So you got a new phone, tablet or computer and you are ready to get to work. You will want to check out Evernote. Evernote will let you save pictures, documents and other forms of information in a single place and then access them from virtually any and all devices. And if you are going to [...]
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Evernote Essentials Extra: Delete Me
If you got a new phone, tablet or computer and you plan on doing anything more than play games on it you are going to want to check out Evernote. Evernote will let you save pictures, documents and other forms of information in a single place and then access them for virtually any and all [...]
SugarSync Update Helps Add to Android App Market Confusion
Yesterday I got a message from SugarSync, one of my favorite Cloud Storage companies. They were announcing, amongst other things, that: Kindle Fire – SugarSync is now available for the Kindle Fire, so you can access all your files from the SugarSync Cloud. That was great – I clicked on the link in the email, [...]
Evernote Essentials Extra: Remember the Rare
Many of the people I’ve turned onto Evernote find it invaluable. Others, however, underutilize the service and, as a result, don’t see what the big deal is. That’s where Evernote Essentials: The Definitive Getting Started Guide for Evernote by Brett Kelly comes in. As Brett explains: The amount of information we want and need to [...]
Box.net Becomes ‘Box’, Details Future Plans
For most people, when they hear ‘box’ related to cloud storage they might think of ‘another’ company, but Box.net has been a very popular service and has recently been giving away ’50GB for Life’ to mobile users. Now they are changing things again, starting with their name – they are now just BOX. Here are [...]
Dropbox Releases a New Preview for Android Devices; A Fresh UI and ICS Support Included
If you don’t know what Dropbox is by now, you probably don’t need any free cloud storage space. Just in case, it’s a great free service that lets you store files, music, pictures, or whatever you want up to the “cloud” with the ability to view, download, share, retrieve from almost any computer or mobile [...]
Evernote Essentials Extra: Howdy Neighbor
As much as I “harshed” on Evernote last week after they released two ridiculous iPhone apps the service remains a key part of every aspect of my life. I’ve also turned countless people onto Evernote, and many find it invaluable as well. Others however, underutilize the service and, as a result, don’t see what the big [...]
Evernote, There is a Better Way to Add Functionality than Releasing crApps
This post had a different working title of “‘Evernote Food’ Not So Tasty but We Can Spice it Up” but I settled on the more descriptive “Evernote, There is a Better Way to Add Functionality than Releasing crApps”. Regardless, here’s what led to the post and what I want to suggest to remedy the company’s [...]
Amazing Cyber Monday Deal on the Livescribe Echo Smartpen
One of my “must-have” pieces of productivity technology is my Livescribe Echo Smartpen. The Echo Smartpen let’s me take notes and then know exactly where they are later when I need to review them. It is a huge help to me and, when I lost mine a few months ago, I bought a new one [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: Subscription Services Your Loved One Will Love
From the Editorial Staff of Gear Diary: If you don’t want to give your loved one something tangible this year, why not give them a subscription to a service that will enhance their life? Here are a few suggestions for subscriptions services we love and use on a regular basis … Tripit: Judie loves it [...]
Siri and Evernote Sitting in a Tree…
Siri and Evernote work together beautifully, and all it takes is a little bit of preparation. In fact, if you use Evernote regularly, then you probably already have taken the steps you need to take to make it work. You see, each Evernote account comes with an email address that can be used to send [...]
iCloud Workflow Update Thanks to the iOS App Elements
The other day I wrote a post talking about the fact that, thanks to, Siri and iCloud, the Notes application that ships on all iOS devices has suddenly become a full-fledged productivity tool. Thanks to Siri, I’m now able to write everything I need to write on my iPhone by voice and then, thanks to [...]
HTC Giving All New Phone Buyers 5GB of DropBox for FREE!
Smartphone maker HTC has unveiled a plan with cloud storage company Dropbox to give 5GB of free cloud storage to new HTC Android phone owners. According to reports, the deal is tied to phones using HTC’s new ‘Sense 3.5′ UI overlay. Drop Box gives users 2GB for free, so this is an extra 150% for [...]
Siri and iCloud Turn the iPhone’s Notes App into a Powerful Tool
The Notes app that is built into iOS has always struck me as a bit anemic. That’s hard for me to write, considering that my cousin works for Apple and is one of the key people involved in its development. Unfortunately… it’s kind of true. Sure, Notes is great for jotting down quick memos, but [...]
Cool Cloud Deal: Box.net Offers 50GB FREE Lifetime Storage for iOS Users!
With this week’s launch of iOS 5, iPhone 4 and iCloud, Apple has brought their ecosystem into the cloud more fully than ever before. However, many folks are realizing that the free 5GB Apple offers won’t spread too far … and the added 20GB that MobileMe users such as myself get expires next year – [...]
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