The idea behind sidenote is very compelling. Although it integrates seamlessly into MacOS X, it doesn’t work properly when it is out of focus while having a third application covering the whole desktop (not full screen, maximize is the appropriate term). This is quite annoying because 90% of the time I work with programs that take up the whole screen. The list of apps I tested with are: firefox 3, thunderbird 2 and iTunes.

Another not very pleasant behavior is that Sidenote also shows up in Expose. Even worse… as a static window without any meaning whatsoever. I’m not sure whether that was intended or was overlooked during implementation.

Until the author fixes these small glitches, I’ll pass. These are my verdict and insights. You can read why you should give it a try at Tuaw.

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