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Evernote’s Big Win(dows) Beta Release

September 24, 2009 | Posted by Phil Libin in Product updates
 

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We have a big announcement to make…the new Evernote for Windows is here, kinda.

Windows has always been a big deal for Evernote. Fully 46% of our desktop users log into their Evernote accounts through our downloadable Windows version, compared with 38% on Mac and 16% on the web. However, over the past few months our Windows users may have felt a little left out, especially given all the rapid development on our other platforms.

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Tip: Put your room dimensions and measurements into Evernote

September 21, 2009 | Posted by Ron Toledo in Tips and Stories
 

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Put your home’s room dimensions into Evernote. This way, whenever you’re out shopping and come across a perfect leather chair, area rug, or piece of wall art you won’t need to worry about whether or not the piece will fit. Launch Evernote and the answer will be waiting.

Read more tips at: Ron’s Evernote Tips

 
 

Evernote Podcast #11: Business model, JotNot, new website, and more

September 17, 2009 | Posted by Andrew Sinkov in Podcast
 

 
Podcast MP3 | iTunes | Audio feed | Length: 35mins

Podcast #11 topics

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Write to us in your language

September 16, 2009 | Posted by Andrew Sinkov in Our Notes
 

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We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, we want there to be an Evernote in your language. To make that happen, we recently launched a community translation project to translate Evernote into French, German, Italian, and Spanish. This has been going really well, and now we’re ready to start the next part of the project: optimizing our handwriting recognition for these new languages.

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Integration spotlight: JotNot for iPhone

September 11, 2009 | Posted by Andrew Sinkov in Friends and Partners
 

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JotNot for iPhone is a nifty app that corrects your less-than-perfect photos and sends them into Evernote. Whether you’ve taken a snapshot of a business card at a wacky angle, a photos of a whiteboard under poor lighting conditions, or an off-kilter receipt, JotNot will magically fix contrast and let you correct the angles—turning your snapshot into a straightened, cleaner version of its former self. It’s like turning your iPhone camera into a scanner.

The results are pretty impressive, and (here’s the best part) it’s great for Evernote.

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Evernote for Mac Update: Snow Leopard Issues Fixed

September 08, 2009 | Posted by Andrew Sinkov in Product updates
 

The lastest version of Evernote for Mac (version 1.4.9) addresses a number of the Snow Leopard issues that we wrote about in our recent blog post.

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The following issues have been fixed:

  • Disappearing Safari clipper
  • iSight note problems
  • Quick Look issues
  • Firefox clipper not clipping to desktop (update your Firefox extension)

If you are still experiencing issues since upgrading to Snow Leopard, please contact our tech support.

 
 

3 Ways to Get Started Organizing with Evernote — Guest post by Brandie Kajino

September 01, 2009 | Posted by Brandie Kajino in User stories
 
brandie2 Name: Brandie Kajino
Profession: Professional Organizer
Blog: The Home Office Organizer
Twitter: @bkajino

Hear Brandie debate & debunk life’s
organizing myths on her weekly
internet radio show & podcast “The O-Myth”

Part of Evernote’s Summer to Unclutter Series

My Name is Brandie, and I’m the “The Home Office Organizer”. In addition to being professional organizer, I am also an author, speaker, blogger and small business owner. My specialty is empowering busy professionals with information, technology, tools and simple organizing solutions.

I had heard of Evernote a while ago. Then recently, a friend said she was using it and couldn’t live without it, so I thought it was time to give it a try. Boy, am I so glad I did! Evernote is such an open concept, that, at first, I had trouble figuring out where to start. Let me tell you how I have been using it, and share some tips on getting started. Hopefully, this will help you see some of the possibilities.

3 Ways to Get Started Organizing with Evernote

1. Just jump in

At first, I wasn’t sure how I was going to use Evernote. Since I learn best by doing, I decided to jump right in. I started with capturing websites, because there seem to be more of those than there are grains of sand. There was a lot of useful information that I wanted to refer back to, but I didn’t know where to put it. So, I captured the link (or a clip of the page), tagged it and filed it away.

2. Use notebooks

I set up one personal notebook for quotes (I post these weekly on my blog) and then had separate notebooks for ongoing projects.

As an example of an ongoing project, I co-host a podcast but I am also working on a second podcast to integrate into my blog. I have a gazillion good ideas, and I was having trouble capturing them. Now, I have an Evernote notebook titled “Podcast XYZ” and “Podcast ABC”. This way, I can take notes, and file them in the appropriate notebook, and everything I need for each project is always accessible.

3. Use tags

What if you come across a bit of information and you aren’t sure what notebook to put it in, because you might forget, and then….Relax. Just use tags. Let’s say I find a podcast show that I like, and would like to learn more about their format for my own education. However, the podcast doesn’t cleanly fit into a single existing bucket? It could easily go in either my “Podcast ABC” or “Personal” notebooks. So, instead of fretting, I put it in Personal and tag it with “podcast”. This way, I can find it later, and it’s neatly put away.

Finding What I Need: The Five Minute Rule

Evernote helps me stay organized. What does that mean? When I speak, I tell my audiences and clients that “organized” means you can find most anything in about 5 minutes. Evernote definitely helps you follow the five minute rule.

Evernote has been great in corralling all those little notes, pictures, snapshots, websites and other tasty bits of information. It’s working wonders so far. I have Evernote installed on my desktop and on my iPhone, and I sync between the two. It couldn’t be easier or more portable! I honestly don’t know what I would do without it.

Evernote’s Summer to Unclutter

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