So Evernote is a transitional strategy.Īs I think harder about this I came across a review of evernote contrasting it to some other options:Įvernote for Mac Reviewed (beta version) Daniel mostly on Software:

So I have the data there for now, but I'm assuming I won't be able to get any of it out. They're well beyond the point where words are any use - they need to show results. I really don't trust a company that locks in user data like that. Worse, some web searches find Evernote users commenting about the need for export. I tested the 'export' features of the Windows client. There's only one fly in the ointment, but it's a big, ugly sucker. I can even do some limited work with them using the Evernote client on OS X. The notes are on the net, and I can search them from the Evernote client on my iPhone (as long as I'm connected). The first time I did this the Windows app crashed, so I first created a local-only database, imported into that, then created a 'sync' (net) repository and dragged them from the local to the net version. I installed the Windows version and used the 'Add to Evernote' option to move all Notes to the net. I could store them as tasks without dates or priorities on Toodledo/Todo. I don't like the usual hack of storing notes as fake contacts (messes up address book, weak search). They've get a huge number of bugs to fix. I could wait for iPhone OS 2.1, but there's no guarantee Apple will actually include notes synchronization then. That wouldn't be so bad if the iPhone included any search functionality, but it doesn't. I could get Missing Sync for iPhone, but then the data sits on my home machine. Hey, I didn't have the benefit of reading my own blog postings. I've also realized that if were to do this all over again, I'd have paid my $25 sidegrade fee for Missing Sync for iPhone (includes migration utility).

As summarized in my last note, I've got everything but my Memo Pad items (Notes) moved from Palm to iPhone.

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