Today I am reviewing a free app called Evernote. Evernote is a note taking app. Now, you may be thinking, “Oh great, another one?” But this isn’t just a text form with a paper background. This is quick, easy, and convenient.
As you can see here, you can take text notes, take pictures, browse pictures from your iPhone/iPod Touch, and take voice notes. Taking text notes is very easy. Give it a title, choose the notebook take save it under, maybe add some tags for even more organization, and start typing. Usually what I do is when I see something I want to save off of the internet, I copy it and paste it (OS 3.0) into Evernote. Adding pictures creates a new note, and you have to select it from the Notes tab to edit it. I’d much rather have it take you to the editor right away but it’s nice and quick for saving photos on the fly. I think that the best part of this app is that it syncs with the desktop version (also free, on Windows & Mac). Also, which I use at home, is the Firefox extension. I love it. Just click the icon after you have copied your desired text or URL, paste it, and click “done.” I should also note that your notes are all saved on your account, but you can also save notes offline, and then they will sync later.
Okay so, this will be quick since it’s just a note taking app. Well, the UI is great. Nice and big buttons with pictures next to the text. The look of the app when taking notes looks similar to the email app, so it’s easy to find what is where. Saving notes and syncing them doesn’t take long at all. Last, being able to save them over the internet, view them on your computer, iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, OR Palm Pre is very nice. Personally, I use this app almost everyday if not everyday. Wow, just this second I realized that you can right click on items or words in Firefox and it says “Add to Evernote.” Even more useful! So, I rate this app as…
9/10
Outstanding
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