Tag: note-taking
Ask Slashdot: What Note-Taking App Do You Use?
Over the years, I have tried Notion, Apple Notes, the good old Windows’ Notepad, Roam Research, Obsidian, Google Keep, Google Docs, and OneNote among possibly many more that I am unable to recall anymore. Some support Apple Pencil, which is one of the usecases I find useful. Roam Research did not even have a native app for mobile devices for the longest time. Some applications are good, but they don’t support online syncing, or support syncing with only a particular storage service. And have you noticed just how expensive some of these apps could get? As much as $15-$30 a month! Out of curiosity, and forget my usecases — as I admit I have not mentioned many — how do you maintain your notes for work and personal life. (I have been using physical notepads a lot more in recent months but would like an app for digital notes.)
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New Kindle Scribe e-reader doubles as a note-taking device
Evernote, once the king of note-taking apps, has been bought by Bending Spoons
It looks like Evernote’s 2020 redesign wasn’t enough to keep it independent. Today, the former darling notetaking app for productivity hounds, which was once valued at 1 billion dollars, announced that it has been purchased by Bending Spoons. If that name sounds unfamiliar to you, you’re not alone. It’s a Milan-based developer behind mobile apps like the video editor Splice, and the AI image editing tool Gemini. They look like well-designed and genuinely useful apps, but they’re far from Evernote’s once lofty goal of helping you to remember everything.
In a blog post, Evernote CEO Ian Small said the company is currently testing out collaborative editing between multiple users, and it’s close to launching beta tests for deep Office 365 calendar integration. While that’s good to hear, especially for the few remaining Evernote addicts like this reporter, those are also features that have existed in other platforms for years. It may also be tough to convince friends and colleagues to collaborate on an Evernote document — which may involve signing up for an account and learning a new interface — when Google Docs has made that simple for years.
“While ownership is changing hands, our commitment to keeping your data safe and secure remains as steadfast as ever, and the Evernote you know and love will continue to thrive,” Smalls said in the post. “Joining Bending Spoons allows us to take advantage of their proven app expertise and wide range of proprietary technologies.”
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. But the fact that Evernote was purchased by a small app firm, rather than a notable tech giant, may be telling. Evernote raised nearly $300 million during the initial hype cycle around mobile apps. But the company eventually lost focus, branching out to real-world products like a smart notebook with Moleskin. Its apps were incredibly buggy for years, and it did a poor job of convincing users to actually pay for its product.
Somehow, I stuck with it though. I have over a decade’s worth of notes living in Evernote — countless news stories, interviews (with their accompanying audio), reviews and PDFs. My attempts at finding replacements have typically ended in failure (sorry OneNote, I just don’t like your editor). This acquisition isn’t exactly the death knell for Evernote, but it certainly feels like the end of an era. Will my data be safe under a new owner? Can I rely on fast and accurate synchronization? I’ll probably stick around for a bit longer, but all of a sudden, the alternatives are looking a lot more compelling.
Take your organization skills to the next level with this note-taking app
TL;DR: As of August 21, you can get the Agenda Date-Focused Note-Taking App for just $9.99 instead of $34.99 — that’s a 71% discount.
As your life gets busier, it’s probably hard to keep everything straight. Personal appointments and responsibilities may start to stack up, especially if you’re taking classes yourself. However, there may be a new way to help you keep it all organized. Agenda Premium 14 is a date-focused note-taking app that could help you track your notes, projects, and more.
This Back to Education Event, which aims to help promote continuous learning for all, is running through August 24. Hurry and grab Agenda Premium 14 while it’s on sale for only $9.99 (Reg. $34) — no coupon needed.
A note-taking app for school, work, and life
One of the most common workplace stressors tends to be deadlines, but you don’t just see those in the workplace. School projects often have due dates, and so do utility bills. However, managing all of that may be easier if you have an app that pairs your notes with the dates those notes are relevant.
Agenda lets you link your notes to compatible calendars and reminder apps. You can also add attachments, tables, tags, links, and lists to your notes. Mark up your calendar to show all your paydays, then note which bills come out of which deposit and stick to your budget or make a timeline for a work project. If you’re in school, you might even make your teacher’s day if you annotate your course calendar with deadlines, major projects, and other important dates.
Agenda Premium is compatible with macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, and it could be key to making your schedule easier to manage.
Sync your notes with your calendar
During our Back to Education event, get Agenda Date-Focused Note-Taking on sale for $9.99, marked down from $34 until August 24. For every unit purchased, 50 cents is donated to a school or charity for children in need.
Prices subject to change.
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Evernote: How to get the best out of the note-taking tool for work
Evernote has a lot of features, and at first glance it can be confusing. So here’s a breakdown of how workers can use the app to boost productivity.
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