Clip This: ASCII and HTML Charts

If you're in development of any type, it's always handy to keep an ASCII chart handy.

If you're using the browser bookmarklet (currently found here), I recommend clipping an ASCII chart like the one at www.asciitable.com. Some of you might find an HTML code chart useful too.

Clip This: MAN Pages and HTML Documentation

Many manuals or reference guides are available as a single HTML page. Why not load them in as a single note?

For example, you can download the PHP manual as a single HTML page. Open it up in a browser and use cut and paste or the Evernote bookmarklet to add it to your notes.

Domain Information Tracking

With Evernote's built-in encryption (as of today, currently available only on the Windows beta, but it will be available across all platforms soon), you can safely encrypt sensitive information.

I saw a link for a new shareware application called Domain Brain for the Mac, and there's no reason why Evernote can't handle this.

Here's my proposed structure:

Notebook: Domain Information
Note Titles: Domain Names
Tags: As you see fit
Body: All domain information, including passwords. Be sure to use the encryption functionality built into Evernote.

Password Tracker

You can create a simpler version of the Domain Information Tracking system to simply keep track of your site passwords.

This application provides similar functionality to Pastor and KeePass.

Notebook: Password Manager
Note Titles: Site Name
Tags: Service Type (e.g., e-mail)
Body: User ID and Password. Be sure to use the encryption functionality built into Evernote.

Home Inventory Tracker

One of the first things people do with apps like Bento and other simplified database engines is to create a Home Inventory.

Of course, you can perform the same functionality with Evernote.

This is a good replacement for web apps like KnowYourStuff or StuffSafe and for the plethora of commercial home inventory apps on the market.

Notebook: Home Inventory
Note Titles: Asset Names
Tags: As you see fit
Body: Item serial number. If you have a digital camera, I would also suggest that you paste a photo of the item. If you've got a scanner, you can put a scan of the purchase receipt as well. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to use Evernote's encryption here.

Lorem Ipsum

Designer types might find it handy to keep a note containing the standard Lorem Ipsum passage to populate their layouts.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Building Evernote Applications

If you look at Evernote as being an incredibly simplistic database application, then you can also imagine that "Applications" can be created in Evernote.

As time progresses, I'll be posting examples of how Evernote can be used in lieu of freeware and commercial applications.

I was using the 30 day eval of Bento, which I think is a stellar application, but then realized that the simple nature of the databases I was building in Bento could just as easily be built in Evernote, and be more easily accessed across all my various computers and devices.

For each application, I'll try to use the following convention to show you the "DNA" of an Evernote clone:

Notebook: This will be generally be the name of the application, but you are free to name it as you see fit.
Note Title: This is how I think that the title is best used.
Tags: If applicable, I'll suggest the types of words you should select.
Body: The content, or meat of the record generally goes here.

If you've got ideas for applications, use my contact form, and if I like your idea, I'll post an entry and give you credit.

About the Evernote Section

I've added this section to share tips, tricks and news that I find related to one of my favorite applications, Evernote. Moving forward, I won't be posting any Evernote items in the main blog. This section has its own RSS feed.