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.

Tags: home inventory, knowyourstuff, stuffsafe

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.

Tags: keepass, password tracking, pastor

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.

Tags: domain, account, tracking, domain brain

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.

Tags: applications, convention, help