Technology. Without Error

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If you’ve used Microsoft’s one note you will truly appreciate what Evernote has to offer. I usually have trouble explaining how good a service Evernote offers since its not really just another web2.0 service. Its merely the future of one of our humblest inventions, a notebook. Now what would you use a notebook for? It’s not fancy and does not have anything to do with the web or anything to with technology in general. Evernote and other notebook apps bring the power of technology to an ordinary notepad.

A notepad can be used as a scrapbook, a contacts list, a journal, a telephone directory and even some place to jot down instant ideas. Evernote offers you the ability to add pictures and even voice to your notes. You can retrieve a screenshot from your desktop and make it a part of a note.

Evernote like most notebook apps (Other prominent ones being MS Onenote and the more popular web app, Google Notebook) allows you to save notes inside notebooks. You organize related (or unrelated notes) inside notebooks (think of them as folders) In addition to creating notes from your desktop using the desktop application, you can create using mobile apps which support most mobile technologies (sadly, symbian is ignored) There is also the less intuitive and convenient web/mobileweb interface just in case you don’t feel like using any of the apps. Google notebook no longer accepts new users and its out of active development.

But my favourite feature has to be the abilty to mail stuff out to a private mail address on evernote and it creates a  note automatically. Works like magic, take a pic with your mobile phone and mail it across to your notebook. For saving those web titbits which you pick up while you are straying on the internet, they also have a simple bookmarklet (or a firefox extension, as you like it)

Tag all your notes and keep them organized. Evernote’s free service does have ads, but the ads weren’t all that obtrusive and the limits for upload should be well within what you can use. But of course, if you are power user, consider buying the evernote premium account.

Somewhere I read that Evernote could help you remember almost everything. Its quite true..I use google search history as well, so that makes sure my digital memory is really really good!

Now all Evernote needs is a symbian app. It supports the iphone, but just like facebook, ignores the symbian community. Yeah, really irritating, because I’m forced to use the mobile web interface which isn’t too much to write about. But I love the desktop app and its all the more awesome on my netbook.

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