Q10- The minimal notepad
I don't know why I am trying out Q10. But I always wanted to write without distraction. And probably Q10 is the best app out there which can do this. Just me and the text on black screen. Nothing else.
Q10 is free. And sadly is only available for windows. But if I wanted to write something, and not be distracted by IMs, tweets, popups, or anything else on the computer's screen.
Very impressive, very minimal. In fact, it brings the mac feel to a windows program. It just does one thing, and it does that well. This is a must have for any writer. As far as minimal notebook applications go, Simplenote is one application which is minimal and yet supports syncing between devices. As a longtime evernote user, simplenote was too minimal for all my online text and images. Now Q10 does not include any sync mechanism to sync notes online to use with other devices. Q10 enables sound by default, and the sound mimics the typewriter; very satisfying indeed, especially if you have used a typewriter before. I learnt how to type on an old Remington (I didn't exactly learn, it was more of fooling around with it)
A workaround
Dropbox ensures that every file created is synced online across all my devices. Creating a folder for all my Q10 files ensured that my files would be accessible from anywhere. pure portability. Now all I have to do, is to attach them and email them across to my evernote mail address or my posterous blog. That makes blogging all the more easy.
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