Evernote is a genius utility that was not completely obvious to me until a few months ago. Here's my take:
You can store anything in it, and does text recognition on photos for later searching. My scanner is hooked up to it - I scan everything and dump it in there. Receipts, statements, bills, correspondence, contracts, whatever.
You can dump any document into it, tag it, put in a notebook, whatever.
It works across my complete tech stack: Iphone, Ipad, MacBook, Imac and web when needed.
Switching to a new computer/device is completely painless. Install the app, login, your environment is duplicated from the cloud. Perfect every time.
I have tried every task and todo system under the sun, as well as note takers, folder sync systems, etc. Instead of worrying about where all the files are, whether they are syncing or backed up, blah blah blah, whether they can connect to another pc to get the sync, etc.
This is a really strong blend of all of the above. You can implement a GTD system if you wish, etc. etc. etc.
All my "stuff" is with me wherever I go now.
I also use omnifocus for project stuff, fwiw. Works across my entire tech stack and syncs really well too.
you don't worry about having such a large cache of personal information in such a weakly protected storage location? Would you even be able to detect any ongoing intrusion?
You think his computers accept logins from anyone on the internet that types in his url, with a password that can be reset using his email and/or a security question?
You can store anything in it, and does text recognition on photos for later searching. My scanner is hooked up to it - I scan everything and dump it in there. Receipts, statements, bills, correspondence, contracts, whatever.
You can dump any document into it, tag it, put in a notebook, whatever.
It works across my complete tech stack: Iphone, Ipad, MacBook, Imac and web when needed.
Switching to a new computer/device is completely painless. Install the app, login, your environment is duplicated from the cloud. Perfect every time.
I have tried every task and todo system under the sun, as well as note takers, folder sync systems, etc. Instead of worrying about where all the files are, whether they are syncing or backed up, blah blah blah, whether they can connect to another pc to get the sync, etc.
This is a really strong blend of all of the above. You can implement a GTD system if you wish, etc. etc. etc.
All my "stuff" is with me wherever I go now.
I also use omnifocus for project stuff, fwiw. Works across my entire tech stack and syncs really well too.