Notes Software for IPAD or IdeaPad

[mdphd72]

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Hey all,

I'm looking to get a touch screen (IPAD or IdeaPad) that has software for taking notes. I have seen a lot out there that don't do what I want, however.

Does anyone know of a software/hardware combo that will allow me to draw images and edit with a stylus on powerpoints and pdfs that professors will provide electronically for lecture.

I am NOT talking about basic text editors and stuff like that. I want it to be like the device in my lap is just like a paper packet that I had printed out.

Does this exist?

 

[nowonder]

http://www.imedicalapps.com/2011/04/penultimate-physician-app-review/

 

[mdphd72]

I don't see any capabilities to edit PPTs or PDFs in that. Did I miss it?

 

[mdphd72]

bump

 

[Choo]

Maybe this is close to what you were talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CwJcpzJ4oo

There is also noterize for the ipad. I think you'd have to convert PPT to PDF.

 

[mdphd72]

Maybe this is close to what you were talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CwJcpzJ4oo

There is also noterize for the ipad. I think you'd have to convert PPT to PDF.

Yeah I've actually found that Iannotate and a couple other PDF viewers on the IPad seem to be exactly what I'm looking for. Because you're right, that the PPT needs to be converted to PDF. But it's been my experience so far that most schools make that format readily available.

Now I just need to find one for the smaller Android tablet. Because I really ONLY want one for this purpose--which isn't worth 500+ bucks.

 

[cbrons]

For iPad, Noterize is very useful as you can scroll through powerpoints and .pdfs and make notes on them, add in blank pages to either type or write something in the middle, or whatever. It's a very good application. So is PenUltimate, but this is for taking notes with a stylus (of which I use the BoxWave).

 

[mdphd72]

For iPad, Noterize is very useful as you can scroll through powerpoints and .pdfs and make notes on them, add in blank pages to either type or write something in the middle, or whatever. It's a very good application. So is PenUltimate, but this is for taking notes with a stylus (of which I use the BoxWave).

Good to know, thanks for all the info!

 

[Fleur de Me]

For iPad, Noterize is very useful as you can scroll through powerpoints and .pdfs and make notes on them, add in blank pages to either type or write something in the middle, or whatever. It's a very good application. So is PenUltimate, but this is for taking notes with a stylus (of which I use the BoxWave).

Hands down, Noterize is the bomb!! I bought iAnnotate first and once I got Noterize, never used it again. Noterize imports PPT and PDF- you can highlight, free write, and change pen color as well as add sticky notes and bookmarks.

Other iPad apps to make sure you get: Inkling (AWESOME textbooks, you can buy by the chapter for $1.99 each), Flashards Deluxe, and Netters cards (which also go on your phone). Medscape (free) is also amazing to look up drugs/diseases on the fly (unlike epocrates, it has a downloadable database so you don't need a wifi/3G connection to look things up).

I love my iPad- I take it into lab and make notes and draw on slides- really helpful when annotating images, and practicing identification.

In addition to the legit texbooks, I also have PDFs I downloaded from the library site and others, so I have a LOT of reference info with me at all times.

 

[mdphd72]

Hands down, Noterize is the bomb!! I bought iAnnotate first and once I got Noterize, never used it again. Noterize imports PPT and PDF- you can highlight, free write, and change pen color as well as add sticky notes and bookmarks.

Other iPad apps to make sure you get: Inkling (AWESOME textbooks, you can buy by the chapter for $1.99 each), Flashards Deluxe, and Netters cards (which also go on your phone). Medscape (free) is also amazing to look up drugs/diseases on the fly (unlike epocrates, it has a downloadable database so you don't need a wifi/3G connection to look things up).

I love my iPad- I take it into lab and make notes and draw on slides- really helpful when annotating images, and practicing identification.

In addition to the legit texbooks, I also have PDFs I downloaded from the library site and others, so I have a LOT of reference info with me at all times.

I watched some videos of people using these apps on the IPad and the handwriting was very loose and sloppy and took up obnoxious amounts of space. Is this something that you get better at with experience? Do you experience this? I feel like it would be bad for organization and ease of studying, etc.

 

[MossPoh]

I have .pdf versions of First Aid, Goljan and multiple other books (I own the real versions of all of them) on my iPad. I also created a dropbox account and throw on all sorts of class notes. While the kaplan qbank app is intended for iphone and isn't pretty, I also have that and some other things on there. I also have a ton of journal articles for research (and enjoyment) and the pubmed app which I can use through my school's proxy, wherever I am.

One of my profs even does board review videos, which I put on there and watch with down time.

But yea, I use iannotate. Noterize is good too. Iannoate is more powerful for .pdfs, but lacks some of the features that make it useful as a complete notes tool.

 

[Fleur de Me]

I watched some videos of people using these apps on the IPad and the handwriting was very loose and sloppy and took up obnoxious amounts of space. Is this something that you get better at with experience? Do you experience this? I feel like it would be bad for organization and ease of studying, etc.

Here's the situation- I don't take long, drawn out handwritten notes. I download the PPT/PDF of the lecture and then put stars and draw lines and put short-hand notes there. Then I go back and make flashcards (I use quizlet and flashcards deluxe on my ipad/iphone) with the images from the slides.

The ipad/noterize has been exceptionally useful in the lab classes (histo, neuroscience) where I take it to lab, and can mark all over the slides/pictures. This alone made a bunch of people in my class run out and get an iPad, because you're not able to do that with a computer or drawing on your own. As the prof is talking, I'm putting stars and circles around important things on the images. It's great.

I can put a star on a piece of tissue, or draw an arrow and say "this is a goblet cell--> mucous" or whatever. Classic.

I like the free drawing/highlighting and the sticky notes in Noterize, wish iAnnotate could do that.

Also- I use dropbox which is integrated also for Noterize and iAnnotate- keep a lot of stuff there and drag it in as necessary. I've recently been reading a lot of articles for my research project and this has been key.

 

[Fleur de Me]

for example- this is the kind of thing i do in lab. although this isn't going to be useful to anyone but me, i can read my writing and it helps me!

 

[powertoold]

This is awesome. I didn't know there was a capacitative pen for the iPad. I'll have to look into it. It seems the wrist is still a problem at times.

 

[mdphd72]

This is awesome. I didn't know there was a capacitative pen for the iPad. I'll have to look into it. It seems the wrist is still a problem at times.

Yeah I was wondering about that. It seems like whenever I watch videos of people using it, it's really uncomfortable. Is it pressure or heat that makes the wrist interfere? Maybe you could lay a microfiber cloth between your wrist and the screen?

 

[powertoold]

Yeah I was wondering about that. It seems like whenever I watch videos of people using it, it's really uncomfortable. Is it pressure or heat that makes the wrist interfere? Maybe you could lay a microfiber cloth between your wrist and the screen?

The touchscreen on most devices today are capacitative. There is a sight electrical charge on your hands which allows the screen to detect touch. In the past, most touchscreens were resistive, which is based on pressure. Capacitative touchscreens are much better to use and feel more "high-tech." The reason I was surprised a pen would work on the screen is because pens don't have electric charges. It's very likely that the pens they used for the iPad run on batteries.

I guess a piece of cloth on your palm would prevent your palm from activating the capacitative screen, but it just won't be very convenient to use.

 

[Fleur de Me]

It's very likely that the pens they used for the iPad run on batteries.

I guess a piece of cloth on your palm would prevent your palm from activating the capacitative screen, but it just won't be very convenient to use.

Uh no. I use the boxwave pen and it rocks (check it out on Amazon)- there aren't any batteries, just a foam tip. Also, the program I use has a "palm/wrist detector" so that only the marks from the pen show up. This isn't really a problem, I use it everyday and my palm doesn't mess it up at all.

 

[mdphd72]

So you're referring to "Iannotate" when you say the program you use has a palm detector in it?

 

[Fleur de Me]

So you're referring to "Iannotate" when you say the program you use has a palm detector in it?

I just realized I made a mistake- sorry, the program I prefer to use is Noterzie (although I also have iAnnotate). I think Noterize is superior and it is the one that has the palm detector.


Was tired when I first responded to this...

 

[mdphd72]

I just realized I made a mistake- sorry, the program I prefer to use is Noterzie (although I also have iAnnotate). I think Noterize is superior and it is the one that has the palm detector.


Was tired when I first responded to this...

Oh no worries at all! In your original post, you actually mentioned your preference for Noterize. I apparently neglected to look at that post before I posted myself!

Thanks for all your info.

Also, if you don't mind me asking. Do you in general have good or bad handwriting? The writing on your example slides seems a little erratic, but I wasn't sure if that was you or a consequence of the touch screen. I'm just thinking about what my signatures look like on those electronic signature pads... hahah

 

[Fleur de Me]

Also, if you don't mind me asking. Do you in general have good or bad handwriting? The writing on your example slides seems a little erratic, but I wasn't sure if that was you or a consequence of the touch screen. I'm just thinking about what my signatures look like on those electronic signature pads... hahah

I have crappy print when I'm doing it quickly. If I'm trying to have nice handwriting, its fine, but this is a situation of me scribbling things out quickly!

So yeah, my bad handwriting, not crappy work on behalf of the iPad 😉

 

[dohlo]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0pL2t2_CIw[/youtube]

I am looking to get a tablet for school too and have run across this guy. The native note taking app+Evernote is looking pretty sweet, especially with the audio integration. Thoughts? I will wait for it to come out (late may) and can read some reviews, but it looks promising

 

[mdphd72]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0pL2t2_CIw[/youtube]

I am looking to get a tablet for school too and have run across this guy. The native note taking app+Evernote is looking pretty sweet, especially with the audio integration. Thoughts? I will wait for it to come out (late may) and can read some reviews, but it looks promising

When they talk about tablets and such, does 7" mean the diagonal?

 

[mdphd72]

Also, while this seems like an awesome device, it's well out of my price range hahah

 

[Taikonaut]

As an iPad user with med students that also have iPads our school gave (read: added to our tuition) us I can say it is an excellent TOY and for wasting time with Angry Birds. The notes apps make it look like you wrote in crayon and are just terrible. Some look decent but only because you are zoomed in and let me tell you it does not auto-scroll fast enough for you to keep up. If you want a tablet with real tablet writing, get a real tablet. I think IBM, HP, and Toshiba sell some nice ones. Keep the iPad limited to stuff like watching movies on the plane and fighting zombies with plants.