Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Peter Morris — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:52:42 GMT

I used to use paper sticky notes until I found 3M's Post it notes for the desktop. Perfect. It was just a click on the icon in the system tray and type. I still prefer these but I don't use them anymore. I'm a big fan of OneNote so I'm trying very hard to remember that OneNote has sticky notes. You can do alot more with OneNotes sticky notes but that defeats the purpose of them IMO. They should really be small, simple and clean. If you want more then be all means have the ability to configure more but default should be basic click 'n' type.

I also have OneNote open all the time along with Outlook so rather than jot down tasks on a sticky note, I enter them into Outlook and I also oreganise my workload better. On the whole, it's reduced my need for sticky notes.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

TechieBird — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:09:28 GMT

I use physical sticky-notes when I want to associate a task with a physical location that isn't at my computer.

The ones I can think of recently were a note on the inside of my front door to remind me to take something to work, and a note on my keyboard for something I needed to do before I switched on my computer.

For everything else I use something electronic, usually OneNote.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Daniel — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:13:26 GMT

I use the OneNote Journal Powertoy. WIN+J and I can already write into today's page.

When I have spare time, I process the inputs I've taken and take action, reorganize, delete...

I'm one of those guys looking forward for Onenote 14.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Michael C. Oldenburg — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:43:25 GMT

Thanks for your comments so far. It's always very interesting for me to see how everyone uses OneNote as part of their daily routine and workflow.

Peter, the OneNote icon in the system tray can also be setup to create a sticky note with a single click, the way you describe the 3M software. For more information about changing the icon settings, check out the article at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/HA102819781033.aspx

TechieBird, I use paper Post-Its the same way as you, mainly for inside my office door to remind me of important errands after work or to bring something in the next day. I also occasionally use them on the keyboard of my test machines to remind myself of temporary configuration settings that I need to change again. Everything else is in OneNote.

Daniel, I'm really looking forward to OneNote 14 as well. It's going to be great, and I can't wait until I can blog about it. :)

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

aldwyth — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:06:00 GMT

I love onenote and use all the time. tried to use the sticky note, but when I'm using 4 or 5 to keep adding to while I'm working, I end up with a tray full of open notes and it is more trouble to find the one I want to jot in an idea than the post-it software. Outlooks notes fails to be what the post-it note is also. Post-it is closest to the paper deal. Wish onenote did it, but so far it does everything else I want.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Daniel — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:21:49 GMT

Will the improvements and new features in OneNote 14 match those made in 2007 as compared to the 2003 version?

When (month) do you thing you'll be able to blog something (anything) about it?

At least let us know if any the tagging system has been improved (like filtering, searching only inside tags...).

Thanks.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Russell — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:46:43 GMT

Hey the problem isn't sticky vs. one note. The problem is the hardware. sticky note (small, light and scribble worthy)Computer (heavy, large and on tablets scribble worthy) Give a person a thin light convertible tablet and sticky note will be like steam engines.

convertible would be light as a paper notebook.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Daniel — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:58:19 GMT

Russell, check Asus's new T91 & T101 convertible netbooks.

It will rock my world together with OneNote 14 which hopefully will get a better Mobile version.

re: Revisiting sticky notes: Computer or paper?

Louis Palm — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:08:49 GMT

Hi,

I do not use Onenote sticky note, cause Onenote is always open on my 2nd monitor, and stuff is just dragged and dropped, clipped, linked etc, from my working monitor to the open Onenote on my 2nd Monitor.

I would however like to make a suggestion, if not already being toiled with.

Why not adding adding additional functionalities to Onenote sticky notes, by having some sort of UI ala, OfficeLab's "Stickysorter"

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/stickysorter/Pages/default.aspx

By incorporating something like stickysorter and using Onenote "notes" as back-end data, additional functionalities inter alia could include:

-Simplistic Freeform Database

-Idea management tool

-Random idea generator

-Concept mapping

-Information chain linking data grouping

-Dynamic Archive

- etc.

I will tell you, that small add-onn, alone, would open a whole new user market segment for Onenote.

Happy noting!