I’ve had an Evernote account for a while. I think it’s a excellent application, especially for smart phone users.
Since the announcement of the impending demise of Google Wave and my acquisition of an Android phone, I’ve been considering using my Evernote account as a default method to capture inspiration during my travels around the Web.
So far, I’m finding the application to be a winner.
The biggest help has been the addition of the Evernote button on my Firefox browser. It simply allows me to click a button and save the Web page I’m viewing to my account, along with comments and tags.
It works great for the podcast. I’ll usually write a highlight note, give it a couple of tags including “pod” for podcast and the link is automatically attached. The tagging feature makes all my podcast-related notes easy to find.
I’ve also created multiple notebooks so I can keep topics organized. I have separate notebooks for the blog, marketing ideas, clients and photography.
Evernote also is excellent for capturing great photography Web sites for future viewing. I can tag fashion, business, food or interior photography for needed inspiration.
The ability to take notes is an added bonus. Sometimes I’ll come up with a photography idea on the road. I’ll use Evernote to create a voice recording or written note so I will not forget the idea. Trust me, I’ll forget.
Sometimes I’ll see a great location I might want to use later. I’ll take a quick snap shot with my phone and tag the photo with key information. The software can read words within your photos allowing subjects such as signs to be found via search. I can even geo-tag my location with my Droid.
Tagging photographs, audio, video, links or written notes is becoming an important and common feature for many online applications. I believe Evernote is one of the best.
Tagging gives you the access to your information quickly. You can access your desired information with a simple search. You can even save your common searches.
If you feel you are collecting valuable information and don’t want to create a blog, podcast or tweet the information you can enable the share function so others many view your brilliant finds.
Evernote is a great tool for any photographer. Try it out.
Rosh
Thanks to http://www.damego.com for their review on the Droid application.
