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Note Taking Tips?
Adam Schoales | Sep 29 2007
I'm in my first year of university and trying desperately to come up with the best way to take notes on my mac... I've been looking into notae and yojimbo (I like the tagging features alot, but dislike that I can't put in pictures and such) but have heard good things about journler and devonthink. The problem with Notae (which I used today) is everything is in SQL databases which is going to make it difficult. Plus most of these apps REQUIRE you to make a new database file rather than a bunch of text files which it will database and collect, etc. I've also heard wiki's are a great way to take notes but have no clue how to do so on my mac. So please, if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I'm sure there are many like me who also would love to know any suggestions for great apps for us Univeristy kids. 105 Comments
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 Devonthink proSubmitted by danzac on October 1, 2007 - 5:39am.
Omnioutliner is defnitely the smoothest way to take notes, and if that is your sole focus then I'd say go with that. But if you are looking at starting to build a large database of information about your world, consider going with something powerful like Devonthink Pro. Its A.I. search functionality is something to behold, and only gets better the bigger your database gets. If you get the Office version you also have the option to digitize notes and papers you may have only in paper form, and make them searchable as well. And DT handles tons of formats for viewing. One other thing to consider is that DT is essentially like your own little wiki — and some mentioned using a wiki in the comments. You can choose to have DT create wikilinks throughout your database. No other database program that I have used matches the power of Devonthink pro. It will become your digital research assistant. » POSTED IN:
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