5 Apps For Staying Productive at School
If you’re a college student heading back to class after winter break, in the middle of a trimester, or even preparing to go back sometime in the future check out 5 killer apps that can help you make the most of your academic endeavors.
1. Journlr – Mac OS X only- Free/$35 
While development of Journlr has ceased, it is almost an essential note-taking app for your college courses. It combines the ability to type notes, record audio, video, and take photos simultaneously. All media can be incorporated into a single page of notes and organized in many ways. Smart folders let you keep track of classes, sections, chapters, or whatever you choose to organize by. Notes can then be exported to email, your blog, your iPod, or iWeb if you so choose. Additionally, audio recordings of lectures or discussions can be exported directly into a Journlr playlist in iTunes. Journlr is available for free, but a license can still be purchased from the website.
2. Schoolhouse 3 – Mac OS X only – $14 
We reviewed Schoolhouse earlier this year, and it only makes sense to feature it here again. Since our last review, it has been upgraded to version 3.1.2 from 2.2 in the last review, and it now features a slightly refined look and feel, as well as MobileMe syncing and an autosave feature. Most useful for keeping track of all your assignments and their due dates, you can also write notes, and its great for project organization utilizing the ability to add documents and other media to a project’s page. Other features include grade tracking and a multitude of customization options. Schoolhouse has now moved to a paid model that is set at a quite reasonable $14. You can try it for free with a limit of being able to input 20 assignments, but I highly recommend shelling out the 14 bucks and getting an incredibly useful organizational app. Schoolhouse is available from Logans Collins at their website.
3. iHomework – Mac- Free – iPhone/iPod Touch- $0.99 
If you’re looking for an application that will wirelessly sync between your iPhone/iPod Touch and your Mac, look no further. This little app works great with just what you think…homework. While there are little to no note-taking abilities, iHomework allows you to enter all the class info you can think of, such as dates, times, instructors (mobile only), and places. The Add Work button is where you input all of your new assignments and their corresponding information like type of assignment, due date, course, and even lets you input your grade for a particular assignment. One of the great features of this app is the ability to send any and all events to iCal. The wireless syncing process is fairly straightforward, although it could use some adjustment, as the first time around is a little confusing. iHomework for OSX is free from their website, and the iHomework mobile version is just 99 cents from your friendly neighborhood App Store. Well worth it.
4. EtreTask – Mac OS X only – Free 
EtreTask is a dead-simple to do list for your Mac. There’s not much to say about it, but if you’re looking for a to-do list only, this is definitely the app for you. It’s lightweight, and couldn’t be more straightforward. Input a note, and check it off when it’s done! EtreTask is free from Etresoft. 
5. Circus Ponies Notebook – Mac OS X only – $49.95 
Regarded in the Mac community as one of the best note-taking/organizational applications out there, Notebook is a customizable, versatile masterpiece. Upon initial launch, you’re presented with a multitude of templates from which to get started. Want to get organized at college? Notebook sets up a notebook just for you, with tabs for each class, and a contents page to show you where to input your information. Want to write a novel? Plan a trip? Keep a journal? Keep track of recipes? There’s a template for that. Notebook is $49.95 from Circus Ponies for an individual license, an academic license (with valid academic credentials) is $29.95 and a family pack can be had for $99.95.
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I wish reviewers of Ponies Notebook would at least acknowledge that NoteTaker is at least as good and for simple use almost indistinguishable from the former. And not one relevant fact that makes it better given in the review.
What about Evernote? Another useful mac/itouch app that provides syncing, audio/video/imaging note-taking and more.
@macagregor and Joel Lawry – You’ll notice I didn’t say “these are the best apps in their category”. There are plenty of other good organizational apps for the Mac. This is just a list of 5 good ones.
Joel, the problem with Evernote is that it is insecure, and you have no control over you data. The User License strips you of all rights to your data. I used Evernote when it was a PC app. That version was far superior to the on-line version. Once they went on-line, I dumped Evernote.
Also there is this issue:
[blockquote]We are currently performing scheduled maintenance to upgrade the Evernote servers and facilities.
This maintenance period began at 11am Pacific Time and will continue until around 4pm (19:00 to 24:00 GMT). We apologize for any inconvenience this downtime may cause.[/blockquote]
That is what you will see as of 1322 PST 6 Feb 2010.
Regarded in the Mac community as one of the best note-taking/organizational applications out there ?
I’ve never even heard of it and besides most Mac users are using Macjournal as their supreme note taking app.
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