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From: Woody on 6 May 2010 15:24 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Thu, 6 May 2010 20:11:55 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) > wrote: > >Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > >> I'm looking for a way to make notes on a Mac and transfer them to the > >> iPod Touch. > > > >Yes, there are some of those. Generally I am guessing they don't use the > >current 'notes' application, but use their own, normally with additional > >features (like the ability to change the font). > > Evernote is one such - an iPhoneOS app plus the obvious website. Oh yes, and the application. I remember now, I went off it as I couldn't use it at work as they didn't put in a proxy setting. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Mark on 6 May 2010 18:11 On Thu, 6 May 2010 14:43:16 +0100, zoara wrote (in article <133928979294842976.001281me18-privacy.net(a)news.individual.net>): > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've got an iPod touch and I'd like to stick a text note on it >>>>> from a >>>>> Mac. >>>>> >>>>> I've looked in iTunes help to see if the job's do-able, and >>>>> drawn a >>>>> blank. >>>>> >>>>> The iTunes UI shows a `Sync notes' entry - can anyone explain >>>>> what it >>>>> does? >>>> >>>> It syncs the notes that you can make within mail with the notepad >>>> on the >>>> iPod. >>> >>> Hmm - is there no other way of getting `notes' onto an iPod? >> >> I am sure there must be some other applications that do note sync but >> I >> have never used any. > > Simplenote syncs with notational velocity and notebook syncs with > toodledo.com - and there are plenty of others (free and paid) in the app > store. > > Or there's pastebot, which allows you to copy-paste between Mac and > iPod/iPhone... > > -z- > +1 for SimpleNote. Free, syncs with cloud/SimpleNote website (OTA anywhere, not WiFi), and there are three third-party desktop apps (to use as a conduit to the website, instead of using a browser). Cheers ... Mark
From: zoara on 6 May 2010 18:17 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Or there's pastebot, which allows you to copy-paste between Mac and > > iPod/iPhone... > > Now that looks interesting... I can recommend it, as it works really well. I don't use it often but when I do it is very helpful. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 6 May 2010 18:49 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > <snip usual rowland drivel> > £15 -z- (I could do with a similar incentive) -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Rowland McDonnell on 8 May 2010 20:08
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > >Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > >> I'm looking for a way to make notes on a Mac and transfer them to the > >> iPod Touch. > > > >Yes, there are some of those. Generally I am guessing they don't use the > >current 'notes' application, but use their own, normally with additional > >features (like the ability to change the font). > > Evernote is one such - an iPhoneOS app plus the obvious website. Righto - ta. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |