Microsoft OneNote is quite possibly the best thing since Notepad

For anyone that is still jotting down quick electronic notes in Notepad or emailing yourself little snippets of randomness to save for later, STOP! Microsoft OneNote is here to save you! If you are lucky enough to have a version of Microsoft Office 2010 that includes OneNote then you have life easy! If not, don't fret, you will still be able to take advantage of OneNote and all of its free flowing, auto-saving goodness using your Windows Live ID and the free Microsoft OneNote Web App. And if you have an iPhone, the OneNote app is FREE for a limited time. The focus of this blog entry will be the free web version so anyone can get started (and hooked!).

If you haven't already signed up for a Live ID then please exit my blog immediately because these computer things must be foreign to you. Wait, maybe you are old scohol and know it as a .NET Passport or MSN username. Still no? Then you are either a hardcore anti-Microsoft user or well… I can't think of any other real reason not to have one. However hard to fathom as it may be, if you really have not signed up for one yet, then you will need to go over to login.live.com and get registered. It is free and will you give you access to the wonderful world of Microsoft’s Live services like Hotmail, Messenger, SkyDrive, and most importantly (at least for this post), Office Web Apps.

My coworkers consider me a OneNote fan boy. I think evangelist sounds better! OneNote is a great product/platform and has really helped me significantly in my fight against clutter, and I think if you give it a try, you will see how much it can help you too. Until next time!