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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 9, 2008 at 01:29 PM
I just downloaded the new beta for Evernote 3.0 for PC. I haven’t used version 2.0 for various reasons, but I found it to be a well-designed, well-engineered program. I’m scratching my head about version 3.0 because it seems a big step backward. The only thing about it that I like better than the previous version is that it looks better. It is slow and clunky. There’s a three-second delay after you begin typing a new note and the characters appear. A similar delay occurs when you delete a note.
I guess the other thing I like about it is the universal clipper, although this is nothing more than the Zooter from Zoot.
The idea behind 3.0 seems to be to create a web of information between you desktop computer, your mobile device and the web, but I can’t say the trade off in usability is worth it.
Has anyone else on this list tried the new version? What did you think? Am I missing something?
Steve Z.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 9, 2008 at 01:46 PM
I just found Alexander’s comments on Evernote 3.0 in an earlier post. Sorry I missed those prior to my posting on this. Does anyone else have any thoughts about Evernote 3.0.
Steve Z.
Posted by Graham Rhind
Apr 9, 2008 at 01:55 PM
I also tried the new beta recently, and I’m also not terribly impressed. Not due to any performance issues as such, but I still see it as playing catch-up to OneNote. I have never liked the “scrolling paper” paradigm, which they have retained in the Window’s version - for me it makes finding and sorting data clipped to it unnecessarily awkward. In OneNote each clipping goes to a separate tag, so you don’t keep whizzing past what you’re looking for during scrolling, as I do in EverNote.
The universal clipper is clunkier than OneNotes, but it is, at least, more universal - OneNote will only add its “clip” toolbar to Microsoft products such as Outlook and IE. OneNote also has a version for smartphones (running Windows mobile 6), as EverNote now also has.
The only extra I see in this version over OneNote is the online version (which has a more sensible user interface, in my opinion), but the last place I want my data to be is on EverNote’s servers, so it’s not a service I would choose to make much use of.
So, if you’re missing something, Stephen, so am I!
Graham
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I just downloaded the new beta for Evernote 3.0 for PC. I haven’t used version 2.0 for
>various reasons, but I found it to be a well-designed, well-engineered program. I’m
>scratching my head about version 3.0 because it seems a big step backward. The only
>thing about it that I like better than the previous version is that it looks better. It
>is slow and clunky. There’s a three-second delay after you begin typing a new note and
>the characters appear. A similar delay occurs when you delete a note.
>
>I guess the
>other thing I like about it is the universal clipper, although this is nothing more
>than the Zooter from Zoot.
>
>The idea behind 3.0 seems to be to create a web of
>information between you desktop computer, your mobile device and the web, but I can’t
>say the trade off in usability is worth it.
>
>Has anyone else on this list tried the new
>version? What did you think? Am I missing something?
>
>Steve Z.
Posted by Chris Thompson
Apr 9, 2008 at 04:10 PM
In its current state it’s a pretty weak offering compared to what else is out there (PC or Mac), but the one strength it does have is the online component, provided you own a smartphone. The idea of a location-independent external brain does make a lot of sense for some people.
It’s not for me though, given that I’m never without my laptop. And as laptops get simultaneously slimmer and more durable (I never thought it was possible, but the cast aluminum frame of the Air is like a rock), I’m not convinced there’s really a need for a strong online component to this kind of data manager.
They’re clearly trying to move away from being compared to OneNote though. Wise move, as that’s a fight they can’t win, even if they were superior feature-wise.
—Chris
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 9, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Chris Thompson wrote:
>It’s not for me though, given that I’m never without my
>laptop.
Neither am I, but I often can’t use it, as I am either cramped in a seat or (usually) standing in metros and buses. I spend about two hours or more commuting this way every day. In such instances, I find that I am usually typing lots of stuff into my cell phone. I would like a simple way to get that into my computer.
(See also my separate post on a Symbian smatphone)
alx