Evernote and the iPhone

The iPhone is a very cool device. WE all know that, but what I didn't know was that one of the best of all the free apps for the iPhone, Evernote, also runs on the web so I can update Notebooks from my browser. And, even ore cool, there's a version of it, called NixNote, that runs on Linux!

If you haven't seen Evernote, it's a real simple process. There's a central server where you log in to your account and any notes you create in the program can then be accessed from any device that you then use to login to the server. It reminds me a bit of the old Palm Pilot and how it could synch its contacts to my desktop, but Evernote is a lot more powerful than my Palm ever was.

We're gearing up to start using it for our business, as it will allow the guys to be kept up to date while they're out on the road - instead of always calling me when they need a customer's phone number. The system supports the use of tags, so I can tag as entry with all sorts of keywords that will help us find data in many different ways. For example, our customers always have a 2 year commitment when they sign up for service, so I'm tagging their accounts with the future month when they can be updated. Very cool!

Intriguing Private Monetary System

I must admit, there are many times when I want to be able to buy something without having to deal with somebody capturing all those lovely personal details about me. And there have been times when I have wanted to sell something without having to be held over the barrel by some payment processing system that seeks to capture any possible profit I might be able to garner. Oh, and, did I mention that I don't have a huge amount of faith in the US dollar at this point? So when I saw the following video, it caught my attention - ooh, shiny objects!

Take a look and see if it might work in some way for you too!