Well, I just uploaded the latest update to NoteScribe, version 1.32.  I added neat little Highlighter feature in the "Edit Note" window.  It's similar to the one in Word and other text editing programs.  Not a big feature I know, but a neat little one that could come in handy from time to time.

I also made some minor aesthetic changes and I added a "ImportNotes" button to the main tool bar.  Download NoteScribe Update

I want to also take a moment to make the official announcement for NoteScribe Professional.  It's something we have been planning for some time now, but I have just recently begun work on it.  Here are just some of the cool features we are planning for it:

1. Task/Assignment Manager
   • A calendar, similar to Outlook and Google Calendar, that you can keep track of events, assignments, or whatever!
   • It will also feature an email reminder service that will allow you to setup an email to be sent out a chosen day as a reminder.
2. Multiple Category Sets
   • You will now be able to put a note into multiple sets of categories, where each set will have 1-4 levels.  For example, for one note you could have:
     • The 1st Category Set be:
       • L1 - Biology
       • L2 - Human Anatomy
       • L3 - Brain
     • The 2nd Category Set, for the same note, could then be:
       • L1 - Psychology
       • L2 - The Brain
       • L3 - Parts of the Brain
     • Now, you can get to this note by either clicking on the "Biology->Human Anatomy->Brain" category branch, OR by clicking on the "Psychology->The Brain->Parts of the Brain" category branch.
   • We are still developing this feature and are unsure of exactly how many Category Sets there will be.
   • This feature will make NoteScribe much more flexible and allow you to utilize even more creativity in the organization of your notes!
3. Multiple Sources
   • Similar to the multiple Category Sets, we are now going to give you the flexibility to attach multiple sources to a single note.
   • In personal experience from using NoteScribe I have come across times where the information in one note came from a couple of different sources.  Now, instead of having to break the note up, Pro will allow me to attach all the sources of the information to the note!
   • As with the Category Sets, we are still developing the Multiple Sources feature, and we haven't decided how many sources you will be able of tying to a note.  The decision basically comes from what would be the most practical in terms of displaying the multiple sources.  If too many sources are attached, it becomes quite hard to display them in a way that they can still be easily seen.

That's just few of the definite features coming in NoteScribe Pro, check back to blog often as I will be trying to post regular updates on its progress. 

We have still not yet determined a price for NoteScribe Pro, but I can guarantee that we will stay true to our roots and make it as affordable as we can, we've always believed what good is a program if it's too expensive for someone to use!  We also want the choice between NoteScribe and NoteScribe Pro will be less about price and more about what features are best for you.

To all those out there using NoteScribe, we deeply appreciate your support and we hope that NoteScribe has truly helped simplify and organize your life in some way!

Thanks again,

Jeff
Lead Developer

During the early stages of NoteScribe's development I was working closely with a large number of fellow students on improving the program by having them actually use different versions of it and provide me with feedback on what they liked and disliked.  That process is easily what led NoteScribe to be the great program that I am so proud of today, and because I believe that process to be a never-ending one, I truly hope to continue it with all of NoteScribe's users here on this blog.

If you have any suggestions on how you think NoteScribe can be improved, please take a moment to add a comment here.  Some of the best ideas have came from the users themselves, so I truly look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Thanks everyone,

Jeff
Lead Developer