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Posted by Glen Coulthard
Jul 8, 2010 at 02:52 PM
Does anybody know of note-taking software that offers a spreadsheet view for entering rows+columns of data? I currently have my data scattered across MyInfo (newer favourite), MyNotesKeeper (for ebooks), TreePad (legacy data), myBase (just testing), and UR (never really got into)—only this group would understand why
. I still can’t find the perfect solution! However, I’ve settled on PersonalBrain for serious thinking and ConnectedText for serious writing and reflection.
From a note-taker, I would like the ability to select “Notes” or “Spreadsheet” view when creating a new topic/node. It seems that much of my “capturing” has to do with lists of information that I would like to sort or sum/average. Anyone else have such a need? It seems that MyNotesKeeper and myBase are going through some revisions—it would be nice to see this feature added.
Thanks,
Glen
Posted by L. S. Russell
Jul 8, 2010 at 03:25 PM
Try TreeSheets http://treesheets.com/
Glen Coulthard wrote:
>Does anybody know of note-taking software that offers a spreadsheet view for
>entering rows+columns of data? I currently have my data scattered across MyInfo
>(newer favourite), MyNotesKeeper (for ebooks), TreePad (legacy data), myBase
>(just testing), and UR (never really got into)—only this group would understand why
>
. I still can’t find the perfect solution! However, I’ve settled on
>PersonalBrain for serious thinking and ConnectedText for serious writing and
>reflection.
>
>From a note-taker, I would like the ability to select “Notes” or
>“Spreadsheet” view when creating a new topic/node. It seems that much of my
>“capturing” has to do with lists of information that I would like to sort or
>sum/average. Anyone else have such a need? It seems that MyNotesKeeper and myBase are
>going through some revisions—it would be nice to see this feature
>added.
>
>Thanks,
>Glen
Posted by Rael Bauer
Jul 8, 2010 at 03:37 PM
Glen Coulthard wrote:
>Does anybody know of note-taking software that offers a spreadsheet view for
>entering rows+columns of data? I currently have my data scattered across MyInfo
>(newer favourite), MyNotesKeeper (for ebooks), TreePad (legacy data), myBase
>(just testing), and UR (never really got into)—only this group would understand why
>
.
Maybe it’s better I don’t say… :)
Anyway, take a look at RightNote (http://www.bauerapps.com) and AM-NoteBook (http://www.aignes.com)
Regards
Rael
Posted by TonyJ
Jul 8, 2010 at 04:47 PM
XLnotes (http://www.xlnotes.com), a plug in for Excel, has been mentioned here a couple of times.
It’s a good idea. Microsoft could strengthen their hand by doing something similar except instead of improving the comments field, they could have OneNote show up there.
Posted by Glen Coulthard
Jul 8, 2010 at 05:13 PM
Thanks for the advice!
1. TreeSheets—looks kinda strange; requiring a new mindset
2. RightNote—has the desired feature-set, but may be a little “kitchen-sink-ish”
3. AM-Notebook—looks clean and I like the drawing component; is it updated regularly?
4. XLNotes—I tried the first beta, but found it too buggy; maybe it’s better now
Great ideas—I’ll have to install and test for performance. Thanks again.