BlueSky83

Original poster here. I'd like to see Evernote improve its synchronization technology. I just did a test with Google Docs, and when I type on my desktop, the letters appear on my laptop within about .5 seconds. Frankly, I don't need a .5 second response time like Google Docs has. But I do need a 5 second response time. Fixing synchronization so that it is within spitting distance of gDocs would take a big engineering effort. You'd need "always on" connections to allow "push" messaging, and the messaging protocol would have to be redesigned around the idea of sending single actions or keystrokes at a time. With that said, it could be done. Etherpad-lite was, if I recall correctly, written basically by a single developer: https://etherpad.org/ I don't mind paying for Evernote, but whenever I worry about whether changes have already synced, I wish that the document were in gDocs instead of Evernote. With that said, I'm quite impressed by the new management and the development pace since I made my original post, above. This is a gorgeous new forum redesign, by the way!

I've switched my setting to Automatic to see how it works. Faster is better.

Oh, wow. So it sounds even faster than "Every 5 minutes." Thank you, CalS, for your answer. I want the fastest syncing I can get because I have multiple devices that I switch between quite frequently on some days. I want the synchronizing to "just work." I guess that if I change notes when I switch devices, that would argue for choosing "Automatic," because every note except the last edited on that device will be up to date on the server (at least soon after). However, if I work on the same note on different devices, but with a pause in between, that would argue for choosing "Every 5 minutes," because I don't have to exit the note for synchronization to occur. Does that sound right? Anyone with additional throughts?

Hello, What exactly happens when we set the synchronization period to "Automatically," under Options>Synchronization>Synchronize? Does anyone know exactly how frequently in syncs? Thanks!

In terms of a hypothesized Evernote apocalypse, you can add me to the list of people who aren't concerned. With 100 million registered users, I think that it wouldn't be long before we saw importers for .ENEX and .EXB files. It sounds like they are built off of common file formats. Their philosophy that we own our own data is so very important. Also, I find the "The Verge" interview quite compelling. The new CEO sounds like he has his head screwed on right and is ready to build a strong foundation. The product isn't as polished as I'd like and presentation and work chat do nothing for me, but it's still the best out there in my view.