The $3 app draws its inspiration from , which documented a proposed tablet device dubbed "Courier." Sadly, Courier was doomed never to become anything more than a prototype, as Microsoft canceled the project in .

Taposé seizes upon Courier's journal metaphor, letting you create multiple "notebooks" into which you can enter text and scribble freehand drawings, as well as drop images, video, recorded audio, clips from the Web or iOS's Maps, and even "business cards" generated from your contacts' information. You can also highlight text, create lists (bulleted, ordered, or with checkboxes), and make sticky notes.

The shows a foldable notebook-like device with two separate displays. Obviously, the iPad only has one screen. So, to compensate, Zanther has adapted Courier's "spine" into a bar that can be dragged to create two separate panes. The bar also acts as a holding area for information you want to move from place to place. For example, you can drag-and-drop a contact or a Map location onto the bar, then drag it from there onto a page of your notebook. In some cases, you can also drag an item directly from one pane to the other.

That dual-pane view is actually one of the most useful aspects of Taposé, since it allows you to do things like have a webpage open in one part of the screen while writing notes on another. I was looking for this very feature when I ; it's functionality I take for granted on my Mac and miss when I use the iPad.

Integrated sharing tools let you email a notebook to someone, upload it into Evernote or Dropbox, or use Taposé's own free online storage space once you've created an account. (An upgrade to unlimited storage is available with an in-app subscription of $25 per year.) However, the person you're sharing your page or notebook with must have his or her own copy of Taposé; the developers say Android and Web versions are "coming soon."