note taking

The day-to-day grind of maintaining a sprawling Obsidian vault finally pushed one user to try a different path: they migrated thousands of notes into Joplin, and within weeks declared they weren’t going back — praising Joplin’s genuinely open-source model, straightforward sync options, and...

OneNote users have long voiced a persistent complaint: why should one of Microsoft’s most versatile note-taking platforms lack the convenience of a simple paste plain text shortcut—a utility ubiquitous across both the Microsoft ecosystem and scores of productivity applications? That frustration...

The arrival of Markdown support in Notepad for Windows 11 marks a turning point for one of Microsoft's most iconic and long-standing applications—a lightweight text editor that, for decades, has stood as a symbol of digital minimalism. This new update empowers users to not only type and edit...

Notepad, the enduring fixture of the Windows ecosystem, is receiving a transformation that few could have anticipated even just a year ago. For decades, this spartan, built-in text editor has been a symbol of minimalism—a blank canvas untethered to the flourishes of formatting or the...

Microsoft’s Notepad has long been a staple of Windows—a humble, fast-loading tool designed for jotting plain text with none of the bells and whistles found in more advanced editors. For decades, its minimalism has been both a blessing and a boundary, endearing it to a dedicated segment of users...

As Microsoft steadily reinvents the Windows experience for both casual and power users, a classic mainstay is getting a surprisingly modern upgrade. Notepad, the humble text editor long associated with minimalist functionality and raw speed, is poised for significant transformation. Microsoft is...

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, maximizing productivity isn't just a catchphrase—it's a bare necessity. Amid the deluge of advanced task management applications crowding the Windows ecosystem, one deceptively simple app remains steadfast in its appeal: Sticky Notes. While Microsoft...

Imagine a world where after that tense Monday morning meeting, you never have to stare at a blinking cursor and wonder, “What exactly did we just agree on?” again. Where you don’t have to juggle sticky notes and the vague remnants of your auditory memory, or, worse yet, try deciphering your own...

There are times when the modern professional’s fingers just can’t keep up with the frantic pace of their over-caffeinated brain. Who among us hasn’t cursed at their iPhone while thumb-typing a half-formed thought, only to be foiled by screens no bigger than a deck of cards and an autocorrect...

Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well! I'm reaching out to tap into the collective wisdom of this community. As someone who spends a significant amount of time working on my desktop computer, I'm always on the lookout for tools and software that can help me boost my productivity and...

Note taking with text editors is the best way I've ever used. The real note taking software keep files locally which is risky for data loss when the operating fails or when the notebook is stolen. Word processors are too clunky and risky of data loss when crashed. Mozilla Composer is the fast...

Link Removed With Windows 10, your pen or touch-enabled device arrives built-in with Windows Ink: the feature that helps you set your ideas in motion. You can easily capture your thoughts, and share and collaborate with classmates or co-workers using Windows Ink, whether you’re doodling with...

Recently I met Kody Peralta, an ambitious 18-year old high school graduate who’s Surface Book has changed the way he learns. Kody now has the ability to take handwritten notes which he couldn’t do on pen and paper because of his transcription disability, dysgraphia. People with dysgraphia have...

OneNote makes your paper notebooks, index cards, and sticky notes obsolete, taming the “paper jungle” and raising your note taking to a whole new level. Microsoft OneNote 2016 makes taking notes a paperless activity, helping you become more organized, more productive, and more persuasive with...

Hi I'm finding it very hard to find any information about how to actually use Cortana or what she is supposed to do in her current state. In the video the speaker "Joe" says, "Hey Cortana, I'd like to send an email to (gives a name I've forgotten) and she opens an interface and asks what the...

I have a windows 7 computer with a stylus pen and I often use the pen like I would use a piece of scratch paper (sometimes with someone looking on). I've been using "paint.exe" - a program created around the time of the dinosaurs, but it still works. As simple as this program is, it still has 3...

Hello Guys, I am Not able to sync OneNote across my computers in local network or by unseeing SkyDrive Ok so here is little summary of my issue: I have setup my e-mail and pass and so on for MS Live and 25 GB Free SkyDrive My laptop is win 8 64 bit with office 2013 and my home server is win 7...