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Luniar Arkain
Luniar Arkain

Aug-11-2005 10:32

How do YOU Sleuth, I ask? :O Do you memorize alibis, etc., open Notepad, or what? Personally, I open Notepad. It makes the Sleuthing process much easier for me.

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Aug-11-2005 16:15

I started out with pen and paper, then got so used to the process.....that I could memorize what I needed to remember. And played cases that way. And checking stuff I did forget, took less time, then writing it all down. My desk as a result was about 99% less messy. :) I think a saved a couple of rain forests.

Someone mentioned once in a similar thread. To laminate a piece of paper, and use a white board marker or pen. Thought this was an excellent idea.

Luniar Arkain
Luniar Arkain

Aug-11-2005 19:40

I'm surprised not everyone uses Notepad. I mean, you don't have to wrap your finger around a pencil or anything. ^^; Just type suspects, O's for fake alibis, X's for elimination/true alibis. (S) for slim, (H) for heavy, etc.

I never thought of dry-erase. ...Too... lazy...! Can't go out and buy dry-erase board and marker!

Naomi Hong
Naomi Hong

Aug-11-2005 23:45

I have actually created a form with HTML that I fill out. Has drop down lists and so on for all the necessary information.

So with Sleuth in one browser window, I open my form with another browser window and just alt-tab across to fill in the info!

^^TnT^^
^^TnT^^

Aug-12-2005 08:36

I was using Excel...but now i've done a form too :)

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Aug-12-2005 10:18

Naomi that's a great idea. Maybe you can make it available on a website somewhere, and ask Ben the sleuth admin to link from it from the community sites section.

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Aug-12-2005 10:25

I've killed a few trees...I use pen and paper. My Uncle glanced through my notebook, one of those 500 page things...anyway, he thought I was insane when he heard I'd done over a thousand cases...he's probably right...working toward three thousand now. *Grins*

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Aug-12-2005 11:03

You are insane for doing 1000 cases CFM.

*grin, grin*

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Aug-12-2005 11:36

*throws her head back in laughter knowing that Jstkdn has done at LEAST four times that many*

mackenzie robbin
mackenzie robbin

Aug-12-2005 18:19

I must join the killing trees group, but I love the idea of creating a form. Or even better having a link to one already created.

DaRu
DaRu
Well-Connected

Aug-12-2005 21:16

Well, I'm like jstkdn, I memorize what's done, but take a few notes during favors only. When I first joined I took detailed notes, so much so that I could tell Ben every piece of info involved in the case if needed...LOL, but since I've solved over two thousand cases, I've learned to take notes mentally, except for favors which I do keep notes. I bet I've went through fifty notes books, & no tellings how many sheets of copy paper I've used, plus hundreds of ink pens. My spouse can't ever keep an ink pen..hehe. I use to throw away so many case notes in my garbage that if anyone went through the papers & saw all the murders solved, they might think something's up or I'm nuts...LOL. Anyway, I love the neat ideas guys. At least it beats keeping notes the old fashioned way...golly great molly.

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