Clinton Fitch Reviews Phatnotes 4.7

[Jon Westfall]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.clintonfitch.com/reviews/phatware/phatnotes-4-7/default.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.clintonfitch.com/reviews...4-7/default.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"If there is an standard built-in application on Windows Mobile Pocket PCs that has been cursed as much as it is loved, it could very well be the Notes application. Notes has been around in the Pocket PC PIM (Personal Information Manager) since the early days of the platform with the idea and intention of being able to synchronize with your desktop's Microsoft Outlook so these notes can be viewed and/or shared. While this worked by-and-large, the lack of features within the Notes application itself tended to make users shy away from it. The lack of features included things such as being able to bullet items, change font faces (bold or italic), easy exportation of files and many others. The answer for these needs and a more robust notes application has been addressed by PhatWare with their application PhatNotes Professional."</i><br /><br /><img src=http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/westfall-fitchnotes.jpg><br /><br />Clinton has taken a look at Phatware's latest Phatnotes version over at his site, and if you're looking for a fairly good note-taking app, this review will prove useful in your search!

[jaytee]

PhatNotes is one of my most used programs. It's ease of use and note taking is just tremendous. I use it for journaling and to organize my ideas. 5 stars from me!

[eagle63]

I'm looking for a replacement for the built-in Notes application in WM. I basically just need somethign where I can whip out the stylus and scribble down somethign quickly. I'm wondering if PhatNotes is for me, or if PhatPad might be better? What exactly is the difference? Is PhatNotes just better at organizing/editing mass quantities of notes?

[ctmagnus]

In your situation, I'd go for PhatPad.

The main difference is that PhatNotes puts all its notes in a database that can be synced with the desktop, and Phatpad uses one file for each note, much like what the built-in Notes app does. There are other differences, but that's the biggie, imo.

[Nurhisham Hussein]

The other biggie is that Phatpad takes notes in ink, and Phatnotes doesn't (unless you have Phatpad as well).