This is a backward way of doing things, it would be much better to have no free options available for using the syncing services and charge for this, rather than charge for offline access, though of course I am bias in this matter as that is what I want. I basically do not use the syncing service at all, all the notebooks I create are created as local notebooks, however, unless I were to pay a subscription, if the internet goes down, I have no access to these notebooks. The user interface is superior to Onenote and it is more visually pleasing, however the way subscriptions work, does not work for me.
Evernote is great software, I love the way things are laid out, I don't use it to its full potential as I simply have no need to, however it is a great way of arranging notes and documents. Evernote does this for me.Only 3 stars from me. There are tools available today that help us retain more with less effort and to access it with greater ease. The fact is, we all need a system to archive, retain and access information. The more we collaborate through Evernote, the more helpful it becomes.Īnd that’s just a start. We also have notebooks shared only among elders where we can retain agendas for our elders’ meetings or records of important meetings. For example, we create a note for each Sunday of the year and begin to fill in information we’ll need to know for that day-who is preaching and what his text will be, what other events are happening that day, what we need to announce from the front of the room, and so on. We have recently begun to use Evernote at the church to share information between staff members. One of the great features of Evernote is sharing. I have now almost eliminated paper records altogether. Best of all, I can scan them using the camera on my phone or tablet and in an instant they are added to my database. Evernote allows me to scan everything-receipts, meeting agendas, business cards, post-it notes, and even random notes on random bits of paper. If it is information I may want to access in the future, it goes in.īecause I sometimes work from home and sometimes work from the church office, and because I spend a fair bit of time on the road, I prefer to retain electronic records over paper-based records.
(Tip: Evernote Premium will allow you to search within PDF documents, something that will definitely come in hand.)Īnd that is just a start. I use the Chrome extension to clip articles and PDF documents I may want to refer to in the future.This gives me full access to all my sermons and speeches all the time (something that has come in handy more than once!). Every time I prepare a sermon, conference talk, or devotional, I add it to my “Speaking & Sermons” notebook.When I have an idea for a future blog post or even a future book project, I add it to Evernote.When doing an interview or when having an important discussion, I hit the “record” button and record the discussion.(Tip: add to the subject line of the email to automatically forward it to a “receipts” notebook.) When I receive an emailed invoice or receipt, I forward it to Evernote using my Evernote email address.Every time I think of something I need to buy the next time I am out shopping, I add it to a shopping list.(Tip: if you use printed agendas, write all over it and then snap a scan of it on your phone using Evernote’s document scanner feature.) Every time I lead a meeting, I create a note to record agendas, minutes, and observations.Here are some of the ways I feed it information: When I used it sparingly, I found it less useful than when I committed to it. It took me a while to learn this: The more I enter into it, the more powerful it becomes. I regularly feed all kinds of information into Evernote. It is there when I need to access important documents, and it is there when I have one of those ideas that needs to be recorded right now before I forget all about it. Where I go, Evernote goes with me and it is never more than a couple of button presses away. It is on my computer at home, it is on my computer at the church office, it is on my cell phone, and it is on my iPad. I have installed it on pretty much every device I use. I Take It EverywhereĮvernote goes with me everywhere I go because I never know when I will want to record or retrieve information. Let me explain how and why I use Evernote. It’s brilliant, and it’s getting better all the time. Designed to use a familiar paradigm-notes stored within notebooks-it is meant to help you remember and act upon ideas, projects and experiences across all the computers, phones and tablets you use.
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