Since I’ve switched to the Mac as my main work machine, I’ve been keenly interested in developing o
n that platform. There have been a couple of tools I really want to build but I have no idea how to even start programming on this platform. I figure that I might as well blog about my learning experience as well.
Woohoo! Found out from one of my favorite stops, TUAX.com, Evernote just went to 1.1 beta and includes a number of new features.
Version 1.1.0 Beta (05/11/2008) build 29438:
I’ve just downloaded the program now. I really like the Spotlight integration feature – that could prove very useful.
-JT
Evernote is a new online service that allows you to clip and store rich text data. The data can be video clips, music, images, documents, text, web clips, whatever. What really makes this service powerful is the number of client interfaces that you can use. They have native clients for Mac, Windows, browsers, Windows Mobile, iPhone (coming soon.)
The service is in beta right now. It appears to allow you to store 100 megs worth of data for free.
I’m sure this will all change once the service gets out of beta. You can only be ‘invited’ to join the beta. However, the invitation process is to a) go to their site, b) register your email address. You’ll get an invite pretty quickly.
So far I’ve installed the Mac client and the FireFox tool. I’ve been able to access my information from my Mac, PC (via browser), my iPhone (via Safari) without any issues. The only nagging thing is that you do have to log into the service to access your information. (I can’t wait for the day that our systems will do that automatically for us. Oh well.)
In any event, I’m finding all sorts of information that I wanted to store. For instance, I have a webclip of a table that details the format of SMTP address of mobile phone numbers by provider. This is useful from my iPhone since it doesn’t have MMS capabilities (yet!) Another tidbit I’ve stored up there is directions on how to configure my Nikon D80 to work in tether mode with my MacBook. I even have a gif file of the NYC subway system. Something that comes in handy at the weirdest times.
So I’m enjoying the service for now – I’ll see if I continue to use it after the Beta period is up.
-JT
Thanks for Tech[niques] website for posting this! Very timely! My old corporate Notes id is about to expire so I need a way of exporting gigs of Notes emails. I’m hoping that this will help. Fortunately, I made my living as a Notes consultant for years so at least this will be a starting point for any code I need to create/modify to get the info I need.
If you need any help on getting a Mac version to work, let me know.
-JT
OpenID is a relatively new (initially established in 2005) protocol to provide a decentralize, open, shared 
identity service. What does this mean? You only have to remember one user name and password for OpenID-enabled sites. A few days ago, I converted this site to use this protocol because I believe that initiatives like this are steps in the right direction for a more secure and user friendly Internet.