Just for those who don't know. Google Drive is up and running. Super cheap plans compared to other companies. 5gb free
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Hell its nice. Throwing them 2 50 " month for the 25 gigs too, maybe they can buy themselves an ice cream or something
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thronnos said:
Just for those who don't know. Google Drive is up and running. Super cheap plans compared to other companies. 5gb free
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Don't use it... Read the t.o.s. Google can take your files and do what they please with them... Stick with dropbox and dev-host...
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The verge did a in depth comparison of the tos and they really don't look much different than the others. It's just google has to use more general words as they have a unifies tos for all their services. They also state in the terms of service something like "we always acquire permission to use data uploaded from you publicly" or something like that. Personally its google.. If I'm willing to use thier other services with the same tos I don't obviously care enough to not use drive. But that's just me
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hi guys.
if i may ask. what is the best 3rd party google drive apps for android?
i was a noob dropbox user before this. hundreds of files in them.
in dropbox official apps, i have to download them 1 by 1.
however, after trying tons of apps for dropbox, i have met dropsync.
i love it. it syncs CORRECTLY, immediate sync after changes is detected, and it have apps for pc n mac too!
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but i have problem with the storage in dropbox, too little.
and, google drive came. i love it, it fast, it have big capacity, it have desktop apps.
again, the same problem i face with my android. i have to select each file 1 by 1 to download them aka make available offline.
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enough of explaination.
again, i would like to ask, have you guys found an awesome 3rd party apps to automatically sync files in and out google drive to my android device?
thanks!
Morphasella said:
hi guys.
if i may ask. what is the best 3rd party google drive apps for android?
i was a noob dropbox user before this. hundreds of files in them.
in dropbox official apps, i have to download them 1 by 1.
however, after trying tons of apps for dropbox, i have met dropsync.
i love it. it syncs CORRECTLY, immediate sync after changes is detected, and it have apps for pc n mac too!
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but i have problem with the storage in dropbox, too little.
and, google drive came. i love it, it fast, it have big capacity, it have desktop apps.
again, the same problem i face with my android. i have to select each file 1 by 1 to download them aka make available offline.
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enough of explaination.
again, i would like to ask, have you guys found an awesome 3rd party apps to automatically sync files in and out google drive to my android device?
thanks!
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Quick answer would be no. Google Drive is so new, that 3rd party apps haven't been created yet. I personally don't even think google has releases the API's for developers to create apps off it yet. (although I could be wrong)
Just have to wait a little longer I'm afraid
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One of my good friends is a PEN tester and a Dev for IBM. He uses Googles apps to basically run his life, he is a private contractor for a few groups and has to schedual his life hour to hour, he calims Google helps him to be able to do this efficiently. Coming from a guy who has spoke a few times at DEFCON about Oracle and JAVA vulnerabilities, ill trust them. You don't want it stolen, don't put it in a cloud. THE END
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As much as I tried to keep my clouds limited, they quickly grew. I can't say no to free cloud storage (well, not actually free, the bigger clouds usually come along side a membership or purchase). HP cloud came with the laptop, Asus cloud with the Prime, Amazon cloud with membership and of course Dropbox, Google docs and Google music.
I don't need it all right now, nor do I use it, but I'd like a better way of keeping them organized. Right now I do it via directories and bookmarks.
I think it would be great if there were an app that let you view your clouds side by side, what is in them, space avl, etc. Keep them organized and remind you what you have! (ah he'll, Picasa counts, too)
Maybe there is a cloud link app? Or one of these clouds will let us "pull in " other clouds like we can have several email addresses.
Doesn't hurt to hope
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As much as I tried to keep my clouds limited, they quickly grew. I can't say no to free cloud storage (well, not actually free, the bigger clouds usually come along side a membership or purchase). HP cloud came with the laptop, Asus cloud with the Prime, Amazon cloud with membership and of course Dropbox, Google docs and Google music.
I don't need it all right now, nor do I use it, but I'd like a better way of keeping them organized. Right now I do it via directories and bookmarks.
I think it would be great if there were an app that let you view your clouds side by side, what is in them, space avl, etc. Keep them organized and remind you what you have! (ah he'll, Picasa counts, too)
Maybe there is a cloud link app? Or one of these clouds will let us "pull in " other clouds like we can have several email addresses.
Doesn't hurt to hope
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+1 really love the idea of such an app. Would definately make online storage more overviewable and efficienter organized / structured.
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Sandisk make an app that offers back up to the cloud and links together box, dropbox, google docs etc. Its available in the market. It is about to or has just come out of beta.
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bobbyball said:
Sandisk make an app that offers back up to the cloud and links together box, dropbox, google docs etc. Its available in the market. It is about to or has just come out of beta.
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Is this the one you are talking about?
https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kaXNrLm16Il0.
In ES File explorer you can manage distant storing facilities, and Dropbox and Box are natively recognized.
I'll have to see what ES File explorer can do, I do have that and use it, but if it's essentially "file manager - like" then I'm already doing that one my own. The sandisk one is great but is limited to only a handful that I use.
I'm just dreaming it would be nice to have an app that you could specify which clouds you have and have the app act like a gatekeeper - it wouldn't be able to access your clouds, except maybe total space avl, used, allow the user to give them "sub-names" for the tasks/storage each cloud will be used for.
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Is this the one you are talking about?
https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5zYW5kaXNrLm16Il0.
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Yes that's the one. You can set it to automatically back up your device to the cloud storage or your choice.
ZeroPC Cloud Navigator HD supports a few as well.
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ZeroPC Cloud Navigator HD supports a few as well.
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yeah i love that one! its better than otixo all in all but the down side is it has a limited bandwidth for free users >.< i hope that limitation would ware off
Which one do you prefer. Right now I have a Dropbox pro account that I dropped but still has membership, and I have a recurring sugar sync account which I love. But I was just wondering which do you prefer?
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Which one do you prefer. Right now I have a Dropbox pro account that I dropped but still has membership, and I have a recurring sugar sync account which I love. But I was just wondering which do you prefer?
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I personally use dropbox, mainly because it was the first one I tried and was free, have never heard of or used sugarsync. I stand by the motto of don't fix what isn't broken and having 7gb on my dropbox I don't plan on going anywhere soon.
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I personally use dropbox, mainly because it was the first one I tried and was free, have never heard of or used sugarsync. I stand by the motto of don't fix what isn't broken and having 7gb on my dropbox I don't plan on going anywhere soon.
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Dropbox for me, I only have 5GB, but that's pretty much all I need.
That's good, but I can't get referrals for the love of it.
Dropbox, but not because it's better than SugarSync. I have a ton of friends that use dropbox and with the recent 5 gigs they gave away I'm at 17 gigs of space.
That being said, I've heard great things about SugarSync so if you don't plan on sharing anything/folders with friends (Dropbox is, for the most part, the universal standard) I might give that a try too.
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That's good, but I can't get referrals for the love of it.
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It may sound like something you absolutely hate doing, but spam the hell out of your friends and family. It won't cause them any harm and you'll GREATLY appreciate the extra storage space. It took me a long time to come to terms with it, but boy was it a great decision. I sent out an email explaining that I was helping friends coordinate a programming project and that by them signing up it helped us out a lot with school. Worked like a charm (though it was all true. lol).
What? no one signed up for Asus Web Storage when they got their prime?
I still use dropbox, but signed up for a Asus account thru my Prime and they give you 8 GB of storage instead of the 2 GB that anyone else gets.
Why not just use Tonido and use your own computer and as much space as you want? By using Tonido I don't have to worry about space anymore.
I use Dropbox and Dropsync to keep important docs local and in sync. That way I don't rely on wifi... Works great for me. Go check out their blog to see if they still have the recent beta going where each 500MB in photos and video you sync automatically gives an equal amount of storage up to 5GB.
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DB for sure. Google the 2.0.9 apk and it now has unlimited uploaded & there is a way yo get 500gb free instant & then 4.5gb free for uploading during the beta.
Plus the new version can sync photos & bids instantly when taken.
Ya I'm doing it, but I only received the initial 500mb then after upload automatically I got nothing. What the 2.09 APk I don't understand.
With 2.0.9 every 500mb you upload with their new upload feature will give you 500mb up to 5gb. Many of us all got the 5gb as I just made 500mb vids & uploaded them.
Yes I just did it too. It seems the google Adwords is a great way to do this too huh?
I've used Dropbox for a while and will continue to - I have several shared folders set up that are very useful. I did sign up for the 8gb from Asus and the 50gb promotion from Box. Those along with misc cloud storage that came with my laptop and printer (he'll, not to mention Google Docs and Music)...... I'm pretty well set I use them for different things and so easy I've not used at all yet.
just use vmware and set some virtual machines up, u'll get 16gb in no time(had an .edu email so it gave me double), so far i got 23.88gb from dropbox.
wouldve been more if i didnt miss that 1gb scavenger hunt thing
Sugarsync for me
I use Sugarsync and it works well. The main reason I picked it over Dropbox was the ability to select multiple separate directories to sync (vs just one Dropbox directory). You also can choose which directories to sync between which PCs (not all dirs have to be synced between all PCs). Very handy. However, Sugarsync has two large holes (that are supposed to be filled this year) - you can't sync a directory on a USB drive, and you have to sync with the cloud (vs getting data directly from a local PC).
Agree on Dropbox, tried them both and its better on android.
Dropsync is very nice for tablets/phones too. got on my prime and sgs2 for convenient sync with no hassles
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NAS Server
You should check out a NAS Server. Set up your own cloud and stream your content wherever you are!
Synology DS212j is a pretty neat little machine!
I have used SugarSync for about 18 months. I am liking how they are agressively updating it and appear to be trying to gain traction in a very competitive market by improving the product. It works well for me on my TFP 201. I have the 100 gig storage plan.
Dropbox
Currently using Dropbox and loving it. I have the 50Gb account that is up to 54.5 with referrals, beta etc. This may change though when Google deploys Drive.
I've used both, and Sugarsync wins just for the ability to sync multiple independent folders. I know there are some workarounds in DB, but I don't want workarounds. I like the ability to just click on a folder and share it immediately, and still keep it where I want it. It's pretty easy to get above the given 5Gb too, with a little legwork. I got up to 6.5Gb in 15 minutes by jumping through their hoops. Also, the interface is pretty easy to work with. I had formerly used Windows Live Mesh, which was quick to sync, and can work peer to peer (still use it on my LAN because it's so quick, and no file limits via P2P). Unfortunately there are few mobile clients for Mesh. So Sugarsync wins for me.
I read today some Google account have Google Drive enabled, so is it true or not? If it's true, what do you think about it? Dropbox is out?
I'm pretty content with Dropbox. A Problem I see with using Google Drive is that more and more data from and about me would be on Google's servers. My eMail, Calendar etc. is already there and I think it is a good idea to spread the data a little bit.
Dropbox has native Linux support. As long as they do I can't see why I would ever switch to Google.
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There's quite a lot of chatter about it at the moment, but it seems to all stem from 1 person saying they've got it. Not sure whether it's true or not. Either way, I'm all over this as soon as it's out.
gullz said:
I'm pretty content with Dropbox. A Problem I see with using Google Drive is that more and more data from and about me would be on Google's servers. My eMail, Calendar etc. is already there and I think it is a good idea to spread the data a little bit.
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But don't they have that data because it's best for them to integrate it all for you and because you prefer their services to anyone else?
If Google becomes evil (or, like the Emperor, we see they're evil) will it matter if your files are stored with them or not?
Google Storage
It looks like Google is following everyone else into "The Cloud"....somewhere far away on the internets is a gas/water vapor mix that holds mass amounts of your data.
I kind of like Amazon Cloud services better than Google but at least Google is trying something new...sort of.
I am partial to DropBox, and I know alot of other folks that are as well.
It seems bold to go up against DropBox for cloud storage, but if anyone could grab marketshare, it would be Google.
gullz said:
I'm pretty content with Dropbox. A Problem I see with using Google Drive is that more and more data from and about me would be on Google's servers. My eMail, Calendar etc. is already there and I think it is a good idea to spread the data a little bit.
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Totally agree with you, spread the data is necessary.
skydrive>>dropbox 25gb of free space or 2gb of free space.. if google gives me as much as microsoft i might change because i have an android phone and there will prob be a good app... but skydrive is just to much free space to give up
I might use it just so it's easily integrated.
Its not necessary
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tbh
I dont fully understand what it does! I will research it now
what is google drive?
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Totally agree with you, spread the data is necessary.
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Whole-heartedly agreeing.
I like dropbox a lot it integrates well with everything !
Dropbox seems to do it for me for now. 3gb is enough to back up all my doc files and apks.
Google Drive seems really a good service starting, the developers and custom rom makers don't need to always backup their stuffs every time they test new roms.
Though it won't be trending in countries like India and some of asia, because we have huge Data rates over here and to upload stuffs to Google Drive would take a hell loads of Data.
I think it will do well. Dropbox will be hard to beat for sure, but at least it's not like Google plus trying to take out the behemoth that is facebook
gDrive
I don't know why people would even honestly wonder if they should switch to gDrive... I have dropbox, and even 10gb of storage, through various beta testing rewards. If gDrive gave me the kind of space that Dropbox has given me (not the disgusting 2gb you start with) then i would totally switch as long as it worked the same.
If it were the exact same service, but from google, and with more space offered freely, why wouldn't you switch...?
people have said a bunch that they want their data spread out, don't want to have EVERYTHING on google, but seriously why not? your email is there, some docs already, music perhaps... what is a little more?
It's arrived in April with 5g free, good thing, no? Better like dropbox...
Hi,
Contributors, mods, clueless noobs (reason we have stickies ) I'd like to thank everybody for freeing up the evil clutches of monopolistic telephony carriers & generally removing limits on droid os'es.
Thank u x muliple # of devices rooted/hacked for my clueless inlaws too.
Q: Is it possible to use a paid app/game on multiple devices (i.e. if the Goog account is associated w/ the device? ) im aware of drm when it comes to movies, etc.. Also, does anyone know if it works across different type of devices (i.e. galaxy s2 fone, galaxy tablet, wifi + 4g models)
there are some fav apps that i use across multiple devices like rom manager, vlc direct pro, ti backup, etc and while i don't wish to sound like a total leech, i'd like them to use across different devices while supporting the developers & reducing tco.
RANT: I just tried to purchase an app from Google Play today & since my old credit card expired, i used a different one. And the purchase declined & prompted me to provide PROOF'S of identity. That's right, more than one!! First I scanned a utility bill w/ an address showing, but that wasn't enough, they also needed a validated ID (passport, drivers licence, state issued id, etc).
I mean HOW MUCH BIG BROTHER do they wish to get??? wtf!!! & it was just for a $5.xx purchase, if i wanted to make an unauthorized purchase, i'd be shopping for jewelry or somewhere else!!
... k, im done ranting... for now...
p.s. they also stated, if i refused to provide such info that they would disable or disassociate my account (i forget), so i just said fekkit... lets see what happens to my associated acct w/ the device. btw, there were sufficient funds on the card.
Could you please use a bigger font, the people across the street couldn't quite read my monitor?
...and maybe to help with the GP issue, try going into your google wallet (online via PC) and deleting the expired credit card. It appears that having an expired card, and an un-expired card on the same account is causing all kinds of issues.
I was asked to confirm the phone number of the phone from which I was purchasing the apps.... uh what, really?
Hope this helps,
AoN
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Could you please use a bigger font, the people across the street couldn't quite read my monitor?
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WHA???
mastabayshun leeds2blindness! *nod
thx for the tip, no access2 pc & actions were limited
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anyone used the same paid app on multiple devices of same device or across diff makes/models?
yes transformer and sgs II. No issues.
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Since when do u need access to a PC to use the web browser on your phone?
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Got 3tablets and 2 phones all on one account. No issues except all the free crapps my son downloads that muck up the my apps section on google play store...
UPDATE: I've confirmed this to work using:
1 primary account associated w/ more than one device (same model phone & diff model tab) - In otherwords, use 1 Google account for setting up your device for same model or diff model & you can install apps you have purchased on more than one device.
secondary acct: keep ur existing gmail acct associated w/ the device AND simply add the acct u used for paying for G.Play Apps. In otherwords, keep a unique gmail acct for different devices, but use or ADD a common gmail acct for purchasing apps from Google Play. Remember to set account to the paid gmail address while you're at the Google Play (market)
Here's hoping Goog.Play wont change the rules & be like Micro$haft requiring software activations... on INDIVIDUAL devices
so those w/ multiple android devices, go out there & purchase apps u've always wanted... u'll get ur moneys worth...
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Got 3tablets and 2 phones all on one account. No issues except all the free crapps my son downloads that muck up the my apps section on google play store...
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thx for ur input/feedback, good value4money!! myapps section lists also the useless junk that came w/ att that had been uninstalled. it'd be nice to be able to modify the list.
but how do i do this on my nexus 7?
I got my wife a Nexus 7 but I own a bunch of apps in Google Play. How can she get them on her device? She has her own google email address and I have mine.
1 primary account associated w/ more than one device (same model phone & diff model tab) - In otherwords, use 1 Google account for setting up your device for same model or diff model & you can install apps you have purchased on more than one device.
secondary acct: keep ur existing gmail acct associated w/ the device AND simply add the acct u used for paying for G.Play Apps. In otherwords, keep a unique gmail acct for different devices, but use or ADD a common gmail acct for purchasing apps from Google Play. Remember to set account to the paid gmail address while you're at the Google Play (market)
Here's hoping Goog.Play wont change the rules & be like Micro$haft requiring software activations... on INDIVIDUAL devices
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so those w/ multiple android devices, go out there & purchase apps u've always wanted... u'll get ur moneys worth...
thx for ur input/feedback, good value4money!! myapps section lists also the useless junk that came w/ att that had been uninstalled. it'd be nice to be able to modify the list. [/QUOTE]
No need to bump this
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Hi All!
As it says in the title, can someone recommend a good note taking application that has a desktop application?
I've read a bit about the topic and Evernote comes to mind. However, it's not free. Thanks in advance.
Bumping this to the first page. :angel:
AFAIK, Evernote is free with additional features added in a premium subscription. If you are looking to something completely free and lightweight, try Google Keep, it provides web access and also Chrome extension.
VictorLapin said:
AFAIK, Evernote is free with additional features added in a premium subscription. If you are looking to something completely free and lightweight, try Google Keep, it provides web access and also Chrome extension.
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Yes, Evernote is indeed free up to a certain point but 60MB, even for full text notes, isn't sufficient.
I tried migrating my notes to Keep right now and I think this might actually work. I've read about it in the past but it didn't appeal to me because of the lack of an actual desktop client (I never used Chrome Apps before). Thanks for suggesting it!
Pros:
1. Very clean interface
2. Offline note taking and viewing in both the Chrome Application (More on this later) and the mobile client.
3. All features are free!
4. Sync seems to work flawlessly
Cons:
1.Chrome Application means I have to sign in to Chrome and disable all syncing except for Apps as I don't like syncing my data onto Google.
2. Chrome Application is preventing me from maximizing notes as I edit them. I have wall-of-text type of notes and this really hurts my eyes. I suppose this can be remedied by changing my note taking habits.
3. I can't re-order my notes. They are shown in ascending order by date created?
All in all I think I can make this work. I just need to re-arrange my notes for this specific application. If anyone else has any input or can show me how to relieve myself of the OCD inducing annoyances I've found so far, please chime in
I haven't really used Google keep yet (already a long time user of evernote) but have you looked into one note by Microsoft? It has a free version. Lifehacker.com just did an in depth comparison of evernote and one note. Might be worth looking in to.
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Seconding the Microsoft OneNote suggestion. There's a free version for Windows now and AFAIK it also works with their Android app
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cadarn07 said:
I haven't really used Google keep yet (already a long time user of evernote) but have you looked into one note by Microsoft? It has a free version. Lifehacker.com just did an in depth comparison of evernote and one note. Might be worth looking in to.
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WarCow said:
Seconding the Microsoft OneNote suggestion. There's a free version for Windows now and AFAIK it also works with their Android app
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Yes, I recently saw that article. But this completely shut down the idea for me. Apparently, I'm only able to use this in the paid version:
Create notebooks on your PC. Create notebooks saved to your hard drive (offline) in addition to being saved to your OneDrive. Being able to work with notebooks offline as well as online is great for anyone with a spotty network connection or those who are always on the go.
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Source
But, I'm not so sure I understand what it means. Basically, I need to be able to access my notes offline (I don't have a mobile data plan) and once online, be able to sync them again. Since you folks seem to have experience using it, can you tell me how it works?
Honestly, I was able to see the UI of OneNote and it seemed a lot more appealing to me.
I tried out one note briefly awhile ago and it should do what you want. The paragraph you quoted seems to say the same. The notes are saved offline and they sync with your one drive account.
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cadarn07 said:
I tried out one note briefly awhile ago and it should do what you want. The paragraph you quoted seems to say the same. The notes are saved offline and they sync with your one drive account.
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The paragraph I quoted is specifically under the "What do I get in the premium version of this application" section. However, I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. I'll download it now and see how it functions. Will let you guys know. Thanks for the advice!:good:
oreo27 said:
Cons:
1.Chrome Application means I have to sign in to Chrome and disable all syncing except for Apps as I don't like syncing my data onto Google.
2. Chrome Application is preventing me from maximizing notes as I edit them. I have wall-of-text type of notes and this really hurts my eyes. I suppose this can be remedied by changing my note taking habits.
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Might be a little late here, but still - Google Keep has web access from any browser, try keep.google.com. Cheers.
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Might be a little late here, but still - Google Keep has web access from any browser, try keep.google.com. Cheers.
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Accessing it from there has the same exact interface as the Keep Chrome Application. Thanks for the suggestion though
I still wasn't able to find the time to test out the free version of OneNote. Been a bit busy today. I suppose I could take a note that I should test OneNote in Google Keep which I'm currently using
I'll make a short review once I'm done doing just that.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Edit - It seems I haven't found the time to review OneNote. In addition, Keep serves me very well. The only real caveat I have with it is the inability to reorder my notes.
Edit 2- It seems my brain is tired and after a week with no suggestions from other users, I've finally figured out how to move notes around.
One simply needs to click and drag the notes around. < How I didn't figure this one out seems baffling to me. I need to exercise my brain more :'(