Google Notebook

Now that the nasty Blogger people arbitrarily jerked my blog into the latest version of the software, I can no longer send clips to my account from other wesites with the "Send to" function in the Google Toolbar. Time to take another look at Google Notebook. A reference at Google Librarian Central announces the graduation of the productivity tool from Google Labs to a full-fledged writer's aide that can:

* Clip useful information. You can add clippings of text, images and links from web pages to your Google Notebook without ever leaving your browser window.

* Organize your notes.You can create multiple notebooks, divide them into sections, and drag-and-drop your notes to stay organized.

* Get access from anywhere. You can access your Google Notebooks from any computer by using your Google Accounts login.

* Publish your notebook. You can share your Google Notebook with the world by making it public.

I was more impressed with the testimonial given by Nancy Sharoff, a teacher in Ellenville, New York:

I'm using [Google Notebook] as my online notebook. I'm finding it particularly useful right now in conjunction with Google Groups. Since I receive posts in digest form and there's no way to single out a single post to refer to later, I simply copy/paste the post into the appropriate section of my notebook; things I want to look into further go into my 'Check It Out' section.

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