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Control Which Image Shown in a Note's Thumbnail/Snippet View
jbenson2 replied to marcelo's question in General Feature Requests
I can't see it either. I would not consider this to be a workaround. It is too clunky, but here is what I saved in my Evernote account several years ago: There is no easy solution if you have several photos in one note. I guess if someone really wanted to promote a specific image, they could use a photo editor to re-size the photo to create the "largest smallest dimension". That's too much work for me. (comment: biggest smallest ) Dec 6, 2011 Evernote's explanation: We select the image with the largest smallest dimension. There are some other rules, but that's the main one. Examples: 75x100 100x400 200x300 The "smallest" dimensions are 75, 100, and 200, respectively. We're going to use the image with the largest of those "smallest" dimensions (i.e., 200). There are probably better ways to describe that algorithm, but that's how we've been describing it internally. -
Basic calculation in Tables
jbenson2 replied to Maik Schurrer's question in General Feature Requests
Over the years I have seen this happen with similar requests to Evernote. Starts out with a simple "Please provide a simple photo editor", but eventually blossoms to requests for multi-layer PhotoShop capabilities. And I remember one post (8 years ago) that explained it better than I could. It was the "I want a pony" reply... jefito on July 15, 2010 "It's more often a case of "Users may know what they want, but don't necessarily understand the implications of what they're asking for". BTW, this often means not only external customers, but internal ones as well, including your own dear company executives and other valued colleagues. From the age of 2 on, nobody likes to hear "no you can't have that." As in: "I want a pony." "You can't have a pony." "But I want a pony." "We live in a 1-bedroom 4th floor walkup in Brooklyn. No you can't have a pony." <pause> "I want a pony." (OK, I'm just making light, the passcode request is not an unreasonable one)." "Anyway, it's pretty clear the Evernote folks are aware of the request, and they're not ignoring their customers. There's a difference between ignoring and not doing what they want. Dave E engages the forum visitors here, and I really believe that when he says "thanks for the suggestion", he really means it, as formulaic as is may seem (since he says it so often). But the fact of the matter is that feature prioritization is their business -- they know their resources, they know their technologies, they know their plans, they know their markets, and yes, they do have some idea of what their customers want (and what percentage of those customers are really affected by the request). That's a lot of stuff to balance, and ultimately, it's their business that's at risk." -
Basic calculation in Tables
jbenson2 replied to Maik Schurrer's question in General Feature Requests
If I was Evernote, I would be hesitant. Basic calculations today. Summary and Average calculations tomorrow. Statistic calculations soon. Slippery slope. -
Yes, this is a piss poor UI layout. There are three items that are on the Notebook line 1.) Very small arrow 2.) Notebook icon 3.) Text "Notebooks" If you hover over 2.) or 3.) you will see the prompt "Click to see all notebooks (Shift and F6) If you hover exactly and precisely over 1.) you will see the prompt "Notebooks count xx" The reason I called this piss poor is that it will not work consistently. You can not slide from 2.) to 1.) because the prompt won't change. The only solution is to first click somewhere else and then quickly sneak over to 1.) and hover to see the count. I've mentioned this before. Terrible, terrible UI layout.
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To understand the price increase, you have to have some empathy for the Evernote computer programmers who have to pay the monthly mortgage for 2,300 sq ft homes selling for more than $2 million in Evernote's hometown of Redwood City, California.
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Warning bells went off when I saw your quantity (500 photos) and again when I saw your interest in RAW. If you want to use lots of high-resolution photos, you should proceed slowly and cautiously. There are photo database programs actually designed for photo storage and searching, depending on the size of your photo collection.
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Ability to merge notes without the big headers
jbenson2 replied to bounce's question in Evernote for Mac Requests (Versions 7.14 and under)
In Windows, the skinny rule separator for merged notes is fantastic. Here are the steps in Windows (it might be similar in Macs) >Tools >Options >Note Then scroll down to: Note merge options * Merge notes with no separator * Merge notes with rule separator * Merge notes with header separator -
Security Update: Email regarding account security
jbenson2 replied to Rich Tener's topic in Evernote General Discussions
I try to check my Access History a couple times a month to see if any strange locations are turning up. From my Evernote account web client site * Account (lower left corner) * Settings Security * Access History The following apps have accessed your account since Saturday, June 24 2017 -
Yes, there are some people who have lots of .pdf files larger than 200MB. But the majority of Evernote users don't have a need for storing such huge files in Evernote. I searched for my largest files and found a .pdf copy of an RV magazine in Evernote. (Cover pasted below) It has 164 pages and includes full-page color ads. It is 73MB.
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Edit created date
jbenson2 replied to ChuckChuckBoBuck's question in Evernote for iOS Requests (Versions 8.24.6 and under)
DreamWorks, I believe you are on the correct track. My theory is that personal software should accurately reflect the user's desires. I am a strong advocate of editing the Created Date to indicate the actual date of the event or topic, not the date I happened to enter the information. -
Control Which Image Shown in a Note's Thumbnail/Snippet View
jbenson2 replied to marcelo's question in General Feature Requests
You are not going to like this answer, but it comes straight from Evernote several years ago. I have not seen any improvement in the positioning issue of the largest smallest dimension. e -
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jbenson2 replied to ajschmidt's question in Evernote for Windows Requests (Versions 10.0 and above)
A view from the other side. Over the past 9 years, I've accumulated 47,000 notes in Evernote. I tried a few powerful outline programs in the past but kept coming back to Evernote. In my opinion, it is easier to use the flexibility with 1.) my existing tags, 2.) structured titles, and 3.) Evernote's search grammar to view/filter/hide the info. There are already a lot of powerful outline programs available. Workflowy (free) and https://lifehacker.com/5419988/five-best-outlining-tools -
Just on a lark, a couple years ago, I decided to see how big a file I could put into Evernote. I couldn't find anything close to 200MB. The biggest file I could find was 73MB pdf. It is a digital edition of a 154-page glossy magazine covering the RV industry. It is loaded with large photos and advertisements. Even though I already had 20,000 notes in Evernote, the file loaded fine. Search works great. It is still my largest note by a huge margin.
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"Suspicious activity" detected on Evernote accounts
jbenson2 replied to gbarry's topic in Evernote General Discussions
From Evernote Web * Account * Setting * Security - Access History Review IP Address (Estimated Location) -
Nesting Multiple Notebooks / Creating Sub-Notebooks
jbenson2 replied to cswsteve's question in General Feature Requests
The purpose of a forum is to discuss a variety of viewpoints. jefito's reply was not an insult. It was a thoughtful reply that explains a different perspective that you don't agree with. -
Is it possible to embed YouTube videos within notes?
jbenson2 replied to Mohammed Anzil's topic in Web Clipper Issues
In my opinion, the Evernote web clipper does a fine job capturing YouTube clips and the supporting information. I don't want large embedded video files clogging up the program on my desktop. With one click, the clipper includes an image of the video the title of the video active link to the video description of the video number of views date published http://www.evernote.com/l/AAK_GhyFiO5OgYgP2EiAIHf_6qRDwJ2mRZs/ -
Please bring back Expanded Card View
jbenson2 replied to natanielliem's question in Evernote for iOS Requests (Versions 8.24.6 and under)
What was the gist of the response? Did it address your question? -
How to organize your inspiration?
jbenson2 replied to Theupgrade's topic in Evernote General Discussions
Evernote is not a strong choice for managing a large photo collection. I think you should find another service. Google Photos works nice with amazing search capabilities with online storage. Flickr lets you store up to 1 TB of photos, but the connection to Yahoo is worrisome. If you need more options, you could try software designed for photos such as Adobe Lightroom or ACDSee. There are many, many others. -
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Password Protected Notebooks
jbenson2 replied to EvernoteLover9's question in General Feature Requests
That is such an important comment. I miss the good old days when Evernote employees were permitted to answer and explain why a decision was made or not made. -
Old account, forgotten password, inactive email
jbenson2 replied to Kmurz's topic in Evernote General Discussions
Some advice to other users - to avoid these sorts of problems - store passwords in a password manager such as LastPass. Use the password manager to log into all your emails, even the old ones you no longer use, in order to keep them active. And, of course, let the password manager create unique random passwords for each of your accounts.