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If you read my previous post, you probably noticed that part of why I like Windows Mobile, is good for notes with mobile EverNote and mobile OneNote.

Well the latest news is, EverNote for BlackBerry: http://www.evernote.com/about/download/blackberry/

So EverNote is now accessed via (2009/06/03): Mac, Windows, Web, Web Clip, Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry

For Verizon (today), the only smart phone choices are BlackBerry or Windows Mobile.  (Sprint has Palm Pre, AT&T has iPhone, T-Mobile has Android, Symbian is not US).  So, because of this, I may actually consider a BlackBerry as a potential choice for my next phone. 

PS: still planning to carry an iPod touch too

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I am a huge fan of notes.  In semi-recent times, I’ve especially become addicted to: Microsoft Office OneNote and EverNote.

OneNote 2007 is still more powerful, and the way they organize/display the UI with Notebook –> Section –> Page, is a big deal to me.  But EverNote has a big ubiquity/cloud presence (web access, mobile access, integrated online storage/presence).

I’m also still using Windows Mobile (and still waiting for some more upgrades from the iPod touch, such as a 64 GB model), largely because it has an EverNote application for easy-fast-quick-convenient online notes read-or-write.  But EverNote on Windows Mobile doesn’t let me get access/edit the notes offline, such as going into a store or airplane.  So I copy/paste them to OneNote Mobile.

I used to print lists (such as a grocery list).  But now I do a multi-step process:

1) maintain my list in OneNote for Windows (power)

2) copy/paste this into EverNote for Windows (online presence)

3) view the list auto-sync’ed to EverNote Windows Mobile (auto-sync)

4) copy/paste from EverNote Windows Mobile to OneNote Windows Mobile (offline access)

Here’s an example:

After actually doing it just now, I noticed that I OneNote copy/paste to notepad.exe then copy/paste to EverNote, because otherwise the formatting is weird, in between steps 1 and 2.  This may be a temporary hack.  In fact, I’m hoping that long-term that:

A) the EverNote Windows Mobile application will add offline access

B) OneNote Mobile will become more integrated/online with Windows Live/Mesh and OneNote desktop

C) EverNote desktop application’s UI will become more organized/powerful with a 3-layer tabs system that takes up small screen real-estate, like OneNote

…  Or preferably, all of the above and more

PS: when I get an iPod touch, it will have EverNote access too

PS: For the record, I do also still keep a folded piece of paper and Fisher Bullet Pen (writes upside down etc) in my wallet.  Though mainly as a backup, or to write something for someone else.  Similar thing with printing notes.

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I am trying out Windows Live Writing, after enabling XML-RPC.  In WordPress 2.7.1, you just go to Settings –> Writing –> check the checkbox to enable XML-RPC.

Logging into the webpage, especially with a bookmark or direct link on desktop/taskbar etc, already seems like it shouldn’t be painful.  But in the details, somehow it feels less streamlined than I’d imagined.  So I’m trying out Windows Live Writer to see if it will go even further in making it simple painless well-organized quick robust.

Notice the Insert –> Picture link, which lets me select from web, which is good since I like to put my png’s as external links.  Preview tab, source tab.

An interesting thing they do is how you don’t have to be fully aware that under-the-hood it’s writing a file/doc saved on your local hard drive.  You just have File –> Open, showing “Drafts” alongside Recently Posted, and Pem’s Tech Blog (which accesses my posts from online).  Great stuff.

Overall, my first impression is that it looks at least a lot better than just using the default editing in the WordPress web page application.  A big part of it is just the WYSIWYG editing, but it’s also a simple yet powerful central desktop application toolbox hub for blogging.  Imo, great stuff

A minor thing with my (../pemtech_files/) scheme (use relative paths not absolute), is that I had to first insert the image link with an absolute path such as (http://www.mepem.com/pemtech_files/2009_06_03/WindowsLive_Edit_thumb.PNG), then click the Source tab and find/replace it with (/index.php/../).  This worked, even for the Preview tab.

I also noticed you can do posts via email.  And I’m hoping there’s a good Windows Mobile application (I did see there is a WordPress iPhone OS App).  The point is just to make it more streamlined easy convenient to write/manage posts.  But for now, I have a really good first impression of Windows Live Writer.

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