Organizational Tools
iLeonardo is an impressive site for those interested in research. It’s a social utility that connects people and their notebooks which are collections of information from the Web. iLeonardo combines search methodologies, social bookmarks and social networks to produce relevant search results and ranking determined by people - not bots or publishers.The name of the service is obviously an homage to the legendary renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, who was famous for his notebook collection of research information, thoughts and ideas. ILeonardo and its notebook collection technology strives to help the Leonardo’s of the digital age.
Google Notebook is a strange bird. It’s like Google Docs mixed with Google Bookmarks. You can save just about anything you want while surfing the Web to any of your notebooks with a simple click. You can keep it private or share them. Not only does it save the content but also the link to the source for easy reference.
Zoho Notebook is similar to Google Notebook but minus some critical features that make Google the edge if you had to pick between these two services. Here’s a short screencast that demonstrates the differences:
UberNote offers many ways to save your research notes: via a toolbar that you add to your browser, email, instant messenger, mobile device or even on their own website.
EverNote I know, I know, not EverNote again! They seem to appear on a list every week, but that’s because it doesn’t do just one thing. It’s hard to describe everything EverNote does, but it does provide many features that would be useful to people interested in researching and taking notes online and on the go via a mobile device.
Browser Extensions & Addons
Browser Extensions & Addons
ClipMarks is the premier online clipmarking tool. You can save chunks of any webpage and share them too. There’s a plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer.
iLighter is simply a tool that lets you highlight portions of any webpage. You can then save those highlighted pages to your own notebooks on their site.
Twitterlights works with your iLighter account. Whatever you highlight and save can be sent to your twitter account automatically.
Dappadis a Firefox extension that lets you create notebooks in the firefox sidebar for easy access.
Scrapbook is an extension that mimics Opera’s Notes feature. Cool features include highlighter and eraser.
WiredMarker is another extension that allows you to highlight parts of any website in different colors.
NetNotes is a Firefox add-on that lets you store notes on websites.
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The issue with Evernote and Google Notebook is these are really high end clipping solutions. If you're out in the field and you want to jot down pure information: either writing something to yourself or transcribing (like taking notes in class or a meeting) - these tools really don't solve that. They are great for copy/paste jobs but they don't help you get information down fast or accurately...
I finally found something that actually helped me transcribe notes online.
If you want a pure text note taking solution that is absurdly quick, barebones, and focuses on data entry check out www.ayenotes.com for taking notes online.
AyeNotes was wired for text only notes - sort of the use you describe in your article. Its key feature is that it provides clips for frequently used strings. These can be templates you type, terms you use (action items, research, etc.), or it can be programmer-esque things like HTML and Markdown.
The site also autosaves the work and provides keystroke. If you have the site remember the login, everytime you go to www.ayenotes.com to take notes online you are dropped right into the new note screen. To get your data out, you can email or download the note in multimarkdown format.
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