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Posted by jamesofford
Feb 16, 2013 at 04:59 PM
Greetings:
A while back I posted that I was using MagicalPad on my iPad as an outliner. One of the things that I liked about MagicalPad is that you can tap anywhere and begin typing, much as you can in Onenote. I still like that capability, but the app lacks a bit in terms of organizing what you enter. It is easy to use, but not quite as useful as I had hoped. I will keep it on my iPad, but I am looking around to see what I might be able to replace it with. I use Omnioutliner on my MacBook Pro, and I like the program, but with the lack of sync with Omnioutliner on the iPad, I don’t see that as being useful for a mobile solution.
I have been looking at Outline + for the iPad. It is billed as an app that will open Onenote files on the iPad. Does anyone have experience with the app? Apparently until recently you couldn’t edit the files on the iPad, but in the current version you can. I realize that I won’t be able to sync the files with anything on my MacBook, but I will have a mobile notebook/outliner that will allow me to organize things.
Jim
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Feb 16, 2013 at 07:14 PM
Hi, Jim,
I’ve played around with Outline+, but I don’t feel my experience is enough for me to offer valuable advice. All I can say is that it didn’t stick with me, not sure why. I am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that the best option is Evernote, because it is the easiest to keep in sync on my work PC, my MacBook and my iPad Mini. I am not overly impressed with Evernote, except for its ubiquity. It works and I’ve been able to keep access to my notes, so that’s enough… but in true CRIMP fashion I’ll keep looking for a better alternative.
Steve Z.
Posted by jimspoon
Feb 17, 2013 at 05:41 AM
i know Jim was asking about Outline+, but I just wanted to say that like Steve the advantages of Evernote have been becoming clearer to me. I can use it as a universal repository ... that I can put stuff into from any device I’m using. The hierarchical tags are appealing too ... it would also be useful to if an item would be tagged with a parent tag automatically if it is tagged with a child tag, at least optionally. Also there is the ability to link to an Evernote item either from withing Evernote or from another program. Also I like the built-in voice recognition. Now there are things I want that are missing to be sure. And I don’t know if I want to pay for the premium subscription.
Posted by Franz Grieser
Feb 17, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Hi.
I bought Outline+ to sync 2 projects that resided (then) in OneNote to my iPad. But I never managed to get O# und OneNote to sync correctly. There are always pages missing in either OneNote or in Outloine+ (just synced and checked again).
I quit using Outline+ because of these troubles. And because I find the “tap anywhere and start writing” method on my iPad annoying.
I also use Evernote more and more to sync material for my projects that I work on at home and on the road. OneNote is the repository for projects I mainly work on at home.
For writing on the iPad I use Index Cards and Notebooks (there is a fine app for Windows and Mac available for that).
Franz
Posted by jaslar
Feb 18, 2013 at 01:00 AM
I too find myself using Evernote more—again, ubiquity across iOS, Android, Windows and Linux (with Nixnotes). On the iPad, I also really like the PlainText program—a two pane outliner that makes up in absolute simple elegance what it lacks in features. It too syncs to Dropbox. I’ve also played with CarbonFin Outliner as a tool, but the syncing is just to the cloud outliner.