Author Archives: Brett

NotesMappr for Web

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brett

A fair amount of NotesMappr (for Android) users have requested a web-based version of NotesMappr and I must admit that I’m genuinely attracted to the idea. I would consider developing a web-based version of NotesMappr for a variety of reasons. … Continue reading →

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Restarted development of NotesMappr

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Brett

After a break of almost six months, I’ve restarted development of NotesMappr. The next version of NotesMappr will include several bug-fixes, some additional polish and the ability to list (and subsequently view) all of your notes. Obviously, the bug-fixes are … Continue reading →

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Note taking and the power of the (semantic) web – Part II

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brett

NotesMappr’s semantic features have been enhanced to include automatic detection of associated images. That is, if on creation of a note [based on a Freebase query] NotesMappr detects that the note has an associated image it will inform the user … Continue reading →

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Note taking and the power of the (semantic) web

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Brett

NotesMappr version 1.2 has just been released and is available on the Android Market. This version of NotesMappr is special… it is the first version of the app that is integrated with the semantic web.   If you take a … Continue reading →

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An Android app – a new beginning

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Brett

It has been a very long time since my last proper blog post [March 29]. The reason being that for the last two months I have been thinking a lot about PolishedCode, NotesMappr (an advanced semantic note taking app), software … Continue reading →

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Android – A developer’s perspective

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Brett

The following is an article that I wrote over the 2010 Christmas period for JAXmag (the free PDF magazine from JAXenter) and was published in their January 2011 issue which focused on Google’s Android mobile OS. When I think back … Continue reading →

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Why NotesMappr? A different kind of note taking app

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Brett

People sometimes ask me what problem am I trying to solve with NotesMappr. It’s a valid question and one I would like to try to answer in this blog post. In a nutshell… with NotesMappr I am trying to solve … Continue reading →

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NotesMappr version 1.1.1 – minor user interface improvements

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Brett

NotesMappr version 1.1.1 has been released on the Android Market.This version includes minor enhancements to the app’s user interface, the most important one being the inclusion of an application-wide title bar with buttons providing you with quick access to the … Continue reading →

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NotesMappr version 1.1 released on the Android Market

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Brett

NotesMappr version 1.1 is available on the Android Market. With this version I have primarily focused on improving the app’s user interface both in terms of its overall visual presentation and its consistency. Furthermore, the “big feature” that was included … Continue reading →

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NotesMappr version 1.0.3 – Maintenance release

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Brett

NotesMappr 1.0.3 has been released and is available on the Android Market. Version 1.0.3 fixes a bug related to the inability to scroll long notes (under certain circumstances). What’s more, the new version includes a couple of user interface enhancements … Continue reading →

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