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Originally Posted by garyhgaryh
I'm debating whether or not to use evernote.
Why not just use google calendar and google doc to do the same? I'm using those services to sync up with my PE's calendar and and it's working great and I can go to any computer with a web browser to access the calendar and notes. What does evernote buy me in terms of functionality I don't have now?
Thanks,
Gary
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I have not played with google docs too much, so I am not sure of the useful attributes of it. What I interpret as unique elements of evernote are:
1) On the edge, I can send as "email" directly to evernote a pdf of a handwritten journal
2) I can annotate a page, and send as "email" directly to evernote a pdf of that annotated page
3) Evernote has the searchable handwriting technology...so that handwritten journal note can become searchable, but a) it has to be converted to an image file that is not pdf (I believe) and b) I am not sure how accurate it is
4) I can attach audio files to the note. If I want to record a meeting or just a quick idea that I have, I can attach that to a note
5) I like the tag structure
6) Shortcuts from windows so that if I copy something from any program, I can hit cntrl-alt-v and it gets automatically pasted into evernote
How I am starting to imagine using Evernote (to emphasize, I just started playing with it yesterday):
1) Read e-ink pdf articles on the edge, highlight/make small notes on the articles, send the relevant pages to evernote
2) I will also keep a journal open at the same time, taking longer handwritten notes, or writing formulas, and I can attach these journal files to evernote. Perhaps, converting it to image so that the handwriting becomes searchable, although I don't know how much use I would actually get from that. I feel like I would just benefit more from keeping good tags on my notes, but I can foresee the once-in-a-while instance where searching my handwritten notes might be helpful
3) I like the idea of piecing together a few important pages from many pdfs that are related to an idea that I am interested in. This helps compare/contrast these articles, and helps keep organized the articles that I have read and what I need to cite.
4) Make audio notes periodically if I'm on the go
5) if I'm working on a whiteboard, I can snap a photo (with my PE, not the EE, sadly) and this image apparently will also be searchable
Some of this the eink side by itself can do -> attaching journal notes, audio notes, highlighting important elements, tabbing pages.
However, evernote gives me the ability to bring all of that to my PC, if I want. Also, I can bring together many pdfs into a single idea, whereas the edge kind of forces me to have my ideas limited to an individual pdf.
I think this is a cool discussion about the possibilities and what others are already doing, so if anybody has thoughts, I would love to hear them.
To add one last thing, here's one of those "ridiculous, over-the-top things that evernote can do" lists:
http://www.evernote.info/index.php/t...-evernote-uses