diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 690bf5f7a0..3711b98664 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ public/uploads/avatars/*
 /app/storage/views/*
 /app/storage/logs/*
 /app/storage/debugbar/
-/bin/
\ No newline at end of file
+/bin/
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/backend/hardware/checkin.blade.php b/app/views/backend/hardware/checkin.blade.php
index 4f119903d4..2f58646e67 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/hardware/checkin.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/hardware/checkin.blade.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
                 <label for="note" class="col-md-2 control-label">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
                     <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="note" id="note" value="{{{ Input::old('note', $asset->note) }}}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="note" name="note">{{{ Input::old('note', $asset->note) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('note', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/hardware/checkout.blade.php b/app/views/backend/hardware/checkout.blade.php
index 81b64f26b4..afba319e10 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/hardware/checkout.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/hardware/checkout.blade.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('note') ? 'error' : '' }}">
                 <label for="note" class="col-md-2 control-label">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
-                    <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="note" id="note" value="{{{ Input::old('note', $asset->note) }}}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="note" name="note">{{{ Input::old('note', $asset->note) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('note', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/hardware/clone.blade.php b/app/views/backend/hardware/clone.blade.php
index e3ab009559..90aea63470 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/hardware/clone.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/hardware/clone.blade.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('notes') ? 'error' : '' }}">
                 <label class="control-label" for="notes">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="controls">
-                    <input class="col-md-6" type="text" name="notes" id="notes" value="{{{ Input::old('notes', $asset->notes) }}}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="notes" name="notes">{{{ Input::old('notes', $asset->notes) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('notes', '<span class="help-inline"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php b/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
index 844287511e..c1151f8977 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('notes') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
                 <label for="notes" class="col-md-2 control-label">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
-                    <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="notes" id="notes" value="{{{ Input::old('notes', $asset->notes) }}}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="notes" name="notes">{{{ Input::old('notes', $asset->notes) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('notes', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/licenses/checkin.blade.php b/app/views/backend/licenses/checkin.blade.php
index 55a59477ec..92c0113a87 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/licenses/checkin.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/licenses/checkin.blade.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('note') ? 'error' : '' }}">
                 <label for="note" class="col-md-2 control-label">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
-                    <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="note" id="note" value="{{ Input::old('note', $licenseseat->note) }}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="note" name="note">{{{ Input::old('note', $licenseseat->note) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('note', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/licenses/checkout.blade.php b/app/views/backend/licenses/checkout.blade.php
index 362713bf8f..d19e332eca 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/licenses/checkout.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/licenses/checkout.blade.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('note') ? 'error' : '' }}">
                 <label for="note" class="col-md-2 control-label">@lang('admin/hardware/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
-                    <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="note" id="note" value="{{ Input::old('note', $licenseseat->note) }}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="note" name="note">{{{ Input::old('note', $licenseseat->note) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('note', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php b/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
index 0f604176d6..f7ba31a716 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('notes') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
                 <label for="notes" class="col-md-3 control-label">@lang('admin/licenses/form.notes')</label>
                 <div class="col-md-7">
-                    <input class="col-md-6 form-control" type="text" name="notes" id="notes" value="{{ Input::old('notes', $license->notes) }}" />
+                    <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="notes" name="notes">{{{ Input::old('notes', $license->notes) }}}</textarea>
                     {{ $errors->first('notes', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
                 </div>
             </div>