by jonjenkins » 25 Apr 2016, 20:16
I've used Evernote for a while, and it is extremely useful, both for personal and business use. I would stongly suggest looking at some videos on Youtube; it really helped me get some ideas on how to use it. It is difficult to see what it can be used for until you try it. I followed the advice of a tutorial, and started using it for
everything (well, as much as possible!).
I use Evernote instead of a note utility, both on the computer and on the iPhone. That's a very basic use - obviously this means all your little notes are now archived, and searchable. You can add tags, and/or put them in folders/notebooks.
You can store all sorts of documents in Evernote. If you pay the fee, the upgraded version can recognise (and search) text in scans and normal photos.
You can hyperlink between notes, creating little Wiki-like collections of information. Notes can be made visible directly via a weblink too.
I also use Evernote as a way of organising bookmarks, and these are combined with some to-do lists.
Basically, any time I think of doing something quickly in Notepad or Sticky Notes, I now usually just put it into Evernote.
Many people also use OneNote to do a similar thing, and there are plenty of other bits of software that act as note-takers and to-do lists. I think you have to try the software for a while, and get used to throwing everything into it, and you start to work out not only how to use, but also how many things you can use it for!
A final point on the software. The PC desktop version has a few more facilities compared to the browser option. They obviously gradually add features and change things around, though. One main difference is that it's very easy on the desktop version to create a hyperlink to a Note. This doesn't seem to be in the browser version at the moment. The Mac version is also slightly different, but I think has most of the features of the PC version.
Sorry I've gone on a bit - I'm just a happy user; not employed by the company!
cheers,
Jon.