Dan Bricklin (VisiCalc) on developing his iPhone app Note Taker

http://danbricklin.com/log/2009_12_05.htm#notetaker

by adamhowell • 17 years ago

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drcode• 17 years ago

Downloaded it- it's actually surprisingly useful.

Luc2• 17 years ago

Are you using a 3GS? I find the writing on my 3G to be too laggy for a normal writing speed, so I end up writing at about the same speed as I type in the 'regular' Notes app. I love the attention to detail and thought that has gone into it though.

multiplegeorges• 17 years ago

Just downloaded the lite version. It is easier and more intuitive to use than I initially had thought from watching his YouTube demo.

Nice app. A tad sluggish on my 3G, but definitely usable and readable when writing at almost full speed.

Luc2• 17 years ago

Putting the author's name in the title of the software reminds me of the eighties... In fact he's had his name registered as a trademark since '89. Smart move probably.

tif• 17 years ago

Shame it requires iPhone OS3.1, as I'm unwilling to upgrade due my love of the jailbreak-free tethering possible on 3.0

Can any iPhone developers comment as to what was added in the 3.0 to 3.1 upgrade to make you target the newer OS?

ryanpetrich• 17 years ago

The biggest new features in SDK3.1 were related to video, the rest were minor additions. A lot of developers target 3.1 accidently though because it's the default.

Full list of API changes: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/releasenotes/Gener...

smokey_the_bear• 17 years ago

We upgraded to get customized overlays on the camera controller.

palish• 17 years ago

jailbreak-free tethering

Do you have a link handy? This sounds awesome.

petercooper2• 17 years ago

Awesome idea. It wouldn't surprise me if this interface "influences" some future apps that come along..

That said, it's verrry crashy on my iPhone, and other apps tend to be pretty solid for me. If he irons out the bugs over time, I could see this becoming a must-have for me. Distinct from other 3G commenters here, though, I found it more than fast enough to keep up with my scribbles.

petercooper2• 17 years ago

FWIW, I found another app called FastFinga. It's not any good for doodling or drawing diagrams, but for the writing part, it trumps this app in usability (and non crashiness).

Dan Bricklin (VisiCalc) on developing his iPhone app Note Taker

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