, the connectivity just isn’t there (I end up using my laptop on the bus almost an hour a day). To say nothing of how much more fluid and responsive a dedicated outliner like Opal is compared to any web site I’ve ever used.

So if you use an online product, what makes it work for you? Are you actually online 24/7?

Posted by Wes Perdue
Dec 26, 2007 at 10:30 PM

David Dunham wrote:
>I’m puzzled why, in 2007/2008, anyone would want to use a web-based note-taking tool.
>For me, the connectivity just isn’t there (I end up using my laptop on the bus almost an
>hour a day). To say nothing of how much more fluid and responsive a dedicated outliner
>like Opal is compared to any web site I’ve ever used.
> >So if you use an online product,
>what makes it work for you? Are you actually online 24/7?

Yes, I’ve moved from a laptop-based life to a web-based life, primarily because of my iPhone’s 24/7 connectivity. I primarily use 37Signal’s Backpack site, updated from my computers at work and at home, and referenced on my phone. I use emails (or Jott) to add data to the site when not in front of a computer. I also use Nozbe to manage my more detailed personal projects.

Yes, my iPhone has changed my life.

I like the fact that Backpack and Nozbe are subscriber-based commercial products, as there is incentive to the providers to provide a reliable, secure product.

It’s true that neither has the functionality of ActionOutline, nevertheless UltraRecall, but I prefer accessibility to robust functionality.

If I do have commute downtime (which I treasure, as I almost always drive to work), I prefer to read a book rather than use an electronic device.

Posted by ndodge
May 3, 2008 at 03:38 AM

I just stumbled across todoist. It looks very slick. Collapsable, hierarchical project lists and task lists. A very smooth, minimal ui, but packed with lots of features. This might work very well for my day to day task lists.

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