Phil Libin designed Evernote to act as a second brain. At its most rudimentry, Evernote is just several pieces of software that store notes, photos, videos, and web pages on virtual notes. The benefit of Evernote is that when you store your notes, you can search for them. Quite simply, you won’t be poring through countless files on your computer trying to find that chicken salad recipe. Instead, you can just log onto Evernote, search for “chicken salad,” and instantly pull up that recipe. The thing about Evernote, though is that it is so simple to use that some users don’t dig deep enough into the program’s features. Those who don’t take the time to seriously explore this program will lose out.
Mobile
For example you can instantly access your Evernote notes not only from your main computer but also from your smartphones, tablets, and laptops. You simply have to set up the Evernote app on your mobile devices. Then you’re able to sync the program so that when you save a document, photo, or video on one device, it automatically saves the file to your Evernote account.
Protect yourself
If you are like me, you save all your valuable information in Evernote, including passwords. This can be worrisome if it weren’t for Evernote’s power to encrypt data.
It is not difficult to do this. Just highlight the text you want, right click, and select the “encrypt selected text” option. You will then be prompted to create a password for your encryption. Now your data is safe and sound.
Outside apps
Another lesser-known feature of Evernote is that it works together with outside apps. One of these being an app for the iPad called WritePad. It permits users to take hand written notes with their stylus or their finger. The user can then choose to save it straight to Evernote.
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