DROE Tool Update
I posted a minor update to the DROE Tool, now at version 0.2 (Beta). There are three changes in this release:
- The download now includes a detailed README file with installation/upgrade instructions, screen shots, and troubleshooting tips.
- The check to make sure that the OneNote DROE page successfully opened is now case insensitive, so it’s a bit more forgiving.
- Toggling the tray icon now also displays the version information for the tool.
You can download the latest version on the Downloads page. Thanks especially to Tripp Castell for helping to troubleshoot the previous version.
-Carl
DROE Tool 0.5 Alpha01
December 4, 2010 - 1:28 am
Tags: DROE_Tool
Posted in Productivity | 34 comments
As promised, here is an update to the DROE Tool. I am calling this an alpha release since there may still be some rough edges, and this includes only about half the list of planned fixes and improvements. Here is the summary of what is included in 0.5 alpha 01:
Hopefully fixed all compatibility issues with [...]
Updated DROE Tool In the Works
November 27, 2010 - 9:04 am
Tags: DROE_Tool
Posted in Productivity | 2 comments
I am finally working on a major update to the DROE Tool (stealing time over the holiday weekend). I hope to have an alpha test version posted within the coming week. I have already fixed the compatibility issue with OneNote 2010, and am working on some other enhancements such as configurable hotkey definitions.
I have pulled [...]
The Triple Hat Trick
February 7, 2010 - 5:18 pm
Tags: Management, Productivity, Templates
Posted in Misc | 6 comments
Here is something I am trying for 2010… I hesitate to call it a new year’s resolution, so let’s just call it an “experiment”. Sometimes it is tough to get focus with my big fancy fiddly collection of GTD lists. There are just too many items on the lists, and even when [...]
Configuring Google Voice as a Jott / reQall Replacement
July 23, 2009 - 11:17 pm
Tags: Google_Voice, Jott, Tips, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 25 comments
I’m a big fan of reQall, Jott, and the various other voice-to-text services out there. I currently have a reQall Pro account and use it on a daily basis. Naturally, the first thing that came to mind when I heard that Google Voice was going to have voice transcription capabilities was using it to augment [...]
Strip Outlook Attachments and Replace with Links
February 22, 2009 - 8:55 pm
Tags: Outlook, Productivity, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 78 comments
UPDATE OCT 2009: Reader jumpjack has created a Google Code project for this macro. You can download the latest source code on the project page.
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There are many good reasons to strip attachments from your email messages. The main reason for me is that I often embed email messages into my Outlook tasks for [...]
ClearContext and My Quest for an Empty Inbox
July 20, 2008 - 9:02 pm
Tags: ClearContext, GTD, Outlook, Productivity, Taglocity, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 14 comments
In a previous post I talked about my quest for an empty inbox and all the tools I tried along the way. Well, I’m at it again. My previous tool of choice, Taglocity, has taken a turn toward online social/collaborative email in their 2.0 release. I’m afraid that 99% of the email I [...]
DROE Tool now supports EverNote, and much more!
July 15, 2008 - 9:04 pm
Tags: DROE_Tool, EverNote, OneNote, Outlook, Productivity, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 74 comments
I just released a new version of the Daily Record of Events (DROE) note taking tool. This release adds support for EverNote and text-based DROE files, as well as enhancements for the OneNote DROE.
From the README file, here is a summary of what changed in v0.4 (Beta). For complete details, download the README [...]
Handwriting Recognition in OneNote 2007? Well, kinda…
March 29, 2008 - 10:36 pm
Tags: OneNote, Tips, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 5 comments
In my post on EverNote vs. OneNote, I mentioned handwriting recognition as one of the shortcomings in OneNote. I also mentioned that the implementation in EverNote is a bit disappointing as well because it uses a “shotgun” word approach. By that I mean that EverNote sets up an XML database of sorts where [...]
Attach Notes to Outlook Messages
March 29, 2008 - 9:23 pm
Tags: Outlook, Productivity, Tips, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 25 comments
Here’s the scenario… You are quickly clearing your email inbox before going home. You open a rather lengthy message and start to read through it. A vague idea forms in your head about what your response will be, but you’ve been reading it for 5 minutes now and haven’t gotten through the [...]
Setting up OneNote 2007 for GTD
March 20, 2008 - 12:16 am
Tags: GTD, OneNote, Productivity, Tips, Tools
Posted in Productivity | 7 comments
As I promised earlier in my post on “Bending OneNote and Outlook to Fit my GTD System“, here are the setup details for OneNote 2007 along with some screen shots. For each of the screen shots, you can click on the image to open it full-size.
The options panel is accessed from the “Tools” menu [...]
January 18, 2008 - 11:13 am
I’m struggling getting the date to show up in DROE. It loads the DROE page without issue, but doesn’t add the date. I have reviewed the troubleshooting section and pulled extra stuff off the page. Any other thoughts? I am looking forward to using this tool.
January 21, 2008 - 1:21 am
Chris – I just posted a new version of the tool (version 0.3). Please check out the Downloads page. There was an issue for Windows Vista users. I had to change the method used for sending text due to a difference in the keyboard hooks in Vista. (I only have WinXP, so thanks to Antonio for helping me troubleshoot this!) There are also some nice new shortcuts in there for Outlook task & email creation.
Hopefully this update fixes your problem.
-Carl
February 7, 2008 - 2:13 pm
Any chance of getting the source for the DROE tool?
February 10, 2008 - 1:37 pm
Hi Rich – The DROE tool will always be free, and I plan to continue supporting it with new features and enhancements. As long as I’m able to support it, I don’t plan to post the code or make it open source.
February 27, 2008 - 6:13 pm
Carl:
I recently downloaded the updated version of the tool. Is there any reason why the cursor moves 4 spaces below the date and time stamp? and any subsequent additions, the cursor moves to the same line as the date and time stamp. pervious versions worked fine.
February 29, 2008 - 7:32 am
BV – I posted a reply here…
Thanks,
Carl
October 10, 2008 - 3:21 am
Hi Carl
Great tool!!! I have only one remark: I use it for reading pdf-files and making excerpts: it would be great if I could make a note in OneNote without the date. Then I can just send every line I copy from the pdf-file I read to the DROE page and don’t have to delete the date inserts.
Thanks
Renger
October 10, 2008 - 7:26 am
Renger – Thanks for your comments… I’ll put this on the list for the next version. You can get rid of *most* of the stamp by playing with the “Stamp_Format” setting in the INI file. You could, for example, set it to a single period or underscore. If you leave it blank, however, the tool assumes you forgot to set it and gives you a generic date stamp format. A good way to handle this in a future version might be to allow “Stamp_Format = NULL” in the INI file.
-Carl
December 10, 2009 - 7:38 am
Carl,
Hope all is well. I’m not sure if you’re still putting any work into the DROE Tool anymore, but It appears to need an update for OneNote 2010 (Beta). When I use Win+N it creates a new unnamed section with a time stamp, rather than creating a new entry on the DROE page. I copied a new link to the DROE page after I installed OneNote 2010 and updated the .ini file, but it still goes to another new section every time I use Win+N.
December 15, 2009 - 10:11 pm
Todd – Thanks for the report. I have not had a chance to test with OneNote 2010 yet, but based on your comments and prior comments, there is definitely a compatibility issue.
-Carl
October 28, 2010 - 8:40 am
Hi, Great, great tool – thanks for providing it! Does it work with OneNote 2010? When I set the INI file up as instructed, it creates a new section everytime instead of a new entry in the existing DROE page. Everything is set up and double-checked for accuracy, so I figured it was a version issue.
Thanks,
Ben Kopf
November 28, 2010 - 1:21 am
Ben – That is correct. The fix for this is included in the upcoming release.
-Carl
November 10, 2010 - 3:13 pm
I am using Onenote 2007 on XP. I installed the tool, but it does not post to onenote, only to the text file. When I hit WIN-SHIFT-N, it opens the text file and not onenote. I tested the link to onenote and it works. I used DROE as the page title and copied the hyperlink to the page as per the instructions. Any help would be appreciated.
November 11, 2010 - 8:44 am
Never mind, my bad. I forgot to change the switch from text to onenote. Great tool thanks!!!
November 28, 2010 - 1:21 am
Bill – Glad to hear it’s working!
-Carl