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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

See a book you want to read? Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote. Evernote recognizes text on the card, so you can search for names such as “Staples” or “Henry” when that’s all you can remember about the person. Take a picture of the cover.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

My scanner serves all these purposes -- scan a document in and you can then e-fax it over the internet, print out a copy, edit it directly through OCR software, save it as a PDF and toss the paper. I can add as many keywords as I want for all items, whether it be paper files, books, CDs, or anything else in office and home.

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

No ads, small form factor, inexpensive, easy-to-read in the sun…and I can borrow books from my local library on it as well. I use the Amazon Kindle iPad app for my Kindle books, and the Kobo Mini for everything else.). Here are my thoughts on the book. ). Any of Patrick Rhone’s books. A Selection of Books.

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