Sunday, March 20, 2005

Webnotes (NO DOWNLOAD) Just go here create your online space remember the URL and your done.

We often need to jot down a few quick notes to remind ourselves of some important pieces of information that we have to retain. Since this is the digital age, lets do it digitally. Taking notes on the computer is quicker for a large number of techies, and if we can easily share our thoughts with other people in an online environment, then we’ll probably come back repeatedly to pour out our stream of consciousness onto a digital sticky note. Webnote is an interesting collaborative tool that allows you to do just that.

The service provides a nice environment for keeping track of information, but you should know that what you create is open to the public - no password protection is present here. This will undoubtedly disturb many of you, but the idea of an open environment is pretty interesting. Just pass your Webnote URL around to friends or colleagues and they can jump in and act as an editor. You can create multiple notes, change the color of individual notes, and even use HTML in your entries. This, of course, means that you can include pictures and text formatting in your message to make it really stand out. Save the workspace when you're done and return at a later time. Even though the information is open to anyone who knows the name of your workspace, I still think that this is a tool worth experimenting with.

You can find me at http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/anthonytobin

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