secolburn

Other than the things already mentioned by other users, here are my concerns about updating my legacy version to the latest version. First, I did update once, when Evernote had it's first really big redesign of the user interface (that was some time ago, not the current one), and it was a disaster, much like now. Second, with great difficulty, I managed to roll back to my previous version, which was working perfectly before I "updated." Now my circumstances have changed, and I just don't have the extra time and energy that would be required to modify my workflow with Evernote, to accommodate the new "improved" way of working, as I am now a full-time caregiver, chauffeur, etc. for my spouse. Third, here's what I like about my current workflow, and which I am determined to maintain, even if it means leaving the Evernote family at some point, after many years of use. I have info coming in, on paper statements...receipts, bills, test results, emails with and without attachments, documents from online accounts, etc. I have two notebooks set up, which are people-oriented, since there are two people in my household, and everything relates to one or the other, and some (note most) relate to both people. Each of those notebooks has its own topic-oriented folders that I created myself, in the way I prefer, to organize the info (organized by default by date, by my ScanSnap document scanner, which I can change if I want to override the default date naming scheme for something of a more important, memorable, or permanent nature) so that I can browse the relevant folder when needed, and if I can't locate the item quickly that way by vendor or topic, then I can use the search function, at the top of the folder hierarchy for the relevant notebook, and at the root folder level, if I need to search in both notebooks. When I want to create original content in Evernote, I use the note function, such as notes for a doctor's visit. Yes I am well aware that I could just scan the page with my handwritten notes, but since they are usually just annotations on a test result or list of questions I've asked the doctor, I want to better organize the info and make it legible, so I just create a well-organized, readable note for that visit that I can refer back to, when needed. I also use drag and drop to move documents from various sources into my Evernote notebooks and their folders. Evernote is currently an excellent end-to end document/info integrated management system which I have recommended to many others over the years, and integrates well with Fujitsu's ScanSnap scanners, and is much simpler than something like MS Sharepoint Portal and its successors, which are much bigger than the average individual or small business user needs. So, after reading quite a lot about how the new update is organized to work, and reading what other people have experienced, I plan to just continue using my legacy version of Evernote until it can no longer accommodate my preferred workflow, and then I will export my data to a system that gives me the freedom to organize things the way I prefer. I will continue to monitor comments here in the meantime in the hope that things will improve. I used to work in I.T. support, and still do from time to time in retirement, so I understand all the forces at play here about why systems change, to maintain functionality and security. There's no need to rehash those with me, thanks.

Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to the Evernote Development Team for the best new build, ever, of an already great application! I updated my version this morning and have been happily playing with all the new features. Well done! -Steve Colburn