Meet the web service that wants to become your new extra brain. Like a long personal blog - or perhaps a memory... it stores all the random shit you come across in real life or on the internet and lets you remember it.
Then search for it later.
Evernote wants to help you organise your life.
"We're trying to make an external brain," the CEO of Evernote tells Robert Scoble "- your one brain is just not enough these days - too much to remember. Whenever something happens that you want to remember, online or in the real world, you'll be able to relax because you can remember it."
With those words echoing in my ears, and fellow iphoners exclaiming that evernote was their new best friend and god-how-did-they-organise-their-lives-without-it, I tried it, expecting a revelation and immediately got a bit fed up.
Of course like anything else you have to sit down, set it up and keep coming back to it for it to get useful. You don't need an extra brain to work this extra brain, you just need about an hour and several video tutorials. And as several of our Twitter friends mention below: you then need to remember to use it.
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As someone who isn't in proud possession of fine bathroom sealant, I find this powercaulk sealant gun very attractive in a 'coo, tools, must get and wield' way. Especially as its makers Black & Decker say even a novice can do a professional job with this gun. It has a consistent flow of caulk, a non drip tip and two speeds of application. Powered by four AA batteries - £29.99
Now, as an avid reader of Shiny Shiny, you must agree we tend to feature quite a bit of the ol' pink gadgetry, which is all fine and dandy... Until one of these gets made. Read on for the Top 5 Most Ridiculous Pink Gadgets, EVAH!!1!! to have appeared on this blog. I recommend dousing your eyes with something strong afterwards, like petrol or maybe Drakkar Noir, that'll get rid of those ghastly images.
Kirsty Allsop is a marvel, isn't she. Her slightly dodgy taste in stockings never detracts from her work in TV finding houses for us plebs, or indeed in creating useful kits that are as cute as they are handy. Her latest venture is to team up with Sebastian Conran to create tool kits in kitsch 1930's style book boxes. The starter tool kit pictured here contains a claw hammer, pliers, screwdriver, spanner, fuses, radiator bleed key, tape measure, torch, screws, hooks and a 'How to..' guide, all for £32.49. Other kits include a picture hanging kit.
Yes, your prayers have been answered - it is possible to get a tool kit that comes in blue as well as the ubiquitous pretty pink. And this one has a fairly mammoth pack of 51 tools including hammer, screw bits, allen keys, spirit level, stanley knife and protective gear. The bag leaves a lot to be desired. it's neither chic nor particularly pretty, in fact, it could just be your granny's shopping bag.
I know it's another girly tool kit but it's not pink! Instead it's four useful and very flowery tools that you're bound to need every now and again. The kit contains hammer, pliers, screwdriver and measuring tape and come in a purple satin bag. Would make a cute stocking filler or moving in present? Patterns vary - £39
From: Geek called Molly 'nerds' Lady Gaga