I am still struggling to find what works for me. My problem with the pencil is my hands shake all the time and my writing has degraded to a terrible mess where I can hardly read a lot of my own notes (on paper or iPad).
Also, it is much more useful to have the notes as editable, usable text anyway.
The pencil is great, just my writing and drawing skills are awful.
The Apple keyboard is very helpful for me for a lot of text input, but in a meeting, if I want to draw some quick diagrams, it is a pain to have to try and lay the iPad down to draw and set it back up to use the keyboard again.
I really like mind maps, but the app I am using isn't very pencil friendly. I would like a way to quickly create new items on the mind map switching with ease between keyboard and pencil.
I try to quickly create key ideas with the mind map software so I can pay attention to what all is being said. I can then reorganize and edit details later in the mind map.
Anyway, I am still looking for any better solutions that will work for me. I have tried so many note taking apps and they all fall short somewhere for me. The other option I try to use is simply creating quick outlines of notes instead of a mind map. Then, again, I refine what is in my outlines later. This way I can use the text in emails or other documents I create.
03-11-2016 05:43 AM