Sure, Evernote has been out for ages but it always seemed way too intimidating to me. I regularly forget to do things or lose reminders that I set out for myself, so I’ve been searching for a simple and easy to manage system. Sadly these systems ended up being writing on my hands in pen, sticky notes everywhere, or sending myself text messages. Enter Google Keep. This small app has managed to help me stay on top of dozens of things, all from my phone’s home screen.
I was making the dreaded phone call to talk about my student loans and needed to take down other phone numbers to call, swiped over to Keep to a “quick add note” and I instantly had a notepad to enter the numbers. I was at a restaurant and really enjoyed the cocktail I ordered, so I took a quick picture of the menu so I could attempt (and most likely fail) to recreate it at home. I remembered there were a few things I needed from the store, created a little checklist of items and archived it as soon as the items had been acquired. These are the most basic uses I’ve found for Google Keep, but it’s been instrumental in keeping my sanity these past few days.
Many are saying that Google simply plagiarized Evernote and stole their entire idea but I think Google was able to simplify an over complicated process and improve on the thought.
Google Keep is now available in the Play Store and will be released to iTunes sometime in the future.
Originally posted on March 27, 2013 on awesomejamie.tumblr.com
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