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	Karel Jansens	2008-03-13 , 14:50
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Originally Posted by Benson

Had heard of PenOffice, but didn't realize it was... that nice. I almost want to buy it just to install it on my desktop and use it via rdp. The wierd thing is, it seems as though it would actually work that way (i.e. plain mouse events are enough for it).

EDIT: Just remembered I saw a download link; went back, and whaddaya know? Free 30-day trial. So at some point, I will try it on Windows via RDP. It'd be a shame if the N800 turned out to be more useful for note-taking that way. But I guess we already know it's a shame...

I've been using it on my tablet pcs for two years and I love it. It's not as good as my old Newtons because -- well, because it's Windows, frankly. But it'll do.

Edit: Benson, don't forget to try out PenCommander. It's one of the most amazing visual macro systems I've ever come across.

Yes, I know: I can type much faster than I can write (I'm a ten-finger typist), but I can write where I cannot type and I repeat the major advantage HWR has over any keyboard: You're not writing blind! HWR is (aside from speech recognition) the only input method where you can keep your eyes on the screen and still see what your hand is doing.

(Now eagerly awaiting seedy remarks about seeing what's going on on the screen and what your hand is doing and -- Oh, soddit! get on with the pr0n jokes already)

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Last edited by Karel Jansens; 2008-03-13 at 14:52. Reason: My finger slipped

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