Maybe you don’t need the full OfficeSuite Pro 6 app that contains a full word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program (avg review rating 4/5, list price $14.99), and maybe you find typing on the Kindle Fire’s touchscreen keyboard too awkward for anything but the briefest notes, emails or status updates.
But you may still be wishing you had a simple way to work on memos, blog posts and documents on the go, then easily get them back to the office or your home computer to continue your work on them. That’s where 7Notes Premium, and the Sugarsync app come in!
7Notes Premium is an app that lets you use a stylus or finger to “write” and edit your notes, then convert them to machine-readable text right then, or later on. You can save your notes in PDF format, send the PDF as an email attachment, export, and more. From Amazon:
7Notes Premium for Kindle Fire is the smart writing tool for Kindle Fire. With this app, mixing your handwriting and digital texts is easier than ever. Now you can take notes faster and easier in a wide variety of scenes and situations such as during a phone call, meeting with customers, commuting and so on. This is because the app provides superior note taking experience with a state-of-the-art handwriting recognition engine.
[Take notes on the fly] You can take a note any time, anywhere at a moment with handwriting. You can edit and decorate handwritten sentences later as you want. Smooth inking and auto scroll, feed features provide outstanding note taking experience.
[Notes to messages on demand] 7notes Premium for Kindle Fire has state-of-the-art handwriting recognition engine which allows you to change your handwriting to text messages during or even after your handwriting. The app also has a variety of exporting features to e-mail, Evernote, Facebook and Twitter, etc.
[Replace pen and paper] With 7notes Premium for Kindle Fire, your Kindle Fire device becomes the best notepad you can carry anytime, anywhere. Good-bye dead trees.
Product Features:
– Stroke input with smooth inking – Convert handwriting to digital text now or later – Decorate handwritten letters and digital text – Create and manage notes – Connect to other application such as Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, etc.Note: – This app is a Kindle Fire exclusive. – Handwriting recognition for English language only
Now comes the part where you get your notes back to your computer at home or the office, with the free Sugarsync app.
This app provides users with remote server storage space they can use to easily backup or transfer files. Sugarsync offers the first 5 gigabytes of storage for free, and offers additional tiers of storage on an increasing price scale.
Sugarsync (4.5/5 stars) – From Amazon:
With Sugarsync, you can instantly access cloud-synced files, photos, and music from all your computers. View files and photos, stream music, and share files (and even complete folders) with friends and colleagues–no tethering [no cables or physical media, no bluetooth ‘pairing’] required.
The Sugarsync service syncs files and folders between any combination of Mac and Windows PCs, backing it all up to a secure cloud repository: anytime, anywhere access to all files, photos, and music; instantly share remotely stored files with friends and colleagues; stream a music library from any computer (save valuable local storage space for favorites); sync photos taken with your device back to the cloud; open cloud-synced files in a local document editor for editing; and sync any folder to your device for offline access. You can also sync with the SugarSync website so you can download, upload, and view data both online and off.
Write while you’re offline, or out of wifi range, then upload new documents and sync existing ones the next time you do have online connectivity. Keep all your most important files synced to the cloud, and know that even if your device is lost or damaged, your files are safe!
Pair Sugarsync with 7Notes Premium and you’re all set to take notes or create documents and memos on the fly, in your own handwriting, then convert them to text, back them up to your remote storage folder, and download them to your home and/or office computer(s) later!
This is a terrific solution for writers and bloggers, in particular.