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Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by thecolorblue » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 3:57 PM UTC

caiob wrote: post #19

How exactly is this better than Evernote?

Its pretty equal. There is more microsoft integration (obviously), and its setup more like a notebook rather than evernote which feels more like digital post-it notes. Not sure how sharing/colaboration compares.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by vittore » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

thearn4 wrote: post #13

Very nice, OneNote is a pretty fantastic program that I never really found a good replacement for. I used it mostly for college course lecturing, and it was great. Although I don't teach anymore, it would still be really handy for workshops and things like that.

Have you tried Evernote at all? what does it miss compared to onenote?

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by sliverstorm » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

dpatriarche wrote: post #17

I've been looking forward to OneNote on the Mac for years. I installed it and found out there is no option for offline notebooks; all notebooks appear to be synced through the OneDrive cloud. WTF? There's not even the option to encrypt notebooks in the cloud. I'm just not going to share all my personal thoughts and notes with the NSA. I'm disappointed.

What, are you afraid the NSA is going to steal your business ideas?

Of all the things I would not want spooks snooping, my meeting scrapbook is pretty low on the list.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by josephpmay » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

I really wish they included inking support on the iPad app. I loved OneNote on my Tablet PC I had five years ago, and I'd love to use it today, but I handwrite all my notes on my iPad.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by Haul4ss » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:00 PM UTC

weslly wrote: post #16

Looks and works surprisingly good for a MS app outside Windows. I hope someday Microsoft will also release a Linux version.

They've gotten better in recent years, at least supporting OS X, iOS, and Android. I've used Office 2011 for Mac for a couple years now, and OneDrive works every bit as well as Dropbox or other cross-platform cloud document programs.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by gum_ina_package » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:01 PM UTC

dpatriarche wrote: post #17

I've been looking forward to OneNote on the Mac for years. I installed it and found out there is no option for offline notebooks; all notebooks appear to be synced through the OneDrive cloud. WTF? There's not even the option to encrypt notebooks in the cloud. I'm just not going to share all my personal thoughts and notes with the NSA. I'm disappointed.

The future is in the cloud though, and OneNote has always (for the ~3 years I've been using it) worked this way. Everything is synced with the cloud.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by mcweaksauce » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:02 PM UTC

Does this support drawing? If it doesn't, that's not very useful

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by wil421 » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:02 PM UTC

Its been a long time Microsoft has done something that makes me happy but this is one of those times. People in my office use OneNote a lot, I use Evernote but I have seen others use OneNote and it looks more powerful.

That being said the current state of Office for Mac is horrible, my outlook and lync crash every time I plug in an external monitor, awake from sleep, and sometimes when I switch desktops. They also have weird window behavior and the windows get stuck halfway above the menu bar.

Please fix the problems with Office for Mac before you add new products.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by ChuckMcM » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:03 PM UTC

sliverstorm wrote: post #23

dpatriarche wrote: post #17

I've been looking forward to OneNote on the Mac for years. I installed it and found out there is no option for offline notebooks; all notebooks appear to be synced through the OneDrive cloud. WTF? There's not even the option to encrypt notebooks in the cloud. I'm just not going to share all my personal thoughts and notes with the NSA. I'm disappointed.

What, are you afraid the NSA is going to steal your business ideas? Of all the things I would not want spooks snooping, my meeting scrapbook is pretty low on the list.

Don't be silly, local notebooks are a really useful thing when flying and when out of range of cell service (like camping, which is a great time for continual thinking without distraction). Without a capability for offline notes it will be less useful than if it had that capability.

Re: Introducing OneNote for Mac

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Post by maaaats » Mon, Mar 17, 2014, 4:03 PM UTC

caiob wrote: post #19

How exactly is this better than Evernote?

OneNote feels more like a piece of paper, where I can jot down exactly what I want where I want. To me, Evernote feels more like a collection of post-its. And this may have changed, but at least taking notes for math etc. worked much better in OneNote.

Edit: Heh, the other commenter thought of Evernote as post-its as well. :p