Livescribe Sticky Notes

I have had both a 1 gb Pulse and an 8 gb echo (which is great!). For notebooks, I have 2 3-subjects, 4 1-subjects, 1 journal size, and 1 Moroccan mini wrap. I have had dozens of pen refills. I now have these "Sticky" notes. Up until these "sticky" notes, I thought everything made by Livescribe was primo, top-of-the line. But, these "sticky" notes, while seemingly a great idea, are not sticky enough to stay where you put them. Seriously, they stick on for maybe 3 seconds before flopping off like a dead leaf in a cold spell. It's comical.

Sticky notes of this size are great for two reasons their size and their ability to "stick" onto things. Post-Its didn't get huge just because people needed a little piece of paper. Post-Its got popular because people needed a little piece of paper they could stick on stuff: books, monitors, medicine cabinets, etc. Sticky notes that are not sticky (and I would barely call these sticky, at all), are really only small sheets of notepaper. Still useful, (and admittedly even more useful with the genius that is the livescribe format); however, they should not be sold as a sticky note. The insert warns that the "adhesive may mark some surfaces or lift inks" I highly doubt these sticky notes have any adhesive on them, whatsoever. It seems as if they stick to each other through friction more than due to any adhesive. When you hold the back of them up to a light, there is no visible line where the sticky would be. When you run your finger on the back of them, all you feel is smooth paper and a small patch that feels like the grippy iphone cases. If you tape your iphone to the front of these, and sit it on your dashboard, it might not slip around as much. But, don't try to stick them to things as you would a typical post-it note. They can't hold their own weight. I have no-name sticky notes that I got as marketing fluff, and at tradeshows, that stick quite well (and, have for years). There is no excuse for such a reputable company like Livescribe to sell such a far inferior version of an otherwise great idea.

For what the other reviewers are needing, it seems as if this product fits the bill. I am curious if others are having this same experience. If the employees are just using these as note papers, or, if the pages are tagged and the book is immediately closed, thus, gravity and mass would be holding these notes in the book.

As little Livescribe note papers, they seem to be great. If you only need them for that purpose, or have anther plan for adhesion (thumbtacks, staples, paperclips, tape, those 3m command photo clips, etc.), then I think you would be very pleased with the functionality they deliver. If their adhesion, unassisted, is part of your planned use, you may be unhappy with their quality and function.

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Nice, neat little sticky notes. Sticky notes alone are precious and helpful, even in the digital age.

But when you blend them with a Livescribe pen, Livescribe Connect, and (perhaps)Evernote?

It just does not get any better. By writing on one of these, the writing is stored in my pen, then it is uploaded on to my computer. I can then email the sticky note, sync into Evernote, or just store it in my computer. Evernote syncs between the different computers I use, so I now have a copy of the sticky note on every computer. Plus, I leave the note where it needs to be. As a student, that's often inside a book for a research project.

Here's how that works for me: while reading a book or journal for research, I jot notes on these stickies with my Livescribe pen. I put the sticky notes in the text. Then, I sync the pen. Now, if I have taken good enough notes, I can do the bulk of my writing without having to keep a stack of books with me the whole time. I can write at home or at Starbucks or at the office or at the student center---you get the idea. But, I've left the note in the book in case I need further reference.

I can jot down a to-do list that then syncs into my computer. I use these for short grocery lists (email the note to my Blackberry or store in Evernote). It helps me generate a note that's available in two places (at least) at the same time. This is a great thing.

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I really like the pen, and had bought a few journals to go with it. But until now I had not considered the pen an essential part of of my business practice. Having these post it note pads had been incredible. Now I can write down what I need done, hand it off, and later email the note to everyone in the meeting. With so many meetings and projects to juggle I've often been told I had not given any direction. These post it notes has resolved that completely. Now if I thinks somethings important and should be noted I can write it down hand it off and know direction was given.

Max

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I use a lot of stickynotes for various purposes. They get attached to something, and eventually disappear or get thrown away. But wouldn't it be cool to still have a record of them? Perhaps even with some audio information?

I go back and forth between my office and the lab, frequently carrying some configuration details on a stickynote, that I then place on a surface to review as I work. And I may take additional notes down as I work. If the note is lost, or I want to review the details two weeks later, I can, thanks to my magic pen.

I also use these to annotate non-Livescribe documents, in a manner to create a rich amount of detail and long term memory of that detail.

In a training environment you can insert these into textbooks and add contextual notes to the book that can be removed later. There are a large number of ways this can be used.

So while stickynotes are a great invention on their own, as is the Livescribe system itself, the combination of the two technologies exceeds the sum of the parts. The applications possible with this combination are well beyond note taking.

I should note, I removed a previous review where I gave these only two stars, due to defects in the glue used. I purchased my original supply shortly after they were introduced as a new product. The original version had some challenges with the quality and performance of the glue. I've upgraded my review and removed my complaints after Livescribe corrected the defect and replaced my supply of bad notepads. There is another review (with comments from me) that calls out this issue. At this time the problem has been corrected, resulting in a 5-star review.

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I use my sticky for quick adds instead of pulling out a whole notebook. The different sizes and colors are not a bad thing either! And I can throw them away to prevent clutter as they are always backed up to Evernote! So exciting having this type of organization that can be searched through from now and into the future. Great buy especially if you already use the notebooks.