Universal notepads: how to save a link, address and shopping list on your computer. Exiland Assistant notebook program
Almost every person has their own notebook or diary, in which they write down various notes and plan any plans, routines, etc. Of course, this is convenient, since it’s simply impossible to fit everything in your head, and you can always check the entries in the organizer. Diaries, organizers and various reminders help us on a daily basis to congratulate our friends on their birthday, remind us to pay for housing and communal services, the Internet, etc.
In this regard, we decided to dedicate our publication to free organizers and reminders that are designed to make our lives easier. Such organizers will remind you of upcoming events and will be especially useful for those people who spend most of their time at the computer and have smartphones based on popular operating systems.
When compiling a selection of programs, we were based on the following criteria: simplicity of the interface, convenience, mobility, versatility and a free license to use the program.
Exiland Assistant Free
Exiland Assistant Free is a powerful free organizer that allows you to maintain a customer database, store business contacts, plan tasks, and it is also the best way to save the contacts of your friends, relatives, colleagues or acquaintances in a convenient, structured form.
The main window of the program consists of 6 sections and groups in the form of a tree - on the left, as well as a list of records of the selected group - on the right. Even further to the right is a panel with detailed information, which can be hidden if desired.
The program has a quick database search, which allows you to instantly find any information. The diary has a clear Russian-language interface and can be used in any field of activity, even for housewives. A nice addition is the ability to remind you of birthdays and important events, store notes, recipes, passwords for programs and links to sites that you often use.
The free diary has a basic set of functions, which in many cases is sufficient, however, there are also paid versions of the organizer that significantly expand the functionality, for example, they allow you to add your own fields, provide reliable data protection, allow you to send e-mails, and also work with multiple users simultaneously with a single base. The network version of the organizer is used in organizations for calling clients, managing client events (communications, meetings, reminders), as well as congratulations by e-mail, generating DocX documents using a template (contracts, lists of people), etc.
The program is very simple and does not require installation on a PC.
PC requirements are minimal: any Windows operating system, 10 MB of disk space, screen size 1024x600 or more.
Rainlendar
Rainlendar is another free organizer that also has a paid version with advanced functionality.
We can say that the program does not have an interface; Rainlendar is displayed on the desktop in the form of a calendar, the appearance of which can be changed to your liking using supported skins (they can be downloaded from the official website of the program). In addition to the calendar, you can display other sections on the desktop in the form of stickers, for example, one sticker for holidays, a second for work, etc.
The program's functionality includes: data backup, printing, search, custom alerts, calendar, contacts and much more.
The Rainlendar program contains support for the Russian language, but in order for the interface to be in Russian, you need to download the localization language from our website.
Evernote
Evernote is a free organizing program that is mentioned more than once on our website, for example, in the previous article about applications for Windows Phone.
It is an application for collecting all kinds of information in one place. You can add text, handwritten text, voice notes, images, individual website pages, and much more to the notes you create. Only lazy people do not use this program today.
The program interface in Russian is simple and convenient. The information stored in this virtual organizer can be structured at your discretion.
Evernote can be installed on your computer, smartphone or tablet. The application allows you to synchronize data between these devices, which only significantly increases the convenience of working with this program.
In addition to the free organizers presented above, there are also a lot of useful programs for computers that have not been updated by developers for a long time, but have pretty good functionality.
Success Pack
Success Pack - has a user-friendly interface in Russian. All existing categories are presented in the form of beautiful icons located on a small panel.
Notes in the program are made in the form of stickers, each date has its own note. In Success Pack you can create a daily schedule, reminders, save the addresses of the necessary sites, add contacts and much more.
The program has many settings for working with each tool.
You can download Success Pack for free from our program catalog.
In addition to applications for computers and mobile devices, there are also online organizing services that can be accessed from anywhere and from any device with Internet access. Such services can remind you of upcoming tasks using SMS messages, emails, or even calls to your mobile phone. In general, online organizer services have the same functionality as desktop applications. But we'll talk about them another time.
In conclusion, I would like to say that planning things and tasks is not a bad thing and allows you to cope with a large number of tasks, correctly optimizing the time to complete them.
Today's article looks at the best programs that can replace notebooks in the 21st century. They can work on both personal computers and smartphones. The programs are used as a simple replacement for a regular notepad, some become full-fledged organizers.
Relevance
Today, computers replace many things for people. Most of the simple things that were previously done manually can now be done on these devices. And the notebook is no exception.
This program, which is a notebook, is quite common. This application, presented by Microsoft, is already installed by default in versions of Windows 7 and 8. However, when an earlier operating system is used, OneNote is offered for download from the official Microsoft resource completely free of charge. An electronic notebook allows you to create and organize notes. Moreover, the first means writing and drawing with a stylus or finger. Thus, OneNote works on both Windows and Windows Mobile, as well as for Android, iPhone, iPad.
Mars Notebook
The advantages of programs that are used as a piece of paper that comes to hand are the ability to sort all the information. The Mars Notebook, designed for use on your computer, can handle your storage needs with ease. The program is paid, but Russian-speaking users can register it for free on the official website. After the first launch, you should create a database where the records will be located. One of the advantages of this approach is that for different types of notes it is possible to develop different databases, the number of which is not limited. The program has a user-friendly interface. On the right are the entries themselves, and on the left you can see sections and items in the tree structure. Notes can be simple (text) or extended. Thus, you can add:
Images;
music;
videos and other files.
In this case, there are a large number of settings, as well as unique features presented in the form of a calculator, calendar and others. Therefore, this program is considered advanced. Mars Notebook runs only on the Windows operating system. As for Android, the developers offer an alternative similar to the tree structure and functions.
This program is ideal for those who are looking for something simple. It lacks a lot of extras like the Mars Notebook reviewed above. True, not every user likes this. Some of them simply do not want to deal with the numerous settings and functions that are offered to them. In this case, Notepad++ is simply ideal. The program is similar to an extended version of an ordinary notepad. For example, you can find the function of most tabs. Supports both multitasking and text scalability. Thanks to various plugins, you can work with different encodings. The program has ample capabilities and high speed. It is also worth noting its light weight and quick installation. Not only that, it is also offered completely free of charge. You can use it not only on a computer, but also on a smartphone.
Exiland Assistant
This application consists of a whole organizer; it is a complex structure, which is expressed in a user-friendly interface. This program is suitable for those who like a thorough approach to any business. The database here is perfect. The program makes it possible to manage the user's personal information. It will be a real salvation for business people. It is worth noting that it was precisely for them that it was developed. There are three versions of this program:
Free;
single-user;
a network organizer designed to work with a large number of users simultaneously.
As for the latest version, it is even used by small organizations to store databases of their own personnel. And this is not surprising. In addition to many useful features and functions, the program is equipped with good data protection, including backup. However, it is not available as an application for Android. However, synchronization with Microsoft Outlook is provided, which is the official software present on Google Play. This means that you can use Exiland Assistant installed on your computer whenever you want. In this case, it is possible to save the information in Outlook, and then import it into Assistant.
Various types of organizers are among the most popular programs for both PCs and mobile devices. With their help, you can effectively plan your personal and business life, and simply conveniently and any other information.
One of the best programs of this type is Microsoft OneNote – an organizer that is part of the Microsoft Office package.
Last year, the company released a version for Mac OS, and recently made full-featured versions for all platforms completely free.
The current version of Microsoft OneNote 2013 is currently available, and you can download and install it from the official website http://www.onenote.com/
Let's take a closer look at the capabilities of OneNote and the benefits that the user will receive when using this program.
Organizer program
After installing this organizer you will be able to:
Save notes with text and images, and group them in any form;
create various notebooks and tabs in them;
save fragments of web pages, with the ability to view even without an Internet connection;
and quick notes;
storage of notebooks in the cloud, with synchronization between devices;
organizing shared access for common work;
the ability to add tags for cataloging;
local search by notes;
integration with scanners and other Office products;
as well as many other pleasant features.
Compared to the popular Evernote, this organizer has a more user-friendly interface, and is now completely free. In general, the logic of operation of the product is unlike anything else from Microsoft.
Even if you have never worked with OneNote before, thanks to the intuitiveness of the work, you can master it without any problems. For example, after a week of working with this organizer, I already realized that there was simply no point in switching to something else.
The program impresses with its ease of storing and organizing large amounts of information. For example If you're preparing to launch an online store or information site, OneNote can help you collect and organize all the necessary project data.
All changes you make are saved in the background; no additional actions need to be taken. And at the same time, you can be absolutely confident in the safety of your data.
When creating a new notebook, you can choose where to store it:
If you need access from all devices, choose OneDrive. If you want to limit access exclusively to your computer, specify the desired folder.
The menu is organized in the form of a ribbon that has already become classic for Office products, in which all the functionality of the program is grouped into tabs:
By the way, an interesting and useful feature - when you copy a piece of text from a web page and paste it into OneNote, a link to the page where it was taken from will be saved under the text itself. This way you will never lose information about its original source:
Another feature that may be useful for many is the ability to send a document “for printing” to the OneNote virtual printer. It appears in the list of devices immediately after installing the program. The document, of course, is not printed on paper, but is simply sent as a note in a notebook.
The colors of the tabs can be changed as desired, making it easier to navigate when searching for the information you need.
There can be quite a few scenarios for using OneNote. Based on my own experience, I can suggest the following options:
- universal organizer. The most obvious use case, the program was created with a focus on it. You can easily create notebooks dedicated to various aspects of your life: hobbies, work, personal matters, etc.
- culinary notebook. Keeping records in paper form is clearly not an option, and a search for specialized applications will give you zero results. In that case, OneNote is exactly what you need. You can use the program exclusively for these purposes, or you can simply group everything in a separate notebook;
- data cataloging. With this program you can structure and organize almost any information in a convenient way. Even if we are talking about really large amounts of data.
Of course, these are not all possible options for using this truly convenient tool. The main advantage of Microsoft OneNote over other applications of this kind is almost complete freedom of action for the user.
By the way, if you use a browser, there is an interesting extension for it “Send to OneNote”, with which you can copy content from any page and send it directly to OneNote. At the same time, all page formatting, images, links and other elements are qualitatively preserved.
The program's clean, ribbon interface impresses with its simplicity and convenience. At the same time, you definitely won’t feel any lack of functionality.
