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Diana Yu Rewinski's avatar

I have multiple use cases for notetaking:

• Sometimes I’m sitting in a session, taking notes & photos of presentation slides, table not always available.

• Sometimes, I’m walking (fast!) indoors and outdoors on a college tour, taking notes and taking photos. The tours take place in all kinds of weather: sunny, hot, & humid; rainy, cold, & cloudy; everything in between.

• I have a single destination where my notes eventually need to land.

• I have colleagues who swear by their Remarkable, but I’d rather not have a relatively heavy single-use piece of tech when I travel. (Sole exception being a camera for certain destinations not related to work!)

What I’ve settled on:

• OneNote app - free, available on multiple platforms; take notes on any phone or mini-sized tablet; in office, easy to copy & paste entire notes to the single destination using laptop; have not tried the OCR (yet).

• Rocketbook - executive size Core notebook; used less now, mainly using OneNote; the letter size can be too floppy in certain situations; OCR works relatively well for me (YMMV) and the original scan is preserved.

• Paper “steno”-sized notepad - carry as a backup, because tech is sooo convenient … until it isn’t.

Tips:

1) Fire HD 8 tablet - probably the least expensive way to use OneNote if you want a bigger form factor than a phone; available in the official Fire tablet App Store, no need to side load.

2) Some convention center meeting rooms have terrible wifi! If your tablet is wifi only, use OneNote on phone, a Rocketbook, or paper.

3) You can scan anything with Rocketbook using their Beacons (https://getrocketbook.com/products/rocketbook-beacons, $15.99); no need to use the sticky back.

4) If your Rocketbook Frixion pens run out, you can scan paper notes by laying them on a Rocketbook page (or use Beacons).

5) For #3 & #4 above, Rocketbook OCR capability is a plus (YMMV).

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Carisa Orwig's avatar

I'm loving Supernote by Ratta. I upgraded from Rocketbook. The powerful organizing options and almost endless battery life make me feel spoiled! I wish more companies had their dedication to products that last- they make the back removable so I am able to replace parts if needed instead of needing to upgrade every couple of years.

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