How Daniel Gold Uses Whitelines Link with Springpad
Daniel Gold, our resident GTD expert and Springpad evangelist, shared a useful discovery he made about how iOS users can use Springpad with the Swedish notebook-maker, Whitelines.
The Whitelines notebook concept is simple: they make notebooks with no visual interference between the lines and the pen color, which makes your writing and drawings stand out. With their newest product, Whitelines Link notebooks, you can create analog notes and save them digitally using their iOS app, making it easy to capture, share and save your notes.
Daniel discovered that if you use Whitelines Link and Springpad’s save via email feature, you can create handwritten notes, snap a photo and they will automatically be emailed into Springpad, all in only one step!
Here’s how to set it up: (one time)
- Get a Whitelines Link notebook (or download a copy of the paper!)
- Download the Whitelines Link app for your iPhone or iPad.
- Find your custom Springpad email: log in to Springpad.com and go to Settings, then Services.
- In the Settings of the Whitelines Link app, add your custom Springpad email in the Default Recipient field.
How to use Whitelines Link to create a note in Springpad:
- Create a note in your Whitelines Link notebook & check off the email box at the bottom of the page
- Open the Whitelines iOS app & capture the page (be sure all 4 corner markers are visible)
Pretty soon, a note will appear in your Springpad account with the note you just created!
Pro Tip: Use the subject line to save your page as a task or something else, which notebook you want it saved in and to add tags (e.g. Task: Review Meeting Notes @Work #todos).
For more pro tips from Daniel, check out his new white paper, “The Ultimate Getting Things Done with Springpad.”
5 Responses to “How Daniel Gold Uses Whitelines Link with Springpad”
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Hello,
For some time now I have said that I feel this product is a completely superior alternative to Evernote.
However, the one thing I feel that would need to be implemented in order to fully surpass them and leave them forever in the dust is to implement text recognition. If it would be possible to photograph the hand writing or a poster or product with text on the label.. and then SEARCH for that text amongst all of your notes, and find the results… then we have achieved a level that is simply perfection.
My question is… is this going to happen? Is this what you are working towards?
Cheers
Jason Joseph
http://www.JasonJosephStudio.com
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Devin says:
Hey Jason – It’s not in our immediate plans, but it’s definitely on the list to consider in the future!
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Vedzer says:
Hi Devin,
Indeed please consider it seriously because the OCR, in combination with Whitelines, can really make Springpad very powerful and increase its usage…
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Devin I cant tell you ho whappy I am to hear this. I truly believe it will make for a much more powerful tool … and its already tremendously powerful!
Being as youre open to suggestions.. might I suggest installing ( so easy to do so! ) Disqus for yoru comments..
It kills all spam.. and allows for tracking of analytics.. and for ease of user log in . I use it on my site.. its amazing! a MUCH better commenting system, and eperience.
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cool! i want.
Hello,
For some time now I have said that I feel this product is a completely superior alternative to Evernote.
However, the one thing I feel that would need to be implemented in order to fully surpass them and leave them forever in the dust is to implement text recognition. If it would be possible to photograph the hand writing or a poster or product with text on the label.. and then SEARCH for that text amongst all of your notes, and find the results… then we have achieved a level that is simply perfection.
My question is… is this going to happen? Is this what you are working towards?
Cheers
Jason Joseph
http://www.JasonJosephStudio.com
Hey Jason – It’s not in our immediate plans, but it’s definitely on the list to consider in the future!
Hi Devin,
Indeed please consider it seriously because the OCR, in combination with Whitelines, can really make Springpad very powerful and increase its usage…
Devin I cant tell you ho whappy I am to hear this. I truly believe it will make for a much more powerful tool … and its already tremendously powerful!
Being as youre open to suggestions.. might I suggest installing ( so easy to do so! ) Disqus for yoru comments..
It kills all spam.. and allows for tracking of analytics.. and for ease of user log in . I use it on my site.. its amazing! a MUCH better commenting system, and eperience.