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[megsaint]

Not very useful at all..... Well, I would strongly disagree. You can add typed notes to the note that contains the pdf. Or, you can edit the orignial and send it to Evernote. or, you can use one of the many PDF editors for the iPad, which are good to have around anyway.

[MartinPacker]

Writepad and (I think) Phatpad transfer into Evernote. I had a discussion with the author about allowing you to choose the notebook it transfers into. So far to no avail. But I have used the handwriting recognition in Writepad to get stuff into Evernote and I liked it.

I bought two styli: I first bought a £5 one and found it a real drag - literally. I couldn't write as the stylus wouldn't move fast enough. The next day I bought the Bamboo £25 one and found it MUCH better. Though I think £25 a bit steep. It's much smoother to write and draw with.

Martin

[Schooner]

Now on iPad3 & tested bamboo & logitec stylii, inferior concept to true "pointy stylus" devices, taken aback at pathetic inferiority to the rapid-fire registration of my ancient Palm V (what was that, 15 years ago?).
A monster hi-res screen with terrible wrist-registration interference; clunky large-size writing will register if you suspend your wrist in mid-air but hopelessly inefficient for hi-density handwritten note-taking.

IPad3 is for other functions. LiveScribe - gave up, too finicky & high-friction, poor ink flow. Still looking for a fine-point-stylus solution, convenient for rendering scribbles & research notes to EN.

/Schooner

[GrumpyMonkey]

Now on iPad3 & tested bamboo & logitec stylii, inferior concept to true "pointy stylus" devices, taken aback at pathetic inferiority to the rapid-fire registration of my ancient Palm V (what was that, 15 years ago?).
A monster hi-res screen with terrible wrist-registration interference; clunky large-size writing will register if you suspend your wrist in mid-air but hopelessly inefficient for hi-density handwritten note-taking.

IPad3 is for other functions. LiveScribe - gave up, too finicky & high-friction, poor ink flow. Still looking for a fine-point-stylus solution, convenient for rendering scribbles & research notes to EN.

/Schooner

Hi. I recommend giving a try with GoodNotes. It is a free app that I have been using a lot lately. Here is my review of other apps.
http://www.princeton...andwriting.html

The key is to use an app with the zoom function. It isn't as nice as pen and paper, but it is worth the compromises, and I have switched entirely to the iPad for handwriting. It is exceedingly easy to get notes into Evernote using any app.

Personally, I do not want to see handwriting inside of the Evernote app. The app is already a little pokey on the iPad, and compared to something like Simplenote is downright slow. That's to be expected, I guess, because the two apps have wildly different functionality.

But, in my experience, the more functions that get dumped into an app, the slower it gets. And, there is no point in re-inventing the wheel. GoodNotes and others are simply wonderful, and Evernote is unllikely to fare well against dedicated apps. You can only do one thing at a time in Evernote, so what is the point of having all of those functions?

[nova47]

The key is to use an app with the zoom function.

Yes !

Personally, I do not want to see handwriting inside of the Evernote app.

Yes!

But, in my experience, the more functions that get dumped into an app, the slower it gets. And, there is no point in re-inventing the wheel. GoodNotes and others are simply wonderful, and Evernote is unllikely to fare well against dedicated apps. You can only do one thing at a time in Evernote, so what is the point of having all of those functions?

And Yes!

[Jeff Denver]

I completely agree that EverNotes should allow for stylus or pen input. Appreciate the Skitch or Penultimate path to Evernote, but absolutely need to do annotations on top of existing EverNotes. Does anyone use Evernote with Smart or IWB Interactive White Boards? Being able to annotate on top of docs with electronic ink on an IWB is an absolute must. Yes, you can keyboard in data, but it isn't the same as circling, highlighting and handwriting when in a collaborative meeting. Understand the point that typing while at a computer makes more sense. I have the keyboard with iPad and Android phone. However, if you are standing in front of a projected image in front of people you don't want to go running for a keyboard - doesn't do much for spontaneous sharing of ideas. Ink handwriting is already part of Evernote. Why not make it an option for editing (thus shouldn't be slower)?