Now where did I put this...?

I am notorious for having messy desk, but it has its own chaotic organization as long as someone else doesn't move anything.  But it may take a while to locate some things.  So many times I make sure I put notes aside for future use.  Now I have the ability to keep the notes electronically through a site/app called Evernote.  This app keeps notes and files handy for you in the cloud.  I can type in a note that I want to keep for the future, website URLs can be placed in the note, drag files into the note, create tags for notes, or whatever information I want to include.  You can even use its search function that will search titles, tags, and the text of the note and in the files that you may have added.

There are several ways to view notes within Evernote.  You can view notes as a list, by the different notebooks that you have added, and the tags.  Evernote is also an umbrella company that has apps such as Skitch, Penultimate, Evernote Food, and Evernote Peek, all of which have iOS apps and Android apps that will send notes to your Evernote account.

The way I use Evernote for my profession is that I will log into a website that I would like to remember.  I just copy the URL and put some tags in such as educational blogs that I follow.  I also use this as a place where I can put some hints to different usernames and passwords (not the actual passwords) to different websites.  I can access my smart phone and utilize the app and search for the notes.  I also made notes and copied emails that confirms my flights, hotels,  reservations, and workshop details to different workshops this summer so I won't have to try to search my email to find specific information within emails.

There are web-based apps, iOS, Android, and Windows 8 apps available for Evernote.

Web Log In Screen

View of the Web Account Logged In

View of the Apple Mac App