Evernote: A Writer's Digital Post-It

I've recently discovered a very handy website called Evernote (http://www.evernote.com). Have you ever seen someone's desktop computer monitor covered in Post-Its with various reminders, like "Essay due Fri" or "Pick up dry-cleaning?" Thanks to Evernote, all of those reminders and to-do list items can be placed into one convenient web source.


With Evernote, you can clip portions of favorite websites, create reminders and to-do lists, upload PDF files and documents, and even attach mobile phone photos and voice recordings. Personally, I use Evernote for assignment deadline reminders for school and keeping an updated reading list. And perhaps the best aspect of this web tool? It's free, and for just $5, you can upgrade your account for additional memory.

Creating an account is simple. Just enter your name, e-mail address, and create a username and password. From there, you'll be taken to your main page. You can store everything into one large "notebook," or you can create separate notebooks to store everything in by category.

As you can see here, I have three notes placed into one notebook. This notebook is entitled "Internship Ideas," and I have notes about each internship, its application requirements, and application deadlines placed inside. I also have separate notebooks for "Books to Read" and "Assignment Details/Deadlines." In the future, I might also use Evernote to record different ideas I have for essays, fiction, and even future blog posts.

Overall, Evernote is a very usefull tool that can help writers, especially those in college with multiple projects to juggle.