Ok, I dare you. Try saying Sumocat’s Scribbles Screencast five times fast. Whew!. You don’t really have to do that, but you should check out Sumocat’s two part screencast of RitePen 3.0 and nirCMD. He’s only got Part I up at the moment and I’m sure Part II will be up soon, but this is shows off a handy mash-up of these two applications as well as the excellent macro functions of RitePen 3.0.

UPDATE: Part II is now posted and ready for your viewing.

If you missed RitePen's 33% GBM discount, then you are in luck. They have extended the special by one month, so you can still get RitePen 3.0 for $19.95. You must use this link to purchase it.

Be sure to visit our forums and review the great RitePen threads - folks are loving it!

Mobile health care just got another interesting solution.  In a press release e-mail today we received information about a new combined solution for rugged note taking while out in the field.

ritePen 3.0 software will be integrated with ESO Pro™ Mobile software application for Emergency Medical Services and Fire organizations. Using ESO Pro Mobile on rugged pen-based notebooks in the field allows emergency responders to quickly capture patient vitals, medications, cardiac arrest treatments, electronic signatures, and other critical call data. ritePen 3.0 further enhances their ability to perform mission critical work via instant text entry and workflow control.

Check out the Ritescript news page for more information.

Most of our readers caught the news about RitePen version 3 being released.  If you missed it, check out these videos for some great demos:

• ritePen Overview
• ritePen 3.0 pen Macros
• advanced dictionary

Well, we have some great news for our readers. For the next 30 days, GBM readers can get RitePen for $19.95 - about 33% off the normal $29.95! This offer expires July 19 and you must use this link to purchase it.

Here is where the great news gets even better. If you are actively talking about and discussing ritePen in our forums, you could get picked for a FREE version. All you have to do is talk about how you are using ritePen, help other users with it, talk about problems you might be having, suggestions on new features, etc - get in there and talk, and who knows, you just might get a free license of ritePen. By the way, this offer does not expire. It is something we will be monitoring all the time.

We have a lot of free versions to give away and will be picking from the list of active ritePen forum participants. We've already picked about 10 or so lucky ritePen users, and will be notifying them.

This is worth checking out. I’ve been participating in the closed beta and really enjoy what the good folks at RiteScript (a division of EverNote) have done in creating ritePen 3.0. If you’re an Inker on a Tablet PC you owe it to yourself to try ritePen 3.0 out. I’ll be doing a full review of this in a few days and perhaps an InkShow but for now, here are the two big keys for me.

Write Anywhere. Those who remember the Write Anywhere function in the first Tablet PC OS will love this. Those who have never used it will love it. Write Anywhere on your screen and have that Ink recognized and input where you want it.

Handwritten shortcuts. Have a favorite command you use all the time? Always navigating to the same web sites? Create a handwritten shortcut and Ink away.

Here are more of the new feature highlights in 3.0

• Handwritten shortcuts: Users can assign abbreviated names to favorite websites, application and document launch, and output of long standard texts. Simply writing and circling the abbreviation opens the document or website, or enters a signature, prescription or other common text into a document.
• Fully Editable User Dictionary: Now users can simply type in or paste new words into fully editable custom user dictionary. The software will automatically check for the presence of added words in the main ritePen dictionary and avoid duplications.
• Import of New Dictionary Entries from Documents: Industry specific and user defined words such as medical terms or personal abbreviations can now be imported into ritePen’s custom user dictionary directly from generic text files such as clinical reports, saved emails, educational materials, web pages and other sources.
• Enhanced Text Input: Text entry into “modal” dialog windows is enabled, including ritePen’s own settings.
• Enhanced Intelligent Navigation: ritePen recognizes more application elements intended for navigation and manipulation, allowing continued seamless pen workflow when users are navigating an application versus writing text.
• Italian Handwriting Recognition: Support for Italian language has been added; ritePen now recognizes unrestricted handwriting in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish languages.
• Online Auto-Upgrade System: ritePen automatically checks for upgrades on the company back-end and delivers available upgrades to qualifying users.

You can tell I’m enthusiastic about ritePen 3.0. If you follow what I write here you know I’m also a fan of EverNote from the same company. I was never a big fan of either product in previous generations, but let me say that these two products have made my Tablet PC usage much more enjoyable since I’ve had the privilege to check them out.

Check out more on ritePen 3.0 here, and watch the demo videos. ritePen 3.0 costs $29.95 but you can try it out for 30 days.

EverNote Corporation the maker of the popular handwriting recognition software, RitePen, has announced the release of RitePen 2.7. The new version includes:

• Spanish handwriting recognition (more languages are in the works).
• Import of large word lists into custom vocabulary to further improve recognition of industry and user specific terms.
• Advancements in digital ink technology, desktop integration and remote operation with corporate Citrix and RDP installations.
• Enhanced Vista compatibility.
• Multiple fixes and improvements

RitePen is also bundled with a number of devices including Fujitsu's LifeBook P1500/P1600 series, Dialogue's Flybook, and others. There is a free 30 day trial available and the software costs $29.95. Here's the link.