TEC #039 – Dmitry Gorsgkov interview (PowerbotApps)

Posted on 12/05/2013 by pjournel

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Here’s an interview I did with Dmitry Gorsgkov who is working for PowerbotaApps. He tells you all about the great extensions they are developping to connect Gmail, Gcal, Salesforce and many more to your Evernote account.

Basically the Gmail extension from PowerbotApps makes it really easy to send one of your mail to your Evernote account. You can even file it to a specific notebook and tag it.

Enjoy,

Pierre.

TEC #038 – Fujitsu Scansnap s1300i review

Posted on 15/03/2013 by pjournel

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Here’s my review of the Fujitsu ScanSnap s1300i.

Startup

Installation ScanSnap Manager (441 Mo to download, 775 Mo once installed on MacOSX)
Connexion with a USB/Mini-USB cable
Power supply with the wall wart supply provided or with a second USB cable

Use

Open the scanner and press the blue button !
Select on the computer the scan destination
Two options for Evernote, PDF or JPG

Scan tests

Printed paper to PDF
Printed paper to JPG
JPG option is the output option I would recommend for Evernote so you can have the OCR running on it unless you need to have the document in PDF format.
You can also scan a picture even though it’s not the primary purpose of this model. It’s still a solution if you want to make a quick digital copy of a print.

Conclusion

Very easy to use scanner
Fast to plug and use
Good integration with Evernote
Price 280€ or US$ on the Internet
Only small regret : I wish the s1300i would require only 1 USB cable to be powered and connected to a computer to reduce clutter on the desktop when used.

TEC #037 – Grégory Lefort interview (Azendoo’s CEO)

Posted on 15/02/2013 by pjournel

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Hello,

I had the pleasure of having lunch last week with Grégory Lefort (aka @greglefort), Azendoo‘s CEO, we had a very rich exchange around the collaboration tool that his company offers and its integration with Evernote.

Note that Azendoo is a company that has caught the eye of Evernote during Leweb back in December 2012 which enabled them to be featured on the Trunk very rapidly.

If you are looking for a solution for managing tasks collaboratively, I can only encourage you to go check Azendoo which offer very interesting as a web application and mobile. The service is free up to 5 users.

Until the next episode, happy evernoting!

Pierre.

TEC #036 – Peter Jensen (Moleskine head of Digital) interview

Posted on 07/02/2013 by pjournel

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Hello,

As I have been a longtime fan of the Moleskine notebooks, when Evernote announced the deal with Moleskine back in August 2012 I was delighted.

So I am very happy to present you with an interview I did with Peter Jensen Hobolt who is the Head of Digital at Moleskine based out of Milan in Italy.

He tells us everything about the Evernote/Moleskine deal, how it became a reality and what comes next. I am sure you will be surprised as I was about the backstory on this collaboration with the green elephant company.

For more information you can go to evernote.com/moleskine/ and moleskine.com.

You can also listen to my review on the Smart Notebooks in episode #31.

Until the next time, happy evernoting !

Pierre.

TEC #035 – BitQwik presented by Robert, its developer

Posted on 14/01/2013 by pjournel

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Hello,

Robert Oschler, developer of BitQwik, presents in this episode what can be done with his great free Windows tool to do powerful search easily on your Evernote account.

Yes you can do similar search using the syntax provided by Evernote but it can be difficult to master so having a tool like BitQwik might just be the solution.

bitqwik-enter-query

bitqwik-evernote-client-2

As Robert says himself on his website : “Unlock the power of Evernote’s rich set of search operators for finding notes with BitQwik! You can filter search results by the date created or modified, by file type such as PDF files and more, by the tags used or the source application that created the note, and many, many, other useful ways.”

Until the next time, happy evernoting,

Pierre.

TEC #034 – Phil Libin interview at Leweb 2012

Posted on 14/12/2012 by pjournel

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Hello,

For the 3rd time I had the opportunity to interview Phil Libin (CEO for Evernote) during the Leweb conference in Paris. This time though I did it in video so I am able to present you with sounds and images !

You can view the full video on YouTube below.

You can also get the audio file to listen to it on your mobile device or computer by subscribing to the RSS feed or via the iTunes link to the show.

Subjects covered during the interview :

The launch of Evernote Business (in 7 countries as of December 2012)
New features coming up in Q1 2013
Mobile strategy
And last but not least, the Evernote Socks !

During Leweb, Evernote also held a workshop which was in fact some kind of Press conference open to anyone to ask questions to Phil and to John McGeachie (VP Sales). I published my verbatim notes from that workshop in that blog post.

For your information, the 2011audio interview of Phil is available in episode #011 and the 2010 interview is in this blog post.

Until the next time, happy evernoting !

Pierre.

TEC #033 – Rafe Needleman interview

Posted on 29/11/2012 by pjournel

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Hello,

Rafe Needleman (aka @rafe on Twitter) is a famous tech blogger who recently joined Evernote to be their Platform Advocate.

In this episode he shares the details of his mission and how and why he joined the green elephant company.

Don’t miss Rafe’s Opportunity Notes at http://blog.evernote.com/opportunitynotes/. Since we recorded the interview, his show is now available as a podcast you can subscribe to via RSS/iTunes.

Until the next time, happy evernoting !

Pierre.

PS: as stated in the interview I will ba at the Leweb conference from Dec 4th to 6th so if you are there too please ping me on Twitter @pjournel or by mail pjournel@gmail.com so we can get together.

TEC #032 – Roberto Civille interview (EV)

Posted on 19/11/2012 by pjournel

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Hello,

I am happy to present you with the Bronze medal winner of the Evernote Trunk Conference 2012 DevCup, Roberto Civille Rodrigues from the company called EV which has a very cool service which allows you to use your Evernote account with a simple feature phone via SMS.

For your information, the other winners of the DevCup were:

Gold medal : EverClip, see episode #028 for the interview
Silver medal : KustomNote, see episode #029 for the interview

Until the next episode, happy evernoting !

Pierre.

TEC #031 – Evernote powered Moleskine test

Posted on 02/11/2012 by pjournel

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Hello,

I received two weeks ago the Evernote Moleskines I bought online (pics are here). Now is the time I share with you the results of the test I did with those notebooks.

Let’s review first the Evernote Moleskine features :

Custom designed cover
Smart stickers allowing tagging and notebook filing at the scanning stage (settings done in the Evernote mobile app to customize each stickers).
Exists in 2 sizes 13x21cm (5″ x 8,25″) and 9x14cm (3,5″ x 5,5″)
Each notebook include a 3 month Premium code
Special line to improve scanning and OCR

The iPhone app settings for the smart stickers:

The test

Method

On 2 notebooks (1 Evernote, 1 normal) I wrote as much as possible the very same text with a dummy drawing
Test 1 : scan of the Evernote Moleskine with the iPhone Evernote app with the phone held parallel to the page
Test 2 : scan of the Evernote Moleskine with the iPhone Evernote app with the phone held with an angle to the page
Test 3 : scan of the standard Moleskine with the iPhone Evernote app with the phone held parallel to the page
Test 4 : scan of the standard Moleskine with the iPhone Evernote app with the phone held with an angle to the page

Page from an Evernote Moleskine used in tests 1 and 2:

Page from an standard Moleskine used in tests 3 and 4:

Results

In all instances the smart stickers worked perfectly. The tags were applied and the notes were put in the designated notebook (settings can be changed in the Evernote mobile app).
No notable difference in the OCR performance between the Evernote powered Moleskine and the standard one.

Search of the key word “bonjour” :

Search of the key word ”bidule” :

Search of the key word ”petit” :

Search of the key word ”feedback” :

Conclusion

The good

The gorgeous cover
The smart tickets work perfectly
Can be an excellent conversation starter in a meeting to introduce Evernote around you

The bad

Not really convinced that the special lines are actually helping the OCR (see my simple test)
Might be seen as a little too expensive compared to a standard Moleskine if you don’t take into account the 3 month access to the Evernote Premium service

Overall, as a long time Moleskine user and big fan of Evernote, I am very happy about the Evernote Moleskine I bought.

Nevertheless I have no use at the moment for the 3 month Premium access code as I am already a yearly Premium. I might use the code at the end of my subscription though. The smart stickers feature works great but is it really faster to put a sticker in your note than to tag your note after the scan in the Evernote app ? Not sure. I hope Evernote will include more integration between Moleskine and Evernote.

My recommendations

If you are Evernote AND Moleskine fan, you HAVE to get an Evernote powered Moleskine
If you are only an Evernote users without already using a Moleskine or another paper notebook, you don’t need this as the added smart features are not that worth it alone in my humble opinion.
If you want to introduce Evernote to someone around you, this could be the perfect Christmas gift

Please share you thoughts and question

on the blog elephantchannel.net,
on Twitter @elephantchannel,
on Facebook facebook.com/elephantchannel
and by mail TheElephantChannel@gmail.com.

If you want to send an audio comment please mail them to me to share your experience or ask a question.

If you use iTunes, please post a review of the show with plenty of stars, it really helps.

Until the next time happy evernoting!

Pierre.

PS: thank you Eric for your feedback on the Evernote Moleskine.

TEC #030 – Pete Wright interview

Posted on 18/10/2012 by pjournel

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Hello,

It’s through Twitter that I got the contact with Pete Wright (@PeteWright). As he uses Evernote intensively in his job as a photographer I thought it would make an interesting use case to share.