Three reasons why handwriting on OneNote Mobile is better than the rest

If you’re part of the OneNote Android Beta testing you know that the latest version added ink/handwriting to the app. Although handwriting is new to OneNote mobile, it’s been a part of OneNote and Windows for a loooong time, tho we’ll save that topic for a different post. Better late than never for OneNote, but here’s why this late-coming feature is worth using, and is better than the other options you might have for handwritten notes.

 

Office Mix & the Surface Pro–Awesome Together!

Well, Microsoft has done it again. They’ve created a site called Office Mix that puts new power into the already very kool PowerPoint application, and they’ve given educators, students, and bloggers like me another powerful tool for presenting our work.

Visit the site for all the details, and to see how others are using the tool. As for now, I just want to mention a few reasons why Office Mix is particularly kool for us Surface Pro and Windows 8 users!:

I Hate Microsoft for Creating the Surface Pro 3

Right now I’m hating Microsoft. Why? Cuz they built a machine that I couldn’t live without. It was so compelling that I rushed to upgrade - take my money, MSFT! I love you and I hate you! : )

All jokes aside, here’s just a few reasons why the Surface Pro 3 (SPro3) is so awesome. This is from the perspective of a super-happy Surface Pro 1 (SPro1) owner. Although the SPro3 has advantages over both its predecessors, it’s a huge upgrade for someone like me, much more so than someone upgrading from the Pro 2. Yes, I could have lived with what I had, but the new stuff was just too appealing:

Surfaces will definitely be spotted at this conference!

I like checking the social media scene from different conferences to see who’s using their Surface to take notes or stay productive will they’re attending conference sessions.

Well, you can be sure there will be some Surfaces at the DogFood Conference this year – this conference is all about the latest Microsoft technologies, from Surface to Xbox to SQL Server to SharePoint.

I’ll be there with my Surface Pro speaking on SharePoint – check out more details at my SharePoint CowBell blog!

Using Surface Pro and Mind Map for SharePoint Content Type Planning

 

A New Way to Share Metro Screenshots in Windows 8.1 Preview

If you’re using Windows 8.1 Preview on your Surface Pro like me, you may have noticed that there’s a new feature added to the Share charm that allows you yet another way to take screenshots from Metro apps.

Here’s how:

Annotating Documents with the Surface Pro tablet and pen

One of the great things that sets Windows Tablet PCs apart from their tablet counterparts is how the digital pen and Windows digital ink can be used to annotate documents. Notice that I’m calling it a pen with digital ink and not a stylus with line drawings (there’s a difference). In this post, I’ll show many ways for you to easily annotate documents with the Pen using Office on the desktop, or using Metro applications. (click on the images for larger versions).