How can I save it for later?

Tools intended to increase productivity and save time sometimes don't. Make tech work for you.

I don't have time for all the interesting articles colleagues share.  What's the electronic equivalent of a dog-eared journal? When I do have a minute and want to use my waiting time productively, I can't find what I wanted to catch up on.

What to do:

     Try Evernote. They win for most descriptive logo.

Why to do it:

•   Keep everything you want to revisit in one place. 

•   Access it from anywhere--via web, desktop application, mobile app

•   Easily organized to find what you need. 

•   Find text in pictures.  Can't take notes? Snap a photo in Evernote, search for the info you want.

•   Save attachments from emails you opened via your phone or tablet.

•   Increase productivity, decrease frustration.

How to do it:

•   Set up a free account.

•   For $45/ year, get better optical character recognition and more storage space.

•   You can do so much via web, but make it even more useful by installing the desktop program and smartphone apps

Bonus:

•   As soon as you hit Done, your note synchronizes across platforms.

•   Wherever you sign into Evernote, your notebooks are in sync. 

       On your tablet, you can read, add, and edit notes that you created online, on your own computer, via smartphone....

•   Set up your account through LastPass, and let it generate a strong password you won't have to remember. 

Just ask and I'll tell you about the web clipper, which makes revisiting things even more awesome.

Caveat:

•   Evernote on the web, desktop, smartphone and tablet all differ slightly in look and feel.  Here's hoping future updates make the transition from one device to another smooth and seamless.

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About this series: It's all about what you can do, not what the technology can do. These are tools I use--there's no promotional consideration.