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03 April 2008

I really like google notebook. Im using it with a FF add-on, and it's wonderfully convenient. [More:]

For whatever reason, bookmarks have never really worked out for me; I bookmark things, and then, well - basically they're lost. Not physically, though that has happened, but just sort of lost to me because my bookmarks are all a mess, they're difficult to navigate and see what I've linked to - they just don't work well for me. Likewise, I'm just not a delicio.us person; it isn't something that integrates well for me. (or didn't - I haven't used it in a long time.)

But I'm finding google notebook super-handy, so I thought I'd mention it for any of you who are also having trouble saving, organizing and tracking your online info - especially research. You can right click on an image, or highlight text and right click, or just click on a page to save into a folder, with a minimum of bother. I like to click on an image when possible, along with text, because when I expand my notes I get a very quick visual feed of what's there. You can add your own notes to any entry.

The "open notebook" icon sits in your tray, so it's easy to access with one click, and if you go to your notebook homepage (under "tools") you can do things like apply labels and drag and drop to organize or move. You can export to google docs, and you can publish a folder as a web page.

You can also invite collaborators on a folder, so you can work with others gathering info.

Anyway, I'm finding it very useful so far, and thought I'd tip you guys in case it's something that could help you with any of your projects, etc.
post by: taz at: 06:03 | 8 comments
That looks cool - I have the same problem with bookmarks, although I have had some success with Google Bookmarks, because I can access them from any of the several computers I use in the course of a day. I'll check it out - thanks.
posted by dg 03 April | 07:17
I'm starting research again for a new project, so I'm going to try it! Previously, I would bookmark everything, and then go through it and print it out, assemble it into a binder and then share the binder with the other artists. Anyway, if I can point to a URL, that's pretty cool. I'll check it out!
posted by typewriter 03 April | 08:01
I'm loving it too. Delicious never really caught on for me, but Google Notebook lets me save cool quotes and other info I want.
posted by drezdn 03 April | 08:15
I just got an invitation to Evernote, and am eager to test drive.
posted by middleclasstool 03 April | 08:52
I had delicious installed for about 5 minutes. I remember it doing something hideous to my menus and/or being completely unusable for some formal reason.
posted by Eideteker 03 April | 08:55
Yes, I totally agree. Google Notebook is really, really great for research. I use delicious, too, but as a fully searchable bookmark tool. For me, the two serve different purposes.
posted by unsurprising 03 April | 09:14
I like Google Notebook a lot, but my use of it has been limited. It's one of those things that I'd really love to use, but just haven't found a good use for.

On the other hand, Firefox 3's bookmarks have gotten better (tag fields, descriptions). But I'm still using delicious for "long-term" bookmark storage.
posted by mullacc 03 April | 09:26
Hm, I'll check it out. I don't think I really knew what it was before.

Since January I have switched scheduling over to Google Calendar and am really pleased with it.
posted by Miko 03 April | 10:21
*throws hands up, steps back* Done! || Blatant self-link:

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