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I've just read Chris Pratleys latest blog and at his suggestion thought
I'd share a ON success story.
After using ON for 6 months I can confidently say that this is the tool
I've been waiting for even though I didn't know it !
I got suckered into downloading the 60 day trial on the back of the
fact that I extensively used the Notes function in Outlook and saw that
ON was described as Notes on Steroids. This had to be worth
investigating. Outlook Notes are ok but it's not a satisfying
experience to use them and they lack any advanced functionality.
Transferring my Notes to ON took about an hour and it was obvious that
ON was so much more than Outlook Notes. Notes on steroids and then some
!. The ability to organise, move, search, add tasks, flags are all
invaluable once you've got used to it.
Initially I thought the side notes were a gimmick and not useful,
however because I often use ON to quickly dump ideas I now find myself
using the Side notes shortcut (Windows Key-N) all the time just to dump
some information. At the end of the working day I come back to ON and
sort the side notes into proper notes.
My ON is now full of information. I've found all sorts of uses for
it. My daily Journal, blog entries, work notes, case histories, web
links, etc, etc. I can find data quickly either because it's
categorised or via the search. My day-to-day management of projects is
now much better and I feel that I'm on top of the outstanding tasks.
Using something like MS Project is ok for detailed management but ON
allows me to quickly see the issues of the day and who is doing what.
I don't use a tablet PC, just a desktop and so haven't really
explored the handwriting ability. But I don't feel like I'm missing
anything. ON gives me enough already.
There are some niggles, such as being unable to alphabetically sort
page tabs, but one suspects this will be fixed in the next release.
Another concern I have is the proprietary way in which ON stores data.
It is possible to export data but only in a limited way, so support for
XML export would be greatly appreciated.
As a work tool, ON is invaluable. As testament to this, I am probably
the first person in my company to use ON. I often email a page to
colleagues to share information and they respond with, "Wow, you
found all that quickly", followed up by, "Which tool do you use",
and ON has therefore spread its influence that little bit wider.
I know MS understand the viral affect of software, but at the end of
the day if the software is good then the good news travels fast. Well
done to the ON team and I look forward to the next version.
I'd share a ON success story.
After using ON for 6 months I can confidently say that this is the tool
I've been waiting for even though I didn't know it !
I got suckered into downloading the 60 day trial on the back of the
fact that I extensively used the Notes function in Outlook and saw that
ON was described as Notes on Steroids. This had to be worth
investigating. Outlook Notes are ok but it's not a satisfying
experience to use them and they lack any advanced functionality.
Transferring my Notes to ON took about an hour and it was obvious that
ON was so much more than Outlook Notes. Notes on steroids and then some
!. The ability to organise, move, search, add tasks, flags are all
invaluable once you've got used to it.
Initially I thought the side notes were a gimmick and not useful,
however because I often use ON to quickly dump ideas I now find myself
using the Side notes shortcut (Windows Key-N) all the time just to dump
some information. At the end of the working day I come back to ON and
sort the side notes into proper notes.
My ON is now full of information. I've found all sorts of uses for
it. My daily Journal, blog entries, work notes, case histories, web
links, etc, etc. I can find data quickly either because it's
categorised or via the search. My day-to-day management of projects is
now much better and I feel that I'm on top of the outstanding tasks.
Using something like MS Project is ok for detailed management but ON
allows me to quickly see the issues of the day and who is doing what.
I don't use a tablet PC, just a desktop and so haven't really
explored the handwriting ability. But I don't feel like I'm missing
anything. ON gives me enough already.
There are some niggles, such as being unable to alphabetically sort
page tabs, but one suspects this will be fixed in the next release.
Another concern I have is the proprietary way in which ON stores data.
It is possible to export data but only in a limited way, so support for
XML export would be greatly appreciated.
As a work tool, ON is invaluable. As testament to this, I am probably
the first person in my company to use ON. I often email a page to
colleagues to share information and they respond with, "Wow, you
found all that quickly", followed up by, "Which tool do you use",
and ON has therefore spread its influence that little bit wider.
I know MS understand the viral affect of software, but at the end of
the day if the software is good then the good news travels fast. Well
done to the ON team and I look forward to the next version.
