The Future Of Notes On A Mac Is Here. Almost
Taking notes is a time honored method for capturing information. We take notes in school. We take notes in business meetings. We take notes on telephone conference calls. We take lots of notes.
How difficult would it be to take notes, record audio, record video, all at the same time, and get everything to synchronize? Pear Note does that. Almost.
I don’t know about you, but I do not like taking notes. There are two things happening at once. Listening and writing. Oh, and there’s plenty of thinking that goes on in.... (excerpted).
3 Reader Comments
Alan Buhler said:
Great article. I’m always looking for things like this for my education staff (I’m IT and computer “coach” for a Middle School) and this looks like a very good candidate for my staff.
You talked about needing an extra add-on camera for watching the action while doing notes. You might consider the “huckleberry” add on that points the video ahead rather than at the user.
Chad Sellers said:
Great article. You’re definitely right that some people will be hesitant to be recorded in some contexts, though do remember that people have been recording at least audio in other contexts (classrooms, interviews) for some time.
On the issue of recording video with the built-in iSight, you can use a device like the Ecamm Huckleberry to record what’s in front of you instead of using an external camera. I’m not saying this is any less “ominous” than mounting an external camera, but it’s at least a simpler alternative.
Again, thanks for the great write-up. PS - Disclaimer - I’m the developer of Pear Note.
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The Tuesday Night Tech SHow said:
I use Zenbe.com for notetaking/to-do-list stuff on the iPhone since it has a nice desktop component.