
My network drive is web-accessible, but Evernote offers that plus text recognition and the convenience of one-stop for all my notes. I save to my Tablet PC first, then backup to my network drive, then save to DVD before deleting locally. Picasa does a fine job of that already, but I’ve been back and forth on ways to keep them accessible. I’m also using the auto-import feature to grab my photos as I add them to my computer. m4a files, but I fixed the association in Windows so now it’s fine. Evernote can’t read unrecognized file types and display their contents, but the files themselves are sync’d for access and can be opened by their default applications. But with a premium account, any file type can be added. With a free account, those file types are limited to ones that Evernote can recognize (text, HTML, image, PDF). Basically, with a right-click and Send to, you can add any file to Evernote. That tip is a simple two-part operation published by EveryJoe (via Lifehacker) that uses a custom shortcut in the Windows “Send to” menu to send files to a folder you’ve designated for Evernote to automatically monitor for import. But then I read a tip on automatically adding files to Evernote, started thinking of other ways to apply it, and realized I had to take the plunge. Taking a few notes via text, voice or photo was good enough. It’s only $45 a year or $5 a month, but I wasn’t even close to hitting the 40MB a month limit on a free account and the file restrictions weren’t that big a deal. Despite being an avid Evernote user, I’ve been able to resist the siren call of upgrading to a premium account for several months.
