Saturday, June 4, 2011

Personal Touch High Tech- The Livescribe Pen in Action

If you are in business you know just how important written communication is in helping you to stay connected to your clients. While a lot has been written about business people writing personal notes, I know that it is time consuming and can add some costs to the bottom line. But what would happen if you could write that personal note in your handwriting and send it off as an email? Now you get the best of both world- the ability to write a personal note in your handwriting and send it off as an email. Using the Livescribe Echo Pen and the new Livescribe Connect services I was able to write my personal note on the Flip Notepad paper and then send it via the Livescribe Connect service to a special educator who registered for the Summer iPad Institute which will be held July 12 and 13th at the Warren Middle School, Warren, NJ. (If you are interested in registering for the iPad Institute click here). Think of what a nice touch it is when he receives via an email a personal note for me confirming his registration. Using the Livescribe Connect Service was extremely easy and all of the mechanics of the email are handled from within the Livescribe Desktop Software.

In order to accomplish this task, I simply wrote my note on the Flip Notepad paper and then synched it to the Livescribe Desktop Software. I then Right clicked on the handwritten note and choose the Email option. I had the option to send the handwritten note as a PDF or PNG file and selected the PDF format. Once I clicked OK a small dialog box popped up that let me enter the recipients email address with a subject. Clicking OK sent the email with the handwritten note. It is really that simple. So if you are looking for a high tech way to add that personal touch you may want to think about using the Livescribe Echo Pen to send up your next personal handwritten note.

1 comment:

  1. Siento comunicarles que el Livescribe Smarten tiene un problema: El conector del bolígrafo es de mala calidad, de manera que por el simple uso de conectar el bolígrafo al USB para introducir la información al ordenador, llegará un momento que se estropeará. He tenido dos: el primero de 8 GB , no me duró 1 año y el segundo de 4 GB solo me ha durado dos meses. Además no te resuelven el problema te dirán que es de mal uso. Cuando lo que simplemente ocurre es que de poner y quitar, para realizar la grabación en el ordenador, se deteriora fácilmente. En definitiva un producto que parece interesante pero mal acabado y con mala atención al cliente.

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