Review: Evernote is a great way to keep up with your life
Evernote is one of the most versatile programs that I have ever used and I have tried quite a few. The program is Web-based but can be used on Mac or Windows computers, iPads, Android phones, and BlackBerries. You can also clip items from the Web into Evernote.
The program allows you to create any number of notebooks for your notes. You can add tags or explanatory text to your notes or Web clips. You can record voice notes, sketches and hand written notes created with LiveScribe pens and Wacom Bamboo pen tablets. Other common Evernote activities include creating lists, copying recipes, taking notes for business or home activities, and clipping articles from the Web. Categorize all of them as you wish.
The program is easy to install and use on any hardware. Unlike programs like Microsoft’s OneNote, Evernote easily moves to your new computer without having to purchase a new copy. When my computer crashed, I purchased new Microsoft programs. Although I had backed up my OneNote notebooks, reinstalling all of the information has been problematic at best.
Everything that I had put into Evernote was easily accessible when I got my computer back up and running. The information stored in the cloud was all still there and easy to access. I could connect to it using my Android phone while my computer was down.
When I switched from my former BlackBerry to a new Android phone, Evernote went with me and so did the ability to store notes and pictures directly from my phone and access all of my notes as well. Any notes that you want to get rid of can be easily deleted.
There are a number of different applications that interface with Evernote. For example, Egretlist for iPhone is a to-do app that syncs with Evernote. SAP Streamwork allows you to share your work with others and brainstorm. Seesmic allows you to save tweets and Facebook streams to Evernote. If you use Olive Tree’s Bible Reader you can take notes on what you read.
You can get a premium subscription that allows you to upload 500MB per month for either $5 per month or $45 for the year. The premium membership also allows you to collaborate with others and adds another layer of SSL encryption security.
The program has been a great help for keeping up with information. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants an easy to use program that syncs with their computer and phone letting them keep up with to-lists, grocery lists, office documents, and family pictures all in one easy to access place.
November 24th, 2010
What is wrong!! With you people???? Don’t you really know there is no such thing as ,Internet,Security? No matter what program you buy,No mater what computer you get.No matter how many fire walls you put on your computer.It Does Not Matter!!!Ever since internet was started,All softwear prgramers,Were in it for the money.If the wanted your card #!! No problem!!! They had already wrote themselfs a part in that program that (YOU) Paid good money for,So they could go on trips with your money!(ALL) Computer programers can do thisw!!!This is what most people in the world don’t know!I’m sorry to break the news to you people so soon,But!! I get tired of geeks and Buthole programers that think no one is on to them!!!Think again Low lifes!! Sometime soon all people will catch up with all you dorks!! And when they do??? (YOU) Will be the laughing stock of all men!! You will no longer be ahead of the game!!! Have a nice day!!!PS Yes I will ,,Drop dime on your butts!!And soon all people will see you for who you really are!!!
November 24th, 2010
From my preveus comments!!!Yes you hackers,Punks,Geeks That hurt good people!! That make them buy,More and more virus& other kinds of protection softwearThat people don’t understand is ,Bogus!!!People don’t understand how compaines allso pay you to write these programs just so these compaines can get into your information!!!The people of the United states,Are not dummies!!They will soon become wise to your Bullcrap! And No#1 They Will!!!! Stop you!!We the people deserve to work and play on our computers without your dumb a@$$##^% Hurting us any longer!! If you want to get money normaly? Put a darn shovel in your hand and dig!!! Work for once in your whole low life! Get dirty for real!Stop stealing peoples money,Messing up there lives!Oh that’s right?? Your to stupid to work!!!
December 25th, 2010
I tried using Evernote and found that visiting the site (to look at what I had saved) in Firefox caused 100% cpu utilisation. Evernote might be good when they get it to work without that problem, but meanwhile I’m sticking to saving on one hard drive using Scrapook plus. What is there that has net-based storage but works like Scrapbook?
February 23rd, 2011
I recently started using Evernote and its “free” storage space is severely limited. I have over 4000 pics on my iphone and have used only half the iphone capacity. I uploaded 166 pics from the iphone to Evernote, used 99% of Evernote upload capacity and recieved a warning notice that Evernote utilization would be restricted until the next cycle. From a practical standpoint Evernotes data restriction allows only 2% utilization of my iphones capacity per month. With this strict data limitation, it is more functional to use my iphone, ipad, and laptops and “Forget Evernote”.