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Evernote Giveaway: Eye-Fi Cards

May 29th, 2009

It’s time for another Evernote Giveaway…WoooHooo!

This time around, we are giving away a handful of awesomely amazing Eye-Fi wireless SD cards that magically send photos from your digital camera right into your Evernote account without wires or cables. We’ve talked about why we’re fans of Eye-Fi our blog in the past. Due to shipping restrictions, this contest is open to residents of the United States and Canada only.

How to enter

Entering is super simple and takes two steps.

• Follow @evernote and @eyeficard on Twitter
• Send a public Twitter message to @evernote containing the hashtag #evernote_eyefi

You can include other text in your tweet like, such as “Please pick me” or “Evernote and Eye-Fi rule” or “My life is not complete without Evernote and Eye-Fi,” but you must have the full hashtag as written above. You only need to tweet once to be entered and multiple entries or flattery won’t increase your chances of winning. Don’t forget to follow @evernote and @eyeficard.

How will I know if I won?

We will announce our randomly selected winners on our Facebook fan page on Friday, June 5th at 12pm PST. We’ll accept entries until 12pm PST on Thursday, June 4th. Winners will be contacted via direct message on Twitter, so you must follow @evernote.

Here’s the video showing how it works to refresh your memory.

Due to shipping restrictions, this contest is open to residents of the United States and Canada only.

Evernote Expands BlackBerry Support to Curve 8300 Series

May 28th, 2009

We recently launched Evernote for BlackBerry with support for the BlackBerry Bold, Storm, and Curve 8900. Now, Evernote is available for the very popular BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 series smartphones. The series includes, BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, and 8350i.

What can I do with Evernote?

Evernote helps you remember everything that you experience using almost any device that you have within arm’s reach. Type notes, snap photos, or record voice memos in Evernote on your BlackBerry then access those same notes on your Windows or Mac computer. It works the other way, too. Clip a webpage, draft a blog post, or attach a file in Evernote on your desktop and then find it all on your phone.

Get Evernote on your BlackBerry

Evernote for BlackBerry is available from BlackBerry App World or the BlackBerry page on our site. Over the Air downloads are also available.

Which BlackBerry smartphones does Evernote officially support?

Evernote officially supports all models of the BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry® Storm™, and BlackBerry® Bold™ running on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Nextel, Alltel, British Telecom, Vodafone (UK), and Rogers.

What if my device/carrier isn’t on the list?

If your device or carrier is not on the list, then we do not officially support it. You can still try installing Evernote, but we cannot guarantee that it will work as advertised.

Evernote for Mac Gets Quick Look and HTML Export

May 26th, 2009

Evernote for Mac got a nice update today adding a new export option and a bunch of great usability enhancements. Check for updates or download the latest

Quick Look attachments

You can now view attachments from within Evernote using the handy Quick Look feature. Simply click on the Quick Look button in the attachment box or use the CMD+Y keyboard shortcut. This also works the other way; you can now Quick Look your Evernote notes in Finder or Spotlight.

Don’t forget, upgrading to Evernote Premium lets to you attach any type of file to your notes. Learn more on our Evernote Premium page.

HTML export

Data portability is very important to us. We believe that you should feel comfortable putting your data into Evernote with the knowledge that, if you want, you can always take it out. In addition to our XML export, we’ve added the ability to export notes as HTML. To do this, select the note(s) you wish to export, click Export in the File menu, then choose HTML as the export format. All of your meta-information (tags, source URLs, etc) is preserved in the HTML source code.

All notes button

This new button lets you instantly clear out any searches and filters that you may have and resets the view to All Notebooks. You can access this feature either by clicking the button or using the CMD+R keyboard shortcut. Why didn’t we put this handy button into the Mac client before now? We have no idea.

Other great improvements

• ‘Save As’ now works for audio files contained within notes
• Improved and simplified menus – we’ve scrubbed every menu with a fine-toothed-mixed-metaphor-comb to make them all consistent
• Numerous bug fixes throughout

The First Million is Always the Hardest

May 21st, 2009

I’m delighted to announce that, less than a year after leaving closed beta, Evernote now has more than one million registered users! That’s a lot of people. It’s enough to make us the 10th largest city in the US or the 155th largest country in the world (take that, Djibouti)! Think of it this way: if you queued up every Evernote user single-file, there would be a million people in that line.

We wanted to make Evernote useful to anyone who values what’s in their brains, people that have substantive things that they want to remember for work, school or play. I’m really happy (and relieved) that there are enough of you out there to give us such a quickly growing business.

It took New York City 250 years to grow to a million people. It took AOL nine years. Twitter got to a million users in about a year and a half. We did it in less than one.

And, of course, we got here the hard way.

The conventional wisdom on how to make a fast-growing Internet service goes something like this: (1) make it web-only, (2) load it up with active social and viral features, (3) go after the young people who’ll try anything new, and (4) don’t worry about revenue. We did the exact opposite: native downloadable software, nothing inherently social (yet!), a user base made up of college students and older professionals, and a business model that’s got us pointed at profitability in the not-too-distant future.

So, if you’re one of the thirty people who works at Evernote: thanks for the insanely hard work this past year! You just built something that a million people use! How cool is that?

If you’re one of the million people who use Evernote: we can only say thank you for finding us and for sticking with us! We’ve got a ton of great stuff coming out soon, which will make your external brain the envy of all your friends.

If you’re one of the other six billion, six hundred and thirty three million people on the planet: come on in, we’re saving you a spot.

Evernote Wins Webware 100 Award!

May 20th, 2009

Huzzah! Evernote won the Webware 100 Editor’s Choice Award!

We’re really honored. Thank you to the Webware team and to all of our wonderful users for their continued support.

From everyone here at Evernote,
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Evernote Podcast #4: BlackBerry, scanners, and more

May 19th, 2009

 
Podcast MP3 | iTunes | Audio feed | Length: 30mins

Podcast #4 topics

• Evernote for BlackBerry is here! [product page]
• Phil’s UK trip [BBC podcast]
• Using the Fujitsu ScanSnap with Evernote [related blog post]
• Answering your questions: future integrations and emailing from Evernote
• How to do a Russian accent
• New ways to use Evernote

Call me!

We’ve set up a voicemail box just for you. Call us and tell us how you use Evernote –don’t forget to tell us your name and where you’re from. We’ll choose the best ones and play them in our podcast. Call +1 (347) 497-3572 and leave a message.

Any questions?

Have a question you’d like us to cover in a future podcast? Leave it in the comments section or send a tweet with the hashtag ‘#EvernotePodcast‘.

Integration Spotlight: Pixily

May 18th, 2009

Evernote and Pixily have teamed up to help you get rid of all the paper that clutters your, very un-paperless, life. From documents to scraps to receipts, everything is digitized by Pixily and made available in Evernote for easy access any time you like –you barely have to lift a finger.

In their own words

Pixily is an interactive document management service that helps consumers and small businesses be more organized and efficient. Our users send paper documents to Pixily. Upon receipt, Pixily scans, categorizes and uploads the documents to a customer’s web account, where they can be securely accessed by authorized users from any location.

Why this is cool

Evernote is a single place for all of the things you want to remember. Now with Pixily, you can keep all those piles and piles of documents right next to your notes and webclips and snapshots all accessible in Evernote the instant you need them.

How it works

Collect all your papers and place them into a pre-paid Pixily envelope. If an envelope just won’t suffice, Pixily also has pre-paid UPS boxes. Once they get your documents, Pixily scans everything into your personal online account. From there, simply click on the “Send to Evernote” button and the scans shoot over to the notebook of your choice. Setup instructions are available on the Pixily blog.

Get $10 OFF

For a limited time, Pixily is offering Evernote users a $10 discount. To take advantage of the discount, follow this link or type EVERNOTE into the coupon code field during checkout.

The Evernote API

Learn more about the Evernote API on our developer page, and join over a hundred developers working with the Evernote API to create new and exciting integrations.

User Profile: Cameron Muilenburg – BMX Rider

May 15th, 2009

Name: Cameron Muilenburg Location: Dallas, Texas Profession: Creative at an Apple Store and Student Check out Cameron’s: Blog Flickr: cameronasa twitter: @cameronasa

Where do you have Evernote installed?

• Evernote for iPhone
• Evernote for Mac on my laptop
• Evernote on the web

Which features have you found most useful?

Definitely the geo-location data on the iPhone notes.

Your Evernote Story

I am a BMX rider and Evernote has worked out great as a database for all my favorite spots to ride. Here’s how i do it. When I go to a new spot i take a snapshot note on my iPhone in Evernote of a ramp, some stairs, a rail, or whatever. I also jott down a few notes about the spot or any other details that I want to remember. I’ll also tag the note with “BMX” and/or “Skateable” to make finding skate friendly sites when I’m with my skater friends easy.

Now, whenever I am looking for a place to ride I just pull out my iPhone, search for a specific attribute such as “rail” or “ramp” and find the spot. Once I pull up the note i can click on the details to pull up the location right on my iPhone in Google maps. This also works great when I’m out of town visiting places i’ve ridden before and looking for places to ride. With Evernote I can search by location and pull up the spots on my IPhone.

What was your last note in Evernote

A riding spot note in Joplin Missouri. I recently took a trip to Joplin Missouri and of course I rode my bike while I was there. I tagged a bunch of spots around town and saved them in Evernote. It’s nice to know that the next time i go there I have a bunch of spots waiting for me in Evernote.

Evernote for BlackBerry: Direct Downloads

May 12th, 2009

We recently announced the availability of Evernote for BlackBerry. Since then, many of you have requested a direct download link. You’ll find it below. But first, an explanation of why we prefer to distribute via BlackBerry App World.

BlackBerry smartphones come in lots of flavors: different devices, different operating systems, different carriers. Each of these variables can affect the way that Evernote functions on a device. BlackBerry App World allows us to ensure that only those devices that we’ve tested get the application.

By downloading below, you understand that we do not officially support your flavor combination and, as a result, do not guarantee that the application will work as expected.

BlackBerry App World is still the preferred download method, so please check there before downloading here.

Downloads

There are two installation options. Download the ZIP file and install the application using BlackBerry Download Manager on your desktop. Alternatively, point your BlackBerry browser at the appropriate link to begin an Over The Air (OTA) download. If you have a Storm, please download the Storm version.

BlackBerry (non-Storm): ZIP | OTA: http://s.evernote.com/bbota
BlackBerry Storm: ZIP | OTA: http://s.evernote.com/stormota

Evernote for BlackBerry Is Here

May 11th, 2009

Evernote for BlackBerry, you say?

The, much (read: MUCH) requested, native Evernote for BlackBerry is now available. Yes, it’s true. BlackBerry® owners, you now get a slick app to create new notes and search through all of your existing Evernote content.

We’re very excited about this release because, like a BlackBerry, Evernote is designed to fit perfectly into today’s fluid life/work mix. The minute you need to remember something, take out your BlackBerry and use Evernote to capture or recall whatever it is, then go on with your life. Isn’t it nice not having to worry about forgetting stuff?

Features

Evernote for BlackBerry lets you create notes containing text, snapshots, voice recordings, and file attachments. Once created, the new content is automatically sent to the Evernote Service, making it available across all the versions of Evernote that you use. You can also access your existing notes, search by keywords, filter by tags, or simply browse.

It is important to note that features are linked to the capabilities of your device. For example, if your BlackBerry does not have a camera, then you will not see the Snapshot note option. Also, the note searching and display experience depends on the capabilities of your BlackBerry’s built-in web browser. In general, the newer your BlackBerry, the better Evernote will run on it.

Compatibility

Evernote for BlackBerry is compatible with recent BlackBerry smartphones. Currently supported devices are:

• BlackBerry® Bold™
• BlackBerry® Curve™
• BlackBerry® Storm™
• More soon (subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter to be alerted)

We will release an update shortly, which will add support for some additional devices. Many older BlackBerry smartphones can be upgraded to newer operating systems. Please check with your BlackBerry vendor or carrier. Unfortunately, due to device limitations, some smartphones will not be compatible with Evernote for BlackBerry.

Availability

Evernote for BlackBerry is available through BlackBerry App World in the Productivity & Utility > Personal Organization category.

[UPDATE: A direct download is now available on our BlackBerry page]

BlackBerry App World is designed to only display applications that are compatible with your device, which mean that Evernote will only show up if your smartphone is listed above.

What’s next?

Tons of cool stuff. So, stay tuned.