- Mac replacements for circus ponies notebook for mac#
- Mac replacements for circus ponies notebook pro#
I went down the path of circus ponies notebook, which did have a lot more features but when I got into university what I realized was that I didn't need an application to take notes, rather I needed an application that could annotate pdf, since all the professors sent out their powerpoint slides in pdf. The page was pretty much set in stone as to what you could and could not do.
I found that the features in the notebook view were limited, to say the least, and I couldn't even change the font I wanted in the notebook view, which I was somewhat disappointed about. Granted, if you're not using your computer when you're recording the lecture then fine (which was what I did last year when recording my microbiology lecture, which I have never listened to after I recorded it). In the end if I wanted to record a lecture I would just use garageband, though in my opinion recording lectures from the computer is in itself a horrible idea since as you type it makes sounds on the keyboard, and since the mic is right next to the keyboard (I'm on the early 2008 macbook pro) when I listen to it again I can hear everything going on. Bad quality, every little click on the keyboard could be heard and there was a lot of background noise. Note that when office '08 first came out they didn't have a trial so I was unable to test out the software prior to buying it. But when I actually tried the notebook view it was too late. "Wow, I can record all my lectures on here" or "Hey it seems really easy to document your notes with their tabs" and the list goes on. So first off when I got microsoft office: mac '08 I was pretty excited about the notebook view. I shall first describe my journey in the notetaking world.
Mac replacements for circus ponies notebook pro#
Now, don't get me wrong I am not particularly an adobe fan, *cough* flash *cough*, but I must say that I tried out adobe acrobat pro and I can see how it can be incredibly useful for students.
Mac replacements for circus ponies notebook for mac#
I've looked at and in a sense reviewed a wide variety of products ranging from the built-in word "notebook" view in mac office '08 to skim to circus ponies notebook for mac to skim and just recently I got a copy of Adobe Acrobat Professional and I must say I have been blown away by the kinds of things you can do with it, in terms of notetaking. As a student, I am naturally interested in note taking products.