[NTLK] Newton-like note taking on Windows?

[L.W. Brown]

Tho I'm no expert, I've been pretty happy with all the MyScript apps (except the Stack, which seems more for developers)...

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> On Jan 9, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Michael Pick <mpick at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> I’ve downloaded Nebo MyScript on the iPad, to use with the Apple pencil. 
> 
> I’ve not used it much yet, but the handwriting recognition seems pretty solid, the gestures are indeed Newton-like, and it has some other features for diagramming and sketching that seem pretty nifty at first glance, as well.
> 
> - Mike
> 
>> On Jan 9, 2017, at 2:07 PM, Dennis Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Here are other MyScript apps:
>> http://myscript.com/technology/technical-demonstrations/
>> 
>> Nothing for macOS, though, only iOS for Apple products.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Dennis B. Swaney
>> 
>> "I think, therefore I Mac"
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Sonny Hung <sonnyhung at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I just did a search for Nebo and the Windows page says it's Free for the
>>> next 22 days. from the $8.99 normal pricing. I will try to download this
>>> later tonight on my Windows 10 laptop I have at home and check it out too.
>>> 
>>> Here's the link I found it at:
>>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/nebo/9nblggh4nlb0
>>> 
>>> God bless,
>>> 
>>> Sonny Hung
>>> the Hung Family
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Anthony Morrow <anthonydmorrow at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 7, 2017, at 3:51 AM, Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 1:12 AM Aaron Brigati <abrigati at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just got a Dell Venue 8 Pro 5855 with an active stylus and I'd
>>> really
>>>>>> like to find a Newton-ish note taking program for it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The built-in Windows HWR is pretty good, but you can only write in a
>>>>>> predefined little box, there's nothing like the Newton's 'write
>>>> anywhere'
>>>>>> and editing is a royal pain.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I found a few 'note pad' apps on the store, but they either use the
>>>> system
>>>>>> pen input box or they're just a sketchpad that doesn't convert the
>>>> writing
>>>>>> to text.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have Nebo installed. It does HWR, and you write on the lines on the
>>>>> screen, with the converted text above.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nebo HTML Export
>>>>> this is a note. I don't know if it does HWR.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just wrote the above, as you can see from the attribution. :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Might be worth checking out as an alternative to OneNote, though
>>> OneNote
>>>> is
>>>>> pretty usable.
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jon Glass
>>>>> jonglass at usa.net
>>>>> jonglass at mac.com
>>>> 
>>>> I’ll throw a vote to Nebo and OneNote as well. Nebo is great for wanting
>>>> to write and have it converted instantly to text. It has a lot of
>>> gestures
>>>> similar to the Newton like making a character of a word uppercase,
>>>> joining/splitting a word, etc. This is the closest experience I’ve found
>>> to
>>>> the Newton’s “Text” recognition mode. The maker of Nebo will often times
>>>> run specials on the Windows Store and make the app free.
>>>> 
>>>> OneNote is good for drawing and jotting stuff down. It does HWR in the
>>>> background so you can do text searches against your scribbles. You can
>>> also
>>>> convert hand written notes to text. OneNote, to me, feels like a
>>>> combination of the Newton’s “ink Text” and “Sketches” recognition mode
>>>> running at the same time. Remember, there are two version of OneNote for
>>>> Windows: the UWP app from the Windows Store and the full desktop version
>>>> available through an Office365 subscription or free at <
>>>> https://www.onenote.com/download>. I personally use the desktop app on a
>>>> Surface Pro 4 and find it to be better for a large screen. Before that I
>>>> was using the UWP app on a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2.
>>>> 
>>>> I would love to use Nebo’s HWR mode inside OneNote. It would be a pretty
>>>> good combination. Sadly, you can only export to HTML or MS Word from Nebo
>>>> and while you can copy and paste from those to OneNote, it is just too
>>> many
>>>> steps.
>>>> 
>>>> Tony Morrow
>>>> lookanotherblog.com
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