I must admit that I am now going to discuss evernote but I have't looked at it. It's not for the want of trying, however - it simply wouldn't load up for me from the link. Pasting the url into the browser didn't help, either. So, I checked out what colleagues in whom I have a good deal of trust have posted plus I investigated it on Youtube.
The purpose of it reminds me of a little book I had in the top drawer of my desk when I first started out as a young professional. It was a little notebook which I had entitled "Hints and Tips". It was really more than that though - I made a note of everything of note. It got quite full.
So, could evernote replace my little notebook? Yes, if that was all I had, a little book, it probably would . It would be serachable and I could organise my notes in a more structured way and access them more easily.
However, the advent of email saw the demise of my little book. I could retain anything of worth in an email. This is what I do. I still have my little book but it doesn't see any activity these days, whereas my email obvioulsy does.
In some respects, evernote assumes that it's providing the tool for organisation for which we have been waiting. I don't think that is the case. I think we have all organised ourselves in different ways up until now.
I can see from the comments I have read that it is viewed positively, but it's not a tool that I've been waiting for.
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