Hi Kimberly, Allison, Sarah, Ryan, Joel, and Others,
I use the free Simplenote app for basic note-taking, even though I
have MobileMe and the ability to sync the Notes app. The main
advantage is that your notes update and sync automatically, and not
only to your computer, but to every iDevice you have, and also through
web access to your secure Simplenote account. This gives you access
to your notes even when you don't even have your computer around --
for example, if you go to another computer, and open the web browser
to your Simplenote account. However, even it I never used the web
browser access function, and I only had a single iDevice, I would
still use Simplenote on my iPod Touch in combination with the free
Notational Velocity app on my Macbook as the preferred method for notes.
I like the convenience of being able to type a few search terms and
immediately locate all notes with matching entries on either my iPod
Touch within Simplenote or on my Mac within Notational Velocity.
Because Simplenote is optimized to keep track of text notes, it does
it very well. (I was amused to read a comparison with other apps,
where one reviewer stated that he preferred this to Evernote, which
bogged down in performance when faced with his set of over 16,000
notes that were easily handled in Simplenote.)
This performance is the main reason for using Simplenote (plus
Notational Velocity on the Mac; there are other desktop programs that
interface to Simplenote for Windows such as ResophNotes, but I haven't
heard back about these.) However, if you use the TextExpander Touch
app on your iPod Touch, Simplenote will support it. This lets you
custom define "snippets" of frequently used terms or phrases that
automatically expand when you type the snippet abbreviation. For
example, if you have a heading for a class that is "Biology 140, Fall
2010, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 a.m." and assign this as a definition
to a snippet like "b b i o" (typed with inserted spaces so you can
hear the individual letters), every time you type that 4-letter
snippet combination, you'll hear a whooshing sound as the text expands
into "Biology 140, etc." TextExpander Touch with its snippet
definitions is also a great way to speed up the typing of accented
words in other languages -- even with keyboard support and a Bluetooth
keyboard. (If you have the desktop TextExpander software on your Mac,
you can sync snippet definitions, but just using the iPod Touch app by
itself in Simplenote and many other Twitter and messaging and writing
apps that support TextExpander Touch is useful by itself.)
Finally, I'll also mention that I have a premium Simplenote account
($4.99 for a year at the time I purchased) that I got mainly to
support the developer when he made this app free, and also did a great
job of ensuring VoiceOver accessibility. I don't use most of these
features (e.g., I don't, for example, turn any of my notes into the
basis for an RSS feed.) They've been adding a lot of new sharing and
publishing features. I do occasionally use the fact that I can recover
old notes from nightly backups. You don't need to buy a premium
account. You'll probably never hit the limit on the notes with the
free account, which is ad-supported. If you want to remove the ads,
without buying a premium account, I think it's $4.99.
Again, even without the other features that I'm using (with
TextExpander support, instant updating through the free, secured web
account you're given, automatic syncing with all versions of
Simplenote on all idevices you might have), I'd still recommend this
app over the alternatives. YMMV. Here are the links to Simplenote
(for the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad) and Notational Velocity (for the
Mac).
Simplenote (free) by Codality:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplenote/id289429962?mt=8
Notational Velocity (free):
http://notational.net/
Cheers,
Esther
On Sep 12, 2010, Allison Manzino wrote:
Hi all,
Thank you for posting this question. I was wondering the same thing.
But I never thought it was possible. As my BrailleNote is slowly
dying, I may need to use the Iphone as an option for work. I didn't
realize you could E-mail notes from your Iphone. THat is pretty
cool. I will have to try this one day. I was just thinking about how
neat it would be to pair the Iphone with a BLuetooth keyboard and
Braille display. Now that would be amazing. I love watching how this
new technology is going to develop and open so many new doors that
were previously closed to us.
Have a great evening.
Musically,
Allison
My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar!
On Sep 12, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Ryan Mann wrote:
The title of the notes show up in the subject line, but the rest of
the notes are in the body of the message. For example, if you add
a new note and you put the word "schedule" in the top of the
document, that will be in the subject line. Whatever you put below
the word "schedule" will be in the body of the message. You can
paste that into TextEdit and save it.
On Sep 12, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
You can email notes to yourself but I believe they will show up
all in the subject line or something. that part still confuses me.
Take care.
On Sep 12, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
Good morning folks:
The subject line pretty much says it all, except for one thing.
Suppose I use this as a notetaker, can I transfer the notes to my
Macbook and open them in Text Edit or Pages? Is this done
through iTunes? I don't suppose you can E-mail them as
attachments from the iPod Touch, or maybe you can? Thoughts and
comments appreciated. This set up would most definitely be much
lighter than even my 13 inch MBP. :)
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