We LOVE hearing how you are using your Pulse smartpens… We all know that Pulse is a great tool for note taking, but it really can be so much more…

Perfect example … Artist Ali Sabet popped by our booth at Macworld to tell us how the Pulse smartpen has changed the way he works. We have mentioned Ali on our Facebook fan page, but we thought his use of the Pulse smartpen was so cool, we wanted to tell you more.

Sketches captured from artist Ali Sabet

Ali uses his smartpen to sketch drawings in his Livescribe unlined journal. These sketches are then turned into cartoons that become colorful works of art. Ali starts by exporting his pages from Livescribe Desktop as PDF files. Then he opens them with Adobe Illustrator to add color. Once the sketches are colorful enough, he exports them as PDFs and embeds them in Web pages and on his blogs. He literally colors in the doodles from his notebook and makes them come to life – the whole process takes less than an hour! To see how his rockin’ artwork has come to life, check this out his blog post and his drawings.

Ali’s story got us thinking. What other creative ways are Livescribe customers using their smartpens? We asked our Twitter followers and got some great answers – check them out!

SupergirlMeleah @livescribe I am a writer and it comes n quite handy when screenplay ideas pop up while I am out-no more taking time out to write on napkins.

wxgal @livescribe I’ll be using mine to do man-on-the-street interviews at my company’s annual awards trip.

Charlieriley @livescribe For work notes, transferring drawings and recording meetings. Just scratching the surface with this pen.

le_craig @livescribe Use it for class- and to outline my graduate thesis topics.

DoeMiSo @livescribe I got it to take notes while watching my student teacher. Then I send them the page with the audio – VERY effective!

Got an awesome use for your smartpen, or want to share your favorite app or a pencast with us? Let us know on our Facebook fan page, Twitter, or e-mail us at press@livescribe.com.

Post Written by Tracy Wendt, IT professional. Connect with him on Twitter.

As an IT professional for a global company, I’m in charge of researching new and emerging technologies that may have value in the enterprise. Like many, I normally have several projects to be handling at any given time-I’m also constantly hopping from one meeting to the next across campuses and even countries!

I used to take notes by hand in paper notebooks since all I had was a desktop computer. Trying to find my notes from a week or two prior was a nightmare and wasted a lot of time. I finally received a notebook computer to carry with me, but lugging that thing around with all the requisite cables and accessories was another pain to deal with.

Last February, I picked up the 2GB Pulse smartpen after doing some research on it (with several notebooks and a couple of journals) and began to use it at work and school.

I fell instantly in love and now carry it with me all the time. At work I can leave the notebook computer on my desk and just grab a journal with the smartpen and run to a meeting. I write my notes on one project then go to the next meeting and continue with notes regarding a different project.

Once uploaded, I can search through my notes quickly and easily to find what I need. Colleagues are continually amazed at how quickly I can find references to specific details and meetings. I won’t trade my pen for anything now.

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Are you on-the-go with tons of notes to keep track of? Try these tips from Tracy to make your note-taking even easier:

• Categorize each of your notebooks by writing a title, project code, or key word on the front page to keep yourself organized.
• With the Livescribe Desktop software, you can organize your notes digitally and easily search through your handwritten notes to find specific pages or topics.

Interested in sharing how you use your Pulse smartpen? Email Karen at klee @ livescribe.com.