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Evernote's killer feature for me was searchable OCR of photos, and the ease of sync between phone and laptop. But it's been displaced for me by more specific ap
by peteretep 11y ago
Evernote's killer feature for me was searchable OCR of photos, and the ease of sync between phone and laptop. But it's been displaced for me by more specific apps.
I used to keep tax numbers, the occasional bank account number, passport details and so on in it. They're now all in 1Password.
I used to keep credit card bills in it (searchable images!), but now I just download transactions in to MoneyDance.
I used to keep business receipts in it, now they just go straight in to ReceiptBank, and a human processes them, and I can import it in to my accounts.
I used to keep documents I thought I might need "on the run" in it, but now there's Dropbox.
I used to keep a diary in it, then I started using DayOne.
I used to have a shared notebook I'd clip interesting articles for my wife in, but actually Instapaper is better.
I used to take pictures of events I'd see flyers for, now I just say "Siri, remind me to research event x" and I don't even have to type - it just shows up in Things.app.
I used to write occasional notes to myself while on the go, but iCloud sync + Notes.app is better for that.
I still have a few recipes in it, but I have few enough that I'm not looking for anything specific to handle those. I tried to see what I'd uploaded recently, and it turns out I haven't installed Evernote on this machine, nor logged in to it since I got a new phone, which is a bit damning. The cost of having many specialized apps is very small, and I wonder if there's still room for generalist platforms like Evernote.
- Mister_Snuggles 11y ago> I used to take pictures of events I'd see flyers for, now I just say "Siri, remind me to research event x" and I don't even have to type - it just shows up in Things.app. How does that work? Does Things look in the Reminders app to find new items? Or does it somehow hook into Siri?
- not_that_noob 11y agoAwesome list - you should do a blog post!
- enraged_camel 11y agoI guess I'm in the opposite boat: I'd rather use one app that does many things moderately well, rather than ten different apps that specialize in those things.