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Press Clippings

Here are some of Jot+ Notes's press clippings. If you encounter any press mentions of Jot+ Notes not listed here, please let us know!

PC Pro Magazine - Jun 1996 onwards

Since the June 1996 issue, PC Pro has included Jot Cardfile and now Jot+ Notes on their cover disks as an Essential Tool!

PC Utilities Magazine - #41, Oct 2003

Featured on the cover CD-ROM.

From Jeremy Wagstaff's Loose Wire column:

The real time-saver is to keep a back-up of all the programs you are likely to want to keep using in the future, and make sure you have any serial numbers and other settings handy...If you're stuck for a place to store all this info, I'd recommend something like Jot Notes from King Stairs Software (www.kingstairs.com).
Digital-e blog - 15 Aug 2003
Jot+ Notes helps you to get organized. It's particularly useful for writers -- each note in a Jot+ notefile can contain up to a million characters of text, more than enough for the average novel or five. The beauty of Jot+ notefiles is that the files are self-contained, which means that you can easily move them from one computer to another, via a diskette or other media. I've just started using the latest version 3.0. I've been more than happy with previous versions, and this update looks even better.
ContraCosta Times - 17 Jun 2001
I also want to mention a shareware program called Jot+ at www.kingstairs.com that keeps logs and other random data very nicely indeed.
Trial - November 2000

The "Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America", in its Law Office Technology column, described how Jot+ Notes can benefit the profession.

There is another product that can help you organize and end the glut of paper. It's called Jot+ Notes.
Wall Street Journal - 10 Oct 2000

King Stairs Software and Jot+ Notes are discussed in an article on software developers.

Jot+ is a simple, elegantly written text database program
Chicago Tribune - 30 Jul 2000

Jot+ Notes is in the Software Spotlight this week! The title says it all really:

Jot+ Notes makes quick work of organizing data
Chicago Tribune - 16 Jul 2000
James Coates lists Jot+ as one of "3 Picks for Best Low-cost Software":
If I gave five stars for great software, this one would get six stars.

Featured on the Aug 2000 cover disk as one of “Six of the Best”:

The possible applications are limitless... do yourself a favour and install Jot+. There's nothing else like it!
Chicago Tribune - 6 Dec 1999

When James Coates was asked for an MS Cardfile replacement, guess what he suggested?

You need a brilliant little shareware program called Jot+ Notes...
Computer Currents - 29 Jun 1999

Jim Aspinwall, Windows Advisor, when asked for a replacement for MS Cardfile:

Jot+ Notes from King Stairs Software is an effective substitute for the old Cardfile utility...

Tony Curro awards Jot+ its top rating of 5 (Editor's Choice).

Jot+ Notes will keep storing text information as simple as possible; yet it is a powerful tool for those who need the power.
On Computers - May 1999

Bob Schwabach adds to the accolades:

Another free-form database, this one pretty nifty. ...very easy to use.
PC Rabbit - 12 May 1999

Frank Ruiz in "America's Favorite Online Technology Paper":

...organize hundreds of notes you have scattered around your home or office. Jot+ then gives you almost instant access to them.
Chicago Tribune - 27 Sep 1998

James Coates calls Jot+ Notes:

probably the slickest single piece of bargain-basement random database note-taking software ever floated on a floppy. ...one of the best PIMs (personal information managers) one can buy at any price.
Chicago Tribune - 15 Mar 1998

I think James Coates rather likes Jot+ Notes...

...just the ticket for saving and organizing all of the news stories, stuff said in phone calls, interview notes and other material that gets collected during a day at work.
Chicago Tribune - 8 Mar 1998

James Coates actually calls me a genius in his glowing review of Jot+ Notes!

...slim, trim and top-flight gem of a program... ...Jot+ Notes finds itself as a league leader pointing an entire industry in a new direction.