nce upon a time, the way I used to remind myself of something was to stick a yellow square Post-It note on my computer monitor with the reminder scribbled in ink on the note. These reminders would collect, like moss, on my monitor until it was overrun. They were often lost in the crowd. I’d…
his week’s topic was a reader suggestion. Alton Blom emailed me to ask me how I got about titling my notes in Evernote and suggested it might be an interesting topic for a post–and I agree. I’ve seen a lot of discussion in the forums and other places on how people go about titling their…
everal people have asked me if I am aware of the attempted hack of Evernote today. Yes, I am. I found out about the attempt the way most people found out: through their blog post, Twitter announcement and direct email. A few people have asked what I take to be a very natural question given…
have been writing these Going Paperless posts for nearly a year now, and as you might imagine, I get asked the same questions over and over again. This was brought home to me last week, when I appeared on Lifehacker’s “Ask an Expert” feature as the “expert” for paperless living. It was brought up again…
uring the Google Hangout Evernote Q&A earlier this week, I talked about how I was beginning to delve into the “post-paperless” automation. One of the advantages of being paperless is that you can more readily automate processes, since the “paper” you deal with is really just data in the cloud or on your computer, table,…
vernote is hosting a Google Hangout tomorrow, where yours truly, in my capacity as Evernote’s ambassador for Paperless Living, will be answering questions about going paperless. The hangout begins at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific. If you missed my Q&A yesterday on Lifehacker, or have more questions you want to ask, you can find me in…
think I’ve said before that I’ve taken Evernote’s tagline, “Remember Everything,” as a kind of personal challenge. Is it really possible to remember everything? Sure, I can capture all kinds of documents in Evernote. I can capture my tax return information. I can capture my kids’ artwork. I can capture all kinds of social media…
or those who missed it, I was a guest on Lifehacker’s Ask an Expert series this afternoon. For an hour, I answered questions about paperless living. There were plenty of good questions and I did my best to answer them. If you want to catch up, head on over to Lifehacker to read the entire…
will be the “expert” at Lifehacker’s “Ask an Expert” series this coming Monday (President’s Day in the U.S.). From 3pm -4 pm Eastern time (noon-1pm Pacific) I will be answering questions in my particular area of expertise: paperless living. Each Monday, Lifehacker features an expert in some area of life (last week, it was on…
imagine that nearly everyone has tried to keep a scrapbook of some kind at some point in their life. Maybe it was to collect ticket stubs for concerts or sporting events. Maybe it was for vacations or family photos. When I first started writing, I kept a scrapbook of my rejection letters, and later, after…
s a premium user of Evernote, I get 1 GB of uploads to my Evernote account each and every month1 and I’ve never come close to reaching my limit. But this month, I’ve come very close to my limit for the first time in the 2+ years that I’ve been using Evernote. With less than…
have a friend who prints out nearly everything he wants to read. He did this with email for years, and I think he finally gave that up. When I’d send him a link to an article, he’d print that out, and put it in a stack of stuff that he wanted to read. Ditto if…