Peter Mairhofer shared these words of wisdom:
Hallo Peter,
Two great features I've seen: I can now save my OneNote files to
a network drive and they will automatically be available in
offline mode and synchronised when I'm online again? I've not
yet tried it but it sounds good.
It does not only sound good ;-)
It works great. The way ON does things in so far is what's really
needed if one works with computers to-go-out.
One of the best new things I've seen in the software world for many
long years.
It works a bit different:
1.) One does not *save* the notebooks on a network device, one
*stores* them there (and only there). Notebook files are no longer
kept on a laptop, they are sitting just in *one* place.
2.) On the laptop one opens the file from the network device.
ON locally caches all of the notebooks opened.
3.) As long as the computers are connected, ON automatically synchs
all changes automatically.
4.) If the laptop is disconnected, the notebooks stay open (even if ON
is closed or the computer is shut down) unless they are explicitly
closed.
Any work is done with the local cache.
When the notebook is reconnected all changes made on any side are
synched automatically.
A really fantastic feature. Isn't it?
Another thing I've seen is OneNote mobile. Finally there is also
a small application for the PocketPC?
Designed for Smartphones, actually.
But it works on PDAs too as long as they are running under WM 5.
A long list of further improvement:
Just to name a main one: No longer only just *one* notebook but an
unlimited number. And a great way (most intuitive) to navigate through
(a) notebooks, (b) section groups, (c) sections (with pages and
subpages).
This does not only mean a change in the hierarchy, it allows for far
better overall organizing and sorting things.
Have fun
Rainald
