TreeSheets Combines Text Entry And Spreadsheet Styling To Organise Your Notes

Very different.

Might not be the answer to everyone, but I see it could have a place in organizing.

USBhack

@USBhack:

And there are Linux and Mac versions here (for testing):

[groups.google.com]

USBhack

Thank you jebus. This would save my desk. I use a couple of different notepads for messages and notes and this just seems so much easier than rummaging thru paper after paper. I am so close to making my office as paperless as possible and this seems like a workable way to be able to do it even further.

speaknspell23

What I would like to see SOMEWHERE, is a TO-DO list that integrates logically with my calendar. If I have a dozen projects to do this week, but no meetings, my calendar still appears empty. I would like to see my upcoming tasks ON my calendar, yet still manageable as a prioritizable list! C'mon Google, get the task list out of email and put it in Gcal!

looks like it could be quite powerful, but I think I'd have to put a lot of thought in how to structure work. I've been using Treepad for a while now, its not perfect, but handles hierarchys nicely

exmeatball

It's usb-portable [groups.google.com]

It does have a single setting (default font), which it saves to the registry.

@stuny: Well...it's not exactly "free", but there's always MSOutlook 2007! Its default view now nicely shows tasks - yes, in a different pane than e-mail or calendar, but nevertheless in plain sight. Got to agree with you, though--wouldn't it be nice to have it all together? If my apps "had it all together", though, I'm afraid it would just be somewhat more evident that *I* do not have it all together :-). Cheers.

Linnet

@stuny: Well...it's not exactly "free", but there's always MSOutlook 2007! Its default view now nicely shows tasks - yes, in a different pane than e-mail or calendar, but nevertheless in plain sight. Got to agree with you, though--wouldn't it be nice to have it all together? If my apps "had it all together", though, I'm afraid it would just be somewhat more evident that *I* do not have it all together :-). Cheers.

Linnet

WOW! This is almost exactly what I've been wanting for decades. In a quick review I didn't see whether sorting on a column is supported or not. That would be very nice for GTD methods that use priorities.

I look forward to trying it once the Linux version is available.

TheFu

WOW! This is almost exactly what I've been wanting for decades. In a quick review I didn't see whether sorting on a column is supported or not. That would be very nice for GTD methods that use priorities.

I look forward to trying it once the Linux version is available.

TheFu

@stuny: I believe you can do this with Remember the milk in Gcal.

[blog.rememberthemilk.com]

D Wiz

@stuny: I believe you can do this with Remember the milk in Gcal.

[blog.rememberthemilk.com]

D Wiz

and Blackberry web apps are just too slow to be useful, so please don't recommend those.

mrthermister

Please help! What I want is a note/todolist system that has 3 interfaces: a desktop (windows for me), a Blackberry app, and a web app, all synced... Any ideas?

mrthermister

@[www.toodledo.com] sync well with everything, its free unless you want the real cool stuff.

I find that Microsoft OneNote is the best application for this sort of thing. Although it lacks on keyboard shortcuts, it is certainly very easy to use and is very productive.

Navid Hallajian

Good app, but not conducive to creative thinking and planning, to me anyway. Too dull. Good for reports tho, more helpful than Word.

BishopBlaze

@stuny: what would be the advantage? you wouldnt put lists of tasks in your calendar anyway - that defeats the whole point of a task list.

BishopBlaze

The keyboard shortcuts here aren't complete, at least by Windows standards. None of the Alt- keys work, nor the first letter options once you've opened a menu. For example, Alt-F then x should exit the app. Instead, it enters Fx on the current or a new "cell" - other than that, nice!

kguske

First of all, I feel like I've tried every note-taking application, dark-room, and personal wiki out there, and by far the best, IMHO is -- Word 2007. It does EVERYTHING, looks gorgeous, and you can make macros and stuff to have it do your bidding. Better than vim and emacs.

But -- on topic, that note taking application is remarkably polished. There was a time when I used Adobe InDesign for notetaking, because it was zoomable like in the spreadsheet. Zoomable is really cool, I enjoyed it briefly, but later went back to the personal-wiki format with Word 2007. I might give this another try ... you can have ur life's work on a single sheet.

Someday, they will have a zoomable personal wiki. But none of that is really going to chance the fact that we really do our best thinking linearly, and that in order to focus on anything, you absolutely CANNOT start making hyperlinks and subgrids but must remain with the thought. IMHO :)

q335r49

Have a look at the linked Freeware Genius article; it also mentions three other note-taking applications.

From those, I find the idea of associating tags with note/entries to be very intriguing.

PasBesoin

For my notes I use TiddlyWiki, which makes them easily publishable; but I'll dig this app and see if it fits my needs.

klausbert

@exmeatball: I also use Treepad (enterprise/db version). I might consider Treepad to be good for long term data, TreeSheets for short term/brainstorming.

USBhack

@TheFu:

Unofficial Linux (and OSX) here:

[groups.google.com]

USBhack

This is a very unique app. I see it's in free beta currently (and am wondering if it will turn shareware).
I'd like to see some creative examples of how people are using this program.

@USBhack:

Fair point, but I still would spend more time I think trying to get the formatting right....freemind is my friend....

I have been using treepad lite for a couple of weeks now to see how it stands up I've been using single nodes/articles on specific tasks/projects and inserting the dates everytime I make an entry. Color coding would help me track it all a bit better, but its been an awesome tool to track minutes and to-do items. Hyper-linking is cool too....had a webex meeting with some of my team in Japan last night. Everyone gets to see my notes and we can jump real easy to the data...

exmeatball

@q335r49: How did you do a personal wiki format with Word 2007? Sounds interesting.

KittyKittyKitty

@KittyKittyKitty:
using "insert hyperlink" in word. It actually works very well

q335r49

@klausbert:
O, I mean, just use 'insert hyperlink' with 'insert bookmark'

q335r49

@stuny: The way I get around this is by turning my high priority tasks into calendar appointments... If I'm gonna complete the task today, I need to make time for it on my calendar anyways.

In Outlook 2007, you can drag a task item onto your calendar so it doesn't take up too much overhead.

So, my workflow is... create Outlook tasks as I remember I need to do things... and, once a day, I review my task list to prioritize and add the top tasks to my calendar.

I have tried several, and have been a veritable Evernote guru (2.x). But honestly, my most used note taking app is Wordpad.

I have a hotkey to launch a new Wordpad instance whenever a note is needed. I also have one long-running Wordpad document in my startup folder, to open when I first boot up, to record reminders or snippets .

The interface is simple. Can paste almost anything into it. Few feature distractions. And it's there in a keystroke when I need it.

Most importantly, the Wordpad note is temporary. Nothing is saved to it. By the end of the day, almost all the notes have been pasted into something else: an email, a calendar, a to-do list, or the draft of a formal document. The remainder go into the startup Wordpad.

One less app to tend to, and no lingering stacks of notes to organize further. Very boring and very useful.

Jimmer

I have tried several, and have been a veritable Evernote guru (2.x). But honestly, my most used note taking app is Wordpad.

I have a hotkey to launch a new Wordpad instance whenever a note is needed. I also have one long-running Wordpad document in my startup folder, to open when I first boot up, to record reminders or snippets .

The interface is simple. Can paste almost anything into it. Few feature distractions. And it's there in a keystroke when I need it.

Most importantly, the Wordpad note is temporary. Nothing is saved to it. By the end of the day, almost all the notes have been pasted into something else: an email, a calendar, a to-do list, or the draft of a formal document. The remainder go into the startup Wordpad.

One less app to tend to, and no lingering stacks of notes to organize further. Very boring and very useful.

Jimmer

I can't help it. I don't want to help it...... TreeSheets to the wind.

paintbox

@ahpatel: I guess it depends on the nature of your work, i have so many 10 - 15 minute tasks in the day it wouldn't be worthwhile putting them as appointments.

BishopBlaze

tiddlwiki is my choicest tool. Has most of these functionalities, and a lot lot lot more. With just about the learning curve of a college graduate, it meets the business needs of me as a consultant, and even my partner. I think it is the most powerful tool that allows sync between my laptop, internet and cellphone...

IngaPentheus

Hi, Evernote is an option. www.evernote.com Bye

ElroyMaia

Flashnote.