Re: Note taking ap or application

[Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I haven't used it myself, just knew someone who did. If I read the
description correctly, the software will convert anything you write down on
the special paper to digital format (text or graphic) and output into a
variety of formats and, of course, you can transfer both the written and
audio information to a computer and use their software to do things with
it.

But like I said:  haven't used it myself, no idea how well it does (or
doesn't) work. It just looked as if it might be a solution for what John
wants to do, since I'm unaware of any app for touchscreens that could.

Unless maybe a Wacom tablet? I mean, they're used  by artists to create
digital images. I have no idea if they'd work for taking text notes also.

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 1:48 AM Carter Campbell <lists -at- soph-text -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi  Lin;
>
> I've actually used that system.  I know several people I have worked with
> that love the idea and have used them.  The two big drawbacks, as I
> remember, is that when you either fill up the pen memory or the notebook's
> pages, in order to continue to use the system, you have to copy the
> recordings off the pen and onto some other device.  This means uncoupling
> the recording from the written material and thus, dismantling the context
> of the material.  The other is (was) that the written material was not
> convertible to text and could not be treated as digital material to be cut
> and pasted wherever you wanted it or to be edited as needed.
>
> I do have to admit, I have not looked at the solution in about five years,
> so I don't know if my "complaints" have been addressed.
>
> Of course, as always, this is my opinion and, as I said I know more that a
> couple of people who like the system.
>
> Thanks and take care.
>
> Carter
>
>
> How about a Smart Pen? It records conversations as you take notes and
> links the audio to the written material.
>
>
> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/office-electronics/digital-smart-pens/pcmcat193100050011.c?id=pcmcat193100050011
>
>
> Digitizes your written notes and graphics, transfers to computer, usable
> with things like OneNote, images, Word ...
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:04 PM Carter Campbell <lists -at- soph-text -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi John;
>>
>> I've used a tablet to write notes on for a while and the tool that I
>> have ended up using (for about nine years now) is OneNote.  It offers
>> the ability to convert my writing to text and some (though not a lot) of
>> my diagrams.  In the past, I have tried what would become Nebo and it
>> was flaky. EverNote was also a no-go because of its dependence on the
>> cloud *and* couldn't translate my writing to text, it only kept it as a
>> picture.
>>
>> I have since tried Nebo on the iPad Pro, and it works quite well.  I
>> haven't tried it on my Surface yet.  The iPad version will convert
>> hand-drawn flow charts into digital images, I haven't played with it
>> that much.
>>
>> My main reason for using OneNote is that almost all of my clients are
>> Microsoft houses and I know that I can transfer my notes between my
>> machine and their machines (because I am only supposed to use their
>> machines for work).  One thing I would recommend, don't use the OneNote
>> from Office 365, it has a lot of functionality removed.  I would use
>> OneNote from Office 2016 or (not as desirable) Office 2019.
>>
>> One other thing to note, capacitive touchscreens don't generally have
>> the resolution to write or easily draw with.  Having said that, you can
>> get some snazzy styluses (Logitech has one, I think) that minimize that.
>>
>> Take care.
>>
>> Carter
>>
>> > https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10796-microsoft-surface-pen-apps.html
>> >
>> > https://windowsreport.com/handwriting-apps-windows-10/
>> >
>> > https://www.windowscentral.com/essential-apps-if-you-own-surface-pen
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:25 AM John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Good afternoon, everyone...hope you are playing it safe.
>> >>
>> >> Looking for a recommendation...
>> >>
>> >> I have a Dell touch screen tablet running Windows 10.
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to find an application that will allow me to draw and write
>> on the
>> >> screen, then perform character recognition on the text and save the
>> images
>> >> I draw to some kind of png, gif, or jpeg.
>> >>
>> >> While price is no object, obviously, price will be a consideration.
>> >> What'cha guys using?
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