Thursday, April 10, 2014

Mobile Thing 5 - Notetaking

I had downloaded Springpad previously and added a couple of notebooks by others (namely my organizing hero, Peter Walsh) but hadn't really had time to do much with it. So now I've added the app to my phone and iPad, pinned a craft I want to try this summer and added a To Do list for this weekend. I like that the list feature has checkboxes so I can see progress on the list.

I tried Remember the Milk briefly in one of the other 23 Things series, and I have a friend who uses it quite a lot. My favorite notetaking app is Evernote, which I have on my phone, iPad, computer at home and two computers at work. I use it *all the time.* I LOVE Evernote. I love that it syncs across all my devices. So to have Springpad described as what results if Evernote and Pinterest had a baby certainly attracted my attention.

And here's my dilemma: I have a notetaking app I like and use regularly. I use Pinterest quite a lot as well (I have a ton of pins in lots of categories). How many apps do I need that do kinda the same things??? When I first got my iPhone, I started using its native Notes app. Then I got Evernote - but didn't transfer my previous notes (seriously, who has time?). So now there's Springpad. Do I just go on from here using Springpad? Then I have to remember which app has a note I'm looking for. Do I spend a ton of time recreating notes/pins in Springpad? Seems an inefficient use of time for an app that's trying to increase efficiency. I do love technology, but how often to update/change my habits is a question.