August 18, 2008
NoteTaker Updated - Gets Powerful "NoteShare Collaboration Aware" Technology
We released updates for all AquaMinds products today. With the end of summer coming to a close shortly, we're excited to be shipping these updates for back to school planning and activities. Additionally, we've been working hard on new updates for NoteShare, NoteShare Server and NoteShare Viewer. They can all be found on our Download section and are free to all registered users.
But the big news is that NoteTaker users can now use the new Sharing menu to open and access live notebooks being shared by NoteShare users as well as those being hosted by NoteShare Server sites. It's a free update to all registered users and it requires OS X 10.4 or higher. If you want to add collaboration and sharing to your office or your classroom, check out our new NoteShare starter bundles that include NoteShare Server for dedicated, 24x7 notebook sharing and collaboration.
What about web-based notebook editing for Windows users?
In a nutshell, it's coming in October. NoteShare Express Editor allows Windows, Linux and OS X users to open, access and edit shared notebooks from a web browser (Safari, Firefox and IE). NoteShare Express Editor is a part of NoteShare Server and will be offered as an add-on, concurrent license option for offices and schools. Any and all registered NoteShare Server users will receive a free update that includes two free instances of NoteShare Express Editor when it becomes available in technology preview release next month.
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Add to MyWebJuly 10, 2008
Publishing your web notebooks everywhere even within other web pages
One of the most popular features of our software is the web notebook format for publishing information on the Internet. Any notebook can be delivered as a web notebook while being updated automatically whenever the source notebook is changed. In education markets, where both NoteTaker and NoteShare are widely used, the web notebook has become an alternative to maintaining a blog or wiki. Why? It's incredibly convenient, it's simpler to maintain and it's very adaptable for delivering educational content (course materials that are easily searched, organized and updated). And now, we've added even more flexibility to sharing content by enabling web notebooks to be folded into existing web sites using iFRAMES. Think of it as picture-in-picture for web sites. Use your web notebooks on your blog or your web site.For example, users can include and display web notebooks within their own blog sites or web sites for added convenience as well as context. Teachers can continue to blog and post while including reference materials as web notebooks but displayed on the same web page as their blog. But again, it's the ease of changing and updating the content that is the secret of using web notebooks. Whatever you change in your source notebook, whether it's local or on your NoteShare Server, the web notebook version of the notebook is automatically updated and kept current. No need to jump into a special editor or another application to keep your web content updated.
Sharing the content that you created and that you care about
By using web notebooks, information can be published and shared easily. In this example, a short briefing book as web notebook serves to summarize the facts of an upcoming space flight. In a teaching situation, a project team could be responsible for maintaining the notebook which in turn feeds the web notebook version. Here is a simple example of a web notebook embedded in our blog for quick access and viewing.
To learn more about using Web Notebook documents in an iFRAME, please see the following FAQ on our site:
http://www.aquaminds.com/displayFAQ.jsp?id=170
July 07, 2008
Two new books for your summer reading list and a free eBook for your iPhone
NoteTaker and more recently, NoteShare enjoy a strong following among book authors, music artists and screen-writers. I think it's due in large part to the simple observation that the Mac itself is especially popular in the entertainment and creative businesses. From song writers to book authors to film and TV producer-writers, our software running on OS X has fueled many a creative effort.
Whether it's organizing web-based research or visiting a local library to gather information and then outline source notes; our information processing tools have enabled creative artists worldwide to express themselves while enhancing their project productivity. And it's only fitting that during a US election year, we have two examples of thought-provoking titles on bookstore shelves today that got their start as NoteTaker outlines and shared notes in NoteShare.
Gusher of Lies
For Robert Bryce, his topic is energy policy and our energy future; Gusher of Lies is clearly one of the summer's most important books for anyone and everyone interested in what can and should be done about America's energy future today. If you think you understand the politics of renewable energy and the global economics of oil, think again. Bryce's book couldn't have come at a more important time as energy has become one of the most important global issues of our time.
Flirting with Disaster
Marc Gerstein (with Michael Ellsberg) takes a new and an important in-depth look at the human dynamics of bystander behavior in the face of pending disasters and failed decision-making at the highest levels of our government agencies, corporate boardrooms and public institutions. The book's chapters are each an extensive study about a well-known disaster but surprisingly in each case, a different yet unique analysis of what went wrong and at times, counter to the popular press reporting of these tragic events.
Like Bryce's book, Flirting with Disaster offers an instructive perspective that resonates in an election year when voters are being asked to judge the decision-making potential of respective party candidates. And one might even ask; have they or their brain trusts read these books? Are they prepared to heed the advice of Gerstein and the Ellsbergs (including Daniel Ellsberg) that we have the capacity to make better decisions and not repeat our past mistakes.
Dive into a sci-fi classic with our free e-book for your iPhone (old or new)
In our family library, Jules Verne still fascinates and entertains all ages with his incredible tales. One of my all-time favorites is Twenty-Thousand Leagues under the Seas. Using our built-in "Web Notebook" feature (which is also iPhone-aware), we've created an e-book version of Verne's classic tale of a rogue mystery man and his incredible submarine that takes the reader on a fantastic journey of discovery through the depths of the oceans.
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June 05, 2008
NoteTaker and NoteShare - new ways to collaborate and access information in shared notebooks
This week we just released NoteTaker 2.2 and NoteShare 1.7.1 as technology preview versions. The biggest news is that NoteTaker is now NoteShare "collaboration" compatible. NoteTaker users will have the option of working and collaborating with NoteShare users as well as have the ability to access NoteShare Server sites. From NoteTaker, users will be able to open shared notebooks and collaborate with other users. It simply means that any notebook being shared by a NoteShare user or being managed by a NoteShare Server site, can now be accessed, viewed and edited by NoteTaker users; from the same LAN or over the Internet. Just like NoteShare, it's concurrent editing of the same notebook at the same time or different times. Doesn't matter when you're working or where you're working, notebook collaboration is a click away.
Open Shared Notebook feature comes to NoteTaker
Sharing notebooks is one of the most compelling features of NoteShare. It's easy to do, it's virtually seamless with its built-in P2P (peer-peer) approach and in combination with Apple's extensive use of Bonjour, NoteShare brings collaboration to the rest of us. With NoteShare Server, sharing notebooks can be managed and hosted 24x7 on a system as small as a Mac Mini. It's like having your own note-taking and information server cloud with all the benefits of collaboration and workflow support whenever you need it. By adding NoteShare "collaboration" support, NoteTaker users can now to work with NoteShare users or access NoteShare Server sites. Collaboration and shared notebooks for everyone. It's a cool way to work.
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May 20, 2008
Sharing notebooks in the classroom - introducing the NoteShare Classroom Team Starter Kit
With the introduction of NoteShare Server this past April, we've made it even easier to start sharing notebooks all the time whether it's in a classroom, across a campus or around the globe. NoteShare Server is the easiest way to share and manage notebooks for anytime collaboration and access. And to help teams get started with sharing their own notebooks and libraries, we've created a set of starter kits that bundle NoteShare desktop licenses with a NoteShare Server license; everything a team needs to share information and collaborate with dedicated notebook sharing.
With NoteShare, you still get instant notebook sharing (P2P) but in combination with NoteShare Server, you also get managed (hosted) notebook sharing for round the clock access and convenience. No more drop boxes. No more folders and user accounts. And Windows users can view live shared notebooks in their favorite web browser at no additional charge. Sharing notebooks has never been easier.
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