Evernote

Evernote (www.evernote.com) is a product that probably falls into the Personal Information Management (PIM) category, but goes a little further in overall functionality. I’ve been using it since early July and I like it pretty well, although I’d like to see some minor improvements in upcoming releases.

The basic concept behind Evernote is to have a quick and easy way to capture bits of information that you want to keep for future reference, and be able to manage and access it from anywhere — on your own computer (Mac or Windows), on another computer with web access, or on your smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre or Windows Mobile device). Think of it as an all-purpose “digital bucket” for holding random things that you want to get to later.

You can capture notes, tasks, links, emails, web pages (entire pages or selected parts), photos, sounds, documents (PDF, text, html, Word, etc) — pretty much anything you want to grab and drop in there. It leverages the cloud to keep things in sync between your computer and handheld device. You can create tags in Evernote to categorize the things you put in there, which makes it easy to find them as the collection grows. Multiple tags can be associated with any item for cross-referencing, and the entire collection is searchable.

There’s an ad-supported free version that provides some good features and makes it worthwhile to try it out if you’re interested. The premium version is $45 for a year and offers much more — higher online storage amounts, SSL encryption for security, greater monthly upload allowance, and sharing and collaboration options.

In the short time I’ve been using it I have been pretty impressed with Evernote. Synching between my computer and my phone has worked quickly and seamlessly. If mobility is an important part of your work life, this is a good way to grab information from just about anywhere and have it with you wherever you go.

Posted: July 18th, 2009
Filed under: File Sharing & Storage, Free (or low-cost), Mobile, Software, Web-based Tags: backup, blackberry, cloud, evernote, recovery, storage, web-apps | No Comments »

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