Evernote Beta: Keeping track of things got a little easier
By john on Jul 1, 2008 in featured
A few weeks ago, while on a business trip to Baltimore, I learned about a service called Evernote that provides software and a web service enabling you to store a “notebook” of data that you want to keep track of. The data can be in the form of web pages you want to save, images you take (of say, business cards or receipts), or written notes. You can then access this data across multiple devices (they have software available for Windows and Mac, as well as some mobile devices), as it’s synced across them.
I remember thinking “hey this is kinda neat, I could use this for sure” – which is true, I could. There are lots of times when I think something is worth keeping track of, but realize later, when I need to recall the specifics, I either don’t have what I need with me (a business card with a phone number, perhaps), or can’t remember some portion of it and am not at the device I used to capture that data.
Having a central place to store, tag, and reference data – one that is cross platform and allows me to keep everything in sync – is actually pretty damn useful.
I was recently brought back into the Evernote fold as they announced that they’re no longer in a closed beta (I was part of that semi-closed beta, it was via invite only much like GMail was) and are in a full open beta. So, if you’re interested in Evernote you can check it out – 100% free. For a $5 upgrade, you can get their premium package, which gives you more upload capacity and other enhanced features. For me, the free version will do just fine for now. If/when I start brushing up against the limits there I’ll consider upgrading.
If you’re looking for a way to keep many disparate things organized, and easily accessible from anywhere, then this may just be the thing you need.
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