It wasn’t long ago that Evernote rolled out a significant update to their Windows client. At around the same time they revealed a significant update to their Android app. I was really happy to see both since it reflected Evernote’s on-going commitment to being a truly cross-platform “hybrid-web” service. It did, however, leave me wondering if their Mac and iOS clients were being left a little behind. I don’t need to wonder any longer. For the last two days I have been using an update to the Evernote Beta for Mac and it brings two of the most requested features: in-app notebook sharing and Notebook Stacks. In-App Notebook Sharing gives the ability to share… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Image courtesy of jazzenzo Each time I write a set of Music Diary reviews I try to find a clip of the artists actually playing music from the recording live. Typically what you find on YouTube is a single song, often of questionable quality – that is if you can find any live recordings at all. So I was thrilled today to find via an article at NPR that a music festival from earlier this year had released some full concert videos, with great Even better is that that two featured artists were ones I had written about in this Music Diary review round-up: Jason Moran and The Bad… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

B&N released their quarterly financials this week, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Not surprisingly, the bookstores themselves are not exactly lighting the world on fire. However, B&N is very excited about eBooks and the NOOKcolor, positively gushing about both in their press release! Another interesting tidbit: B&N is clinging to their “We have around 20% of the ebook market” belief. Since neither Barnes and Noble nor Amazon are big on specifics, it gets awfully tough to determine how much is posturing and how much is real. However, since the various publishing houses and independent publishing sites often note the overall size of ebook sales, it’s not hard for B&N and Amazon to look at… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the big, beautiful 27″ Dell UltraSharp U2711 LCD Monitor. This impressive monitor features a WQHD 2,560 x 1,400 resolution IPS panel, has a 6ms grey-to-grey response time and 80,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio. It includes an 8-in-1 card reader, 1 USB 2.0 upstream port, 4 USB 2.0 downstream ports, capacitive-touch switches for setup and more. It is a serious monitor designed for serious use and, as such, it accepts multiple video inputs including HDMI 1.3, DisplayPort, two DVI, Component & Composite. A monitor this big and feature-rich doesn’t cheap. Its MSRP is $1099. Thanks to our Gear Sponsor, however, you can not only save $100 but you can then take an… Continue reading on Gear Diary …