05th Dec 2010
Diary Software
If you love to write, you probably keep a journal or a diary. A diary probably makes you think of little girls and their diaries or a food diary when you’re trying to lose weight. If your keeping a chronology of your life, you are keeping a diary. A journal can be this, but it may be a little more. You could include anything from how you feel to a new short story you are writing.
There are many ways you can keep a diary or journal. The traditional way is through a notebook. You can carry it around with you and jot things down whenever you want. You can get very inexpensive notebooks or very expensive leather-bound journals. For many, it’s part of their creativity and style what journal they use.
In the digital age we live in, more and more of what you do is through electronics. Now journaling can be done with diary software, too. There are many advantages to diary software, but a few disadvantages that may keep you with your pen and paper.
Save your Work and Get to it Almost Anywhere
When you write on a computer, you can save your work and pick it up where you left off. If you have a laptop, you can carry it around with you just as a paper notebook. If you write through an online diary software program, you can access your diary wherever you have internet access.
Type Faster and Use Spell Check
Sometimes writing by hand can get very tiring, especially if you’re doing a lot of it. Typing is a lot faster. Also, many notebooks and journals are full of mistakes and having spell check can allow you to correct it right there. Although, many writers aren’t looking for perfection in their journal.
It’s also great for those who do a lot of story writing in their journal. Instead of having to manually transfer it to their computer, it’s already typed up and ready to edit and read. This makes capturing quick notes also easily at your disposal.
If you’re already at your Computer…
A lot of us spend a lot of time at our computer. Writers are one of them. If you write a lot or do anything at your computer often, you’re already at your computer, you might as well write in your journal there, too.
Carrying Convenience
While you can carry a laptop almost anywhere, that doesn’t include everywhere. You can carry a notebook anywhere, especially if it fits in your pocket. Also, you can whip it out and start writing without having to turn anything on or hope there is enough power left. Plus, if you don’t have a laptop, you can’t use one.
Less Secure
A diary software program is generally less secure, depending on how you treat it or a notebook. Some have built in passwords, but things can be broken into and leaked. However, a notebook can also be easily misplaced or stolen if left in the wrong place.
Extinguishing Creativity
Many people love to do more than just write in their journal. They sketch, doodle, paste in things, and use fancy handwriting. There’s never a substitute for good ole’fashioned hand-written words.
If you can’t choose between diary software and a notebook, there’s never anything wrong with balancing both.
If you love to write, you probably keep a journal or a diary. A diary probably makes you think of little girls and their diaries or a food diary when you’re trying to lose weight. If your keeping a chronology of your life, you are keeping a diary. A journal can be this, but it may be a little more. You could include anything from how you feel to a new short story you are writing.
There are many ways you can keep a diary or journal. The traditional way is through a notebook. You can carry it around with you and jot things down whenever you want. You can get very inexpensive notebooks or very expensive leather-bound journals. For many, it’s part of their creativity and style what journal they use.
In the digital age we live in, more and more of what you do is through electronics. Now journaling can be done with diary software, too. There are many advantages to diary software, but a few disadvantages that may keep you with your pen and paper.
Save your Work and Get to it Almost Anywhere
When you write on a computer, you can save your work and pick it up where you left off. If you have a laptop, you can carry it around with you just as a paper notebook. If you write through an online diary software program, you can access your diary wherever you have internet access.
Type Faster and Use Spell Check
Sometimes writing by hand can get very tiring, especially if you’re doing a lot of it. Typing is a lot faster. Also, many notebooks and journals are full of mistakes and having spell check can allow you to correct it right there. Although, many writers aren’t looking for perfection in their journal.
It’s also great for those who do a lot of story writing in their journal. Instead of having to manually transfer it to their computer, it’s already typed up and ready to edit and read. This makes capturing quick notes also easily at your disposal.
If you’re already at your Computer…
A lot of us spend a lot of time at our computer. Writers are one of them. If you write a lot or do anything at your computer often, you’re already at your computer, you might as well write in your journal there, too.
Carrying Convenience
While you can carry a laptop almost anywhere, that doesn’t include everywhere. You can carry a notebook anywhere, especially if it fits in your pocket. Also, you can whip it out and start writing without having to turn anything on or hope there is enough power left. Plus, if you don’t have a laptop, you can’t use one.
Less Secure
A diary software program is generally less secure, depending on how you treat it or a notebook. Some have built in passwords, but things can be broken into and leaked. However, a notebook can also be easily misplaced or stolen if left in the wrong place.
Extinguishing Creativity
Many people love to do more than just write in their journal. They sketch, doodle, paste in things, and use fancy handwriting. There’s never a substitute for good ole’fashioned hand-written words.
If you can’t choose between diary software and a notebook, there’s never anything wrong with balancing both.
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