Whether you've got a TabletPC or not, this is the killer way to store your notes at the track. Alignments, tire pressures, other setup infirmation, notes on the track, events results, and more. I also use it at my work and on my home PC - everything is stored in OneNote, nothing is written on paper, and everything is searchable (even your handwriting and images).
What happens when you put together a dedicated Test Manager, a loyalty-inspiring hot product, and some talent for music? OneNote - the song. See the link for the song and the lyrics.
OneNote 2007 is one heckuva great product. The development team has their act together, they've significantly improved what was already a fabulous product, and they have set the stage for even more going forward. This is one of those "dream" development teams that anybody would like to be a part of. I - unfortunately -haven't been on a truly great development team in years :-( But when I was, life was very rewarding!
I've been using the 2007 version of OneNote since last October, and before that the original version of the product since it was in beta test several years ago. If I've got my laptop with me, I don't write anything on paper anymore. It all goes into OneNote instead. Then it's searchable, versus anything on paper which either gets tossed out or filed. Both being absolutely useless because when you need information you need it fast.
In the next few days or weeks we'll see the Release Candidate version of OneNote 2007. I'm really looking forward to installing that, as I'm looking forward to the RC level of the rest of Office 2007. Like OneNote, I've been participating in the beta since last year at this time and it's also a great thing - the best new release of Office in 10 years.
Here's a example of using Microsoft OneNote for racers. The team manager is using a picture of a track, and annotating it using pen input on a TabletPC. Handwriting can be converted to text, video and audio can be stored as well. An entire "tour" of a track could be built...
The example speaks for itself!
Download the full white paper from the pervious post on Onenote for Racers.
In the highly competitive world of auto racing, teams of drivers and engineers need to quickly and easily share information to improve car performance.
Until recently, the NASCAR team Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates used pen and paper to document critical race and performance issues, but that information was difficult to share. Also, engineers in the office used multiple tools and time-consuming steps to gather and distribute their notes, drawings, and Web research on car designs.
Now, teams collaborate by capturing and sharing information with Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2003. Engineers at the track use the information to immediately modify the car for better performance, and engineers in the office analyze the data to design car components and plan strategies to help win future races.
Here I am with uncounted thousands of "notes" in Microsoft OneNote, and along comes a great new feature I didn't even realize it had - a built in calculator. Not a tool that you have to launch, but built in.
Try this. Open OneNote 2007, type this in:
88.7-4.6-2.9-11.3+6.5=
hit the space bar or enter and you get this:
88.7-4.6-2.9-11.3+6.5=76.4
And so on for even more complex calculations.
Thanks to Chris Pratley's OneNote Blog for the heads-up, and to his team for creating OneNote - which is probably the #1 tool I use today! I've said it before here, I have three instances of OneNote 12 installed (having replaced all of my Office 2003 with Office 2007 already). Creative tools like those of Office make for more creative and organized people like me!
