Roel Vanhooydonck

Hi all,

Just a few minutes ago Francesco D’Alesso (Keep Productive) released an interview with Bending Spoons. They got in contact recently (Tiago Forte is also catching up separately, later more). 
The Keep Productive interview is found ont their Toolfinder website:

https://toolfinder.co/news/evernote-interview

Just read that Italy banned Chat GPT. Will this also mean that the tool can’t find its way into Evernote?

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65139406.amp

On 10/5/2021 at 11:14 AM, PinkElephant said:

Yes, multiple times.

How to do it at the moment ?

1. Use the sketch feature, draw the mindmap
   Useful to create a quick draft or visualize an idea
2. Use a mindmapping tool, embed the files into EN
   Works for all other cases. Personally I use SimpleMind.

To build true mindmappig into EN would be a major extension for a small group of users. I doubt it will happen, ever.

I like how the Chinese equivalent of Evernote build a Mindmap inside the app. So it wouldn’t be that major. Look at the below design. THAT is something I want to see, not another addition of another App. So you don’t have to embed. 

I would say loan the code in 2022 and implement the matter.

11 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

There have been several 3rd party attempts in the past to build a mindmapping capacity for EN. They have all failed and disappeared.

It seems the mindmapping community is not really that large (but devoted…). But EN probably has observed the same as I did - I doubt they will act to add such a feature.

Above I have posted the workarounds that do the job today: Use a mindmapping tool of your choice, and attach the file, or for simple Mindmaps use the Sketch drawing canvas.

i know it didn’t worked well. I recently came up mindmapping again through work. Therefore it is a nice addition. I’ll just start in another app then. 

Most of the time when I email a note to Evernote it randomised the notebook. And that is something I don’t want. I want to choose which one I get. Could that be implemented?

I would like to see that the post-it widget find its way to the Apple widget library. Simple, easy to find and effective. 

On 10/5/2021 at 11:14 AM, PinkElephant said:

Yes, multiple times.

How to do it at the moment ?

1. Use the sketch feature, draw the mindmap
   Useful to create a quick draft or visualize an idea
2. Use a mindmapping tool, embed the files into EN
   Works for all other cases. Personally I use SimpleMind.

To build true mindmappig into EN would be a major extension for a small group of users. I doubt it will happen, ever.

I like how the Chinese equivalent of Evernote build a Mindmap inside the app. So it wouldn’t be that major. Look at the below design. THAT is something I want to see, not another addition of another App. So you don’t have to embed. 

I would say loan the code in 2022 and implement the matter.

I really try to use Tasks. The combination with the notes for a trip or work does work quite well. Only you need to be able to complete a list like Things does. Completely true that they must enhance the tooling. And no irritation what so ever, this is still the first version 

5 hours ago, PinkElephant said:

Currently I use Things 3 as well (Apple devices only). EN will have to improve Tasks until a change makes sense for me.

Furthermore Things is purchased software, so no further running cost once installed.

On 7/8/2021 at 10:21 AM, Krzys said:

This email only bothered me. If someone talks about changes and calls them good but does not give any details, it can only mean one thing. This person is not honest in what he says. Evernote has a very weak marketing department.

Haha that is completely understandable. Most of us had the same problem with the mail. Good intented, bad executed. If they waited with the new plans nothing was wrong (by not raising the prices). 

Yeah I understand that matter. It do look a lot when you have single tasks that add on to a whole list. I personally like the app Things where you can see a pie chart on how much is finished. 

And besides that, there is a drop down element in the left menu at every note. But when you have multiple mail and there is only one task I think that you must train to use the overview in an own way. You can filter on new/old ones so the technique is ready for your work method. 

Hi @PinkElephant, good question and addition to my topic. 

I am currently building a CRM system. I now have my template ready, this does not (yet) comply with a standard CSV format, but I would like to. For EN you can imagine that there can be 3 templates. Family, Friends and Business. These should be marked as @tag related in AND and also contain associated notes in the Contact section I suggest. Evernote has of course been around for a while so I don't think notes before 1-1-2021 should participate. Or be marked on a personal basis with a suggestion screen.

At this moment I manually take over everything from the contact app. Because you of course have different import options from Android, Windows and Apple, I would make additions easy with a 1-to-1 import option so that you can control this yourself. Of course you could have a thousand contacts, you will probably have a small circle that you find important. Then start with that personally. From there you can link EN yourself better and better and enable you to link this to a person if you are looking for one. Other toolings don't have this as far as I know.

On 7/8/2021 at 9:53 AM, PinkElephant said:

Personally I don’t think bloating the software is a good idea. A good contact management is heavy on live interfaces (most solutions rely on a one time import / export, which would not do the job), and typically enriched by functions found in a CRM, mail system or similar. The interaction between stored contacts and my use of EN would be very weak - the notes don’t get better when the contacts reside beside it.

Personally I use the Apple Contacts app, that serves as the underlying platform for my different apps that need contact information. Who needs something that works on different OSes can use several Open Source solutions.

Maybe you could elaborate a little how having contacts integrated in EN would enable new use cases, or significantly improve existing ones.

I really miss a “Hello” functionality. I have multiple devices where contact information is stored. iOS, Android and Windows. I want Evernote to be the place to retrieve the information  of that contacts. Not by a template I now use but as a vital csv element within Evernote. And as a second brain it makes sense that persons are part of your brain. Maybe you can also link to those persons within your notes. When you search for the name or beneath the contact information in the new to build section.

Anyone that feel this the same?

Very annoying. Haven’t done something with it. I’ll contact support tomorrow. It is 22:18 in my timezone. 

Can someone help? When I send someting trough a snippet in Safari to Evernote it keeps telling me it needs to load the note. Up to 5 notes already. And you can't click it away, it keeps coming back. Very annoing. It does the same on iPadOS though.