Posts Tagged ‘note’

4 Random Tips to Get More Done with Your PC

I’ve had several challenges in the last couple weeks, some of which required some creative solutions. Since some of you might find yourself facing the same challenges at some point, I thought I’d share this motley collection of tips with you.

Jott to Evernote

If you read Joel’s post, 7 Ways to Use Evernote last month, you already know… Continue reading

June 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: audio, capture, evernote, google-docs, jott, note, powerpoint, spellcheck, tip, voice-recognition, word-count | 15 comments»

10+ Things to Do with Dry-Erase Markers

As both a teacher and an office supply junkie, I always have plenty of dry-erase markers handy. Which is a good thing, because I use them all the time -- usually without a white board anywhere in sight. Here's just some of the things you can do with dry-erase markers:

Label your frozen foods: Use a dry-erase marker to write the contents and date on the lid of your

November 28 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: dryerase, hack, list, markers, note, whiteboard | 32 comments»

5 Ways to make lecture notes more readable

Great tip for students, or note takers. Have you ever dropped down your notes, but you completely couldn't read your own writing? Well it happens to me. The Potential Blog spells out 5 quick ways to make your notes more readable. The post has some great points on using color, style of text, brackets, arrow, and of course making sure your handwriting is readable (duh). Brackets: One of my favourite tricks is… Continue reading

December 21 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: note, studying, writing | 1 comment»

Stikkit: A smart web post-it application

Stikkit is a postit note app with a little bit of twist. On top of normal note taking facility, it also detects the context of the text and automatic change its format as either events, to-dos, people, or bookmarks. Stikkit detects text like "Emma's birthday on 2/15/06" and automatically adds the event to the calendar. A stikkit is a single detail you need to remember, track, or share. Think of the… Continue reading

November 10 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: note, software | 5 comments»

Advice for students: Twenty uses for a Post-it Note

[T]he Post-it Note was more than just a practical tool -- it was also a psychological one. Compared to the clunky machines of the 1980s that generated all those documents, it was a vision of high-tech minimalism. Its edges were sharp and square, with no ugly binding, no perforations, no metal rings. Its color, a subtle but attention-getting yellow, was somehow like the color of thought itself, a lightbulb going… Continue reading

September 27 2006 | By Michael | Tagged: note, organization, sticky | 51 comments»