can you come up with other acronyms for METANOTES ? drop me a line in my inbox if you do.

click the alarm clock icon on the top right of the screen!

you can use this to send messages to other users!

just create a time log entry with @sonicsrini to send me a direct message !

do it now if you haven’t yet.

find a blank area of space and double-click it. see what happened? a new note is created!!! just start typing into the SUBJECT line of the new note, and then hit return, and then start typing into the BODY of the new note. it’s a lot like writing an email to your future self.

• click it to “zoop” to the top left of the entire space!
• this is a quick and good thing to do if you get lost on a page or want to go back to the beginning.

• if you want to create a bulleted list in a metanote,
  • and i know you do…
• you need to know what an asterisk is.
• it’s the little “star” that shows up when you hit Shift-8 on any standard keyboard.
• If you begin any new line in a metanote with “asterisk” and then a space, this will begin a BULLET LIST automatically!
  • To make sub-bullets, enter two asterisks at the beginning of the line.
• It’s very simple once you get used to it!!!

for instance, you can visit other users by selecting “metanotes -> users”

• MetaNotes is a new way to take notes and store and arrange content either solo or in a team.
• MetaNotes is made of NOTES ON SPACES which contain your ideas and those of others.
• we are still sort of pre-launch so pardon our dust & tell us if you have any ideas.
• please don’t violate copyright, pretty please, or else we’ll have to delete your notes upon request. thanks.
• everything here is public space right now – we are trying to create a culture of sharing and openness.

it’s an iphone app too so you can take metanotes with you wherever you go if you have one of those.

Also – cool – you just discovered the “windowshade” function :)

If you are on a space, invite others to the same space!

You’ll see their notes pop up, move, and fill with content in real time!

Just email them the URL and tell them to register!

• If you’re reading this message you’re already getting a feel for the MetaNotes system and what it can do for you.
• MetaNotes consists of notes on very wide and tall spaces.
  • Double-click on the background of this page to create a new note.
  • You can resize, windowshade and close notes with the controls on the corners of notes.
• Explore the options in the menus on the top toolbar.
  • To go to your METASPACE, or list of spaces, click your username in the menu!
• You can click and drag the background to navigate around the wide space quickly. You can also navigate using your arrow keys !
• You can create a new workspace on any topic with your “Tools” menu.
• You can embed images by tighly bracketing the image’s URL with exclamation points.
• You can embed YouTube videos by pasting the embed code into a new note.
• Of course you can paste text from your travels around the Web into your notes for research purposes.
• And naturally, use MetaNotes to compose your own ideas and plans.
  • Explore other users’ accounts to see how THEY are using MetaNotes.
• Explore the other spaces in your account for more ideas about how to use MetaNotes. Over time you’ll collect so much information in your account !

The question “where did I put that piece of information?” always has exactly one answer: it’s in my METANOTES.

go to your “My Profile” space and add photos, images, video, widgets

You can click and drag the background to move around a space.

On a Mac, use two fingers to scroll around fast.

when you create your own first space. this is just sort of the help documentation – start creating spaces and notes on your chosen topics as soon as possible !!!

Double-click the background to create a new note. Then just start typing. Hit TAB to save.

select a circle from your circles menu and find other users and add topics like a dynamic forum.

• Invite your friends to a space when you are on there too.
• Their notes will pop up dynamically while you watch.

be a hero !

send me a space you’ve created and drop me a note in my inbox if you want to be a hero!

You see an image you want to see again and again, so you want to save it to your MetaNotes account! All right:

• right-click the image.
• select “Copy Image Location”.
• create a new note and title it.
• *type ”!” then “ctrl-v” then ”!”.

Here’s an example:

For a permanent image link, upload your image to a free hosting service (like photobucket.com) and embed the ‘direct link’ url into a note. Don’t forget to flank the link with exclamation points!

Textile makes it easy to add special formatting. Use the following conventions:

• create bullet lists with asterisk-space as a line opener
• insert images by bracketing the URL with exclamation points
• bold text by bracketing it with asterisks
• italicize text by bracketing it with UNDERSCORES (that’s shift-dash on your keyboard)
• to separate paragraphs, hit the enter key two times – textile doesn’t recognize “newline” with just one enter.

you can make text HUGE by starting a new line with h1.

you can make text less huge but still big by starting a new line with h2.

don’t forget the period-space for h1. & h2.

metanotes can help you get from where you ARE to where you are GOING.

use the My Goals space in your account to get started.

Double-click anywhere on the background to CREATE A NEW NOTE. And hit TAB to save.

Enter the subject of the note first, then hit return, then start typing (or copy-paste something) into the body of your new note. Then you can slide the note all around the space, resize it, etc. You can have hundreds of notes on a page, and you have all kinds of space to fill up.

To create a NEW space with whatever name you want as the title, use the TOOLS -> CREATE SPACE menu option.

Get help anytime – click the icon.

just click the “contextual menu” button on the bottom left of each note and select “color”.

this will open a wizard where you can change the text and background color of that note!

you can select a pre-configured color scheme or use “hex” color code, like ”#ffff00=yellow” still. but it’s so easy… (make sure you include the # sign)

Learn more about ‘hex’ color codes here

Click the icon on the top-left of any note to WINDOWSHADE that note – try it now !!! This saves you a lot of space and creates room when you need it.

to create a note on any space just find some empty space and double-click. that’s it!

we are certain you can handle it psychologically. on a mac just use the two fingers technique to scroll superfast. you can also click & drag the background and…

check out the new quicknav panel – click that four-arrow icon on the top right and zoop around!

• CONFERENCE LIVEBLOGGING!
• TV shows!
• Books you’re reading!
• Parties you’re at!
• Brainstorm spasms at 3am!

• create a new space.
  • title it with a topic.
• start creating notes.
• save content there.
• invite others to the URL.
• if they register and create notes, you will see them move in REAL TIME.
• it’s AMAZING.

This is a brief tour of the benefits of METANOTES.

You can create a new blank space at any time with the top menu.

drag & delete these notes at will !

We know it’s a hassle to learn something new online. You know how I hate a hassle. We tried to make this space fun and interactive. Take your time & read it.

move the notes and create your own.

this is the way we like to write and think, sort of all over a huge wall. we’re improving this constantly – you can leave me your suggestions in my inbox !!! :)

direct message me through the TIME LOG!!!

just write @sonicsrini anywhere in a Time Log entry and I’ll get it. You can direct message other users too!

sign up for a twitter account by clicking the “t” logo on the top right.

my username is “radiofreesrini”.

just type f radiofreesrini into your twitterprompt.

you should also follow “googlenewsworld” to get live updates of world news in your twitterfeed. type f googlenewsworld .