Grad Students Represent: Note Taking / References on OS X
Submitted by ScottE22 on February 16, 2007 - 7:53am.
My new MacBook arrived last week. As I am beginning a doctoral program in the fall, I'm interested in knowing what others are using to (1) take notes on the Mac, and (2) start building a reference or bibliography for a dissertation.
For note taking, I have Googled up quite a few, including:
- ZuluPad
- Curio
- OmniOutliner (included with OS X)
- SOHO Notes
And for references/bibliography building, I have heard about Endnote.
Ultimately whatever I choose I want to be able to stick with for my entire program so I'm not worrying about compatibility issues, etc.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!
Scott
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Grad Student also
When I bought my Macbook I did the exact same thing. After reviewing a lot of software, my school work goes through:
Omnioutliner Pro: Not just for kGTD. You will be able to buy the upgrade since Macbooks already come with the standard version. Once I got omnioutliner to open up with a freshly prepared document ready for my exact notetaking preferences, it was just like butter. Helped me a lot last year.
iWork or Neooffice: Stay away from Microsoft Office. I think it runs like CRAP, and it's just down-right wrong to pollute your mac-goodness with the likes of it. (I can't believe I turned into an actual Mac-Fanboy). iWork works wonderfully if you can afford it. I love working with Pages and Keynote. Neooffice (still in beta), is a lovely alternative - it just doesn't have the beauty of iWork.
I am still looking around for programs to help with research. I have heard of Endnote, but I know there are ALOT of alternatives. Someone else should know more.
Kind regards,
Jonathan Cisco
http://www.dreamingnz.com