Any current students can help with this? Or has anyone talked to current students on different ASDs and ASWs on what they use to take notes when using a Mac?
I really wish that (with all my dislike to) MS’s OneNote would be available on Mac
Either boot Windows on your mac, use Circus Ponies, or settle for Word.
omnioutliner works.
although, i’m not one of those fancy outliners. circus ponies is probably better for that.
I’ve used Omnioutliner in the past. Now I just use Word. Easier to turn my notes into outlines that way, but YMMV.
Anyone using pages? I hate word with a passion
I feel the same about pages as you do Word.
I don’t like supporting MS products on my Mac hahaha
But I will if I have to. OneNote would prob be the only reason I’d ever put windows on my computer.
I would probably hate Word if it wasn’t for the colossal shit stack that is Microsoft Excel for Mac. As a result I revere Microsoft Word as a godsend… simply because it actually works.
I always use openoffice / neooffice for my generic office suite. It’s not the prettiest program, but it works and can open just about any file, and it’s free.
Omni outliner is a well designed program with tons of features, I’ve just never bothered to learn how to be a “power user.” You could also check out evernote or remember the milk. This is the first I’ve heard of Circus Ponies, but they all seem similar with slightly different workflows.
Honestly, I just like using text wrangler for most quick notes and just use the tab button to keep everything organized. Most of the time speed+ease > features. Plus text files are compatible with just about anything and can be easily merged into other systems.
I use Evernote and skitch
Boot camp Windows or Parallels/VMWare to use OneNote. I have a MacBook Pro but have been living in Parallels to use OneNote for my dissertation lately. It’s a great solution, and I plan to keep using OneNote in LS next year.
Good to know. Parallels 8 recently came out so it’s good to know.
BTW, is OneNote much better than Circus Ponies? I got CP but never tried/seen OneNote. What are the advantages?
thanks!
VirtualBox is a free open source alternative to Parallels and VMWare. Works just as good and is free.
Install windows and you can get whatever program you want. I use it on my macbook pro computer and have 2 partitions: one for windows and one for linux. Works fine
good suggestion. this is esp. good for older 32-bit macbooks that can’t run Parallels 8.
I have heard onenote is incredible. Prob the only good thing about ms office
try the trial for both and see for yourself. Just dont take reviews into account. I hate going back and forth to virtual machines though…for instance not always its easy to copy and paste against the 2 operating systems.
Will do. Thanks!!
I used CP for a while, but it started getting buggy on me. I kept losing notes. Maybe that was just my problem.
There are a few things about OneNote that are pretty much awesome though when compared with CP, though. The search functions are great – you can search on the page or across notebooks. I also use the inline equation editor a lot in OneNote. It’s pretty intuitive, especially if you are used to working in with something like LaTex. I also really like using SkyDrive to backup my notebooks, as well as using the OneNote web app when I am not on my MacBook. Finally, I just like the interface a lot better. It’s a lot cleaner, and you can see the organization of your notebook much more easily than with CP.
I stumbled across this thread a while back and thought it was pretty useful: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=127496
HTH!
Incredible link!! Thanks
Thanks a lot, you were really helpful. I think i’m gonna end up going with OneNote via Parallels 8 when i get a new MBP this summer.