Pushing Pixels

I’ve been trying out some different note taking applications like Onenote, Evernote and Google Notes (sadly no longer supported).  One of my problems was that I wanted to be able to take notes on my desktop and have them appear on my laptop. Nothing synchronized well without paying a monthly fee (Evernote gives you 40 mb free, then you pay).

So I found a nice portable app called CintaNotes. I installed it inside of my DropBox folder and now my notes are auto synchronized. YAY!

As for the software, it’s mostly a copy-and-paste organizer. You can create as many notes as you want and put text or links in them. Pictures and files would be nice. As would a folder structure, but for simple note-taking, it’s fine.

You can add tags to each note and a single link. Overall, I give it 3/5. It’s simple without a lot to learn but it’s missing features.

I’m trying out my camera:

Here’s a fun regular segment I can start: Three links to other sites (this is so much easier than writing myself).

What Graphic Design Schools are Lacking at DavidAiry.com

Students, recent-grads and professionals weigh in on the things they wish they had learned in school.

Quick Tip: Top 5 Ways to Browser-Test your Website at Net.TutsPlus.com

Every browser mangles web pages differently. These five methods show you how to test your design in different browsers without installing a bunch of different operating systems (actually one show you exactly how to virtually install another OS).

FeedIcons.com

I needed to add the RSS icon to this template and this site has a bunch of free RSS graphics in tons of formats including Illustrator and Photoshop. I’ve got the simple 12×12 in the upper right at the moment.

My students have probably heard that the webhead server decided to die over the weekend. We lost all the databases and most student files. Things may be resurrected this week, but it’s as good a time as any to do some house cleaning. The podcasts are still available, but we are missing the week of January 18-21.