If you are struggling to follow Wired’s 2010 instructions because you can’t find a copy of “Stanza Book Restore Tool”, then look no further.
With thanks to @bitfield, I have a copy that I’m going to leave here. You’re welcome.
I’ve discovered a better way to create notes for Evernote using iOS. Check it out.
UPDATE 2015-05-12: I found an even better solution!
I’m an Evernote junky. I live in Evernote and have done since I first discovered it on September 11, 2008. As someone with a terrible memory chip, I use Evernote as my plug-in brain. It stores everything I see, hear, read and every idea I ever have.
One of the problems I’ve been dealing with lately is trying to record audio notes into Evernote while I’m driving. I don’t know about you, but for some reason I have lots of ideas while I’m sitting behind the wheel. And I need a quick way to record them before they disappear forever. Even though Evernote’s iPhone app has an audio record function, it’s too clunky to get to while driving. You have to
1. Turn on your phone.
2. Find the Evernote app and click on it to open.
3. Wait a few seconds for it to load.
4. Click the tiny plus button in the top right-hand corner to create a new note.
5. Click in the body of the note to activate the recording functions.
6. Click the tiny and almost invisible audio recording button at the top of the screen.
7. Record what you want to say.
8. Hit the tiny “done” button in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
9. Hit the “Close” button to save the note.
If I went through this process every few minutes while driving, I’d survive about a week.
So I was looking around for an iPhone audio app that would allow me to record and sync with Evernote with one click. And I think I’ve found it.
It’s called Siri.
First I made sure that my Evernote “Email Notes to” address was listed under my Contacts app as “My Evernote”. Now I can just activate Siri and say “Email to My Evernote……” and tell it what to say. Siri asks if I want to send it, I say yes and I’m done.
Added benefit: I don’t need to transcribe the note when I’m back in Evernote on my Macbook – Siri does the work for me!
Thanks to @jjprojects for the hint!
use siri to get audio notes into evernote
My iPhone 4S is constantly running low on battery, especially when I’m travelling (or when I spend all day in the cigar lounge), so I’ve been on the lookout for a portable battery pack – especially since my mate Grant was here from NZ a month ago and showed me his (battery pack, that is… get your mind out of the gutter).
Then I got an email from the folks at Sandberg promoting their “PowerBackup for iPod + iPhone” 420-05 unit. They were nice enough to send me a review unit and I’ve had a few days to test it.
Out of the box it had a 75% charge on the unit but I wanted to test it fully charged, so I plugged it into my iPhone charger for a while. According to the Sandberg site, charging time takes 2-3 hours by AC adapter or 4-5 hours by PC. Mine fully charged on the AC adapter in about two hours.
Then I let my iPhone 4S run down to 0% and jacked the Sandberg in. After two hours, the Sandberg unit was depleted and the iPhone was sitting at 76% charged.
While it was charging, the iPhone was powered up (in sleep mode for most of the time), NOT in airport mode and with WIFI turned ON. I figured it might charge faster with everything turned off, but if I’m using this in a real-life situation, I typically want my phone on while it’s charging.
The Sandberg has four capacity LEDs, letting you know how much charge is in it, and another LED to let you know when they iPhone is charged. It also holds its charge very well. I recharged it after the experiment, and several days later it still has a full charge.
I also tried the Sandberg on my iPad 2 but it wouldn’t charge. It’s not advertised as compatible for iPad so I wasn’t surprised, but I just wanted to test it anyway.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find them for sale in Australia yet. According to the Sandberg site, the RRP on these units is £21.99 (about $33 AUD) but you can find them on Amazon.co.uk for less.
Definitely gets a big thumbs up from me.
Made for me today by SaschaV:
1. Take one Gecko Glove.
2. Take one re-usable plastic handle from the top of a monitor box.
3. Take your Stanley knife and make a couple of slits in the back of the Glove.
4. Insert the ends of the handle.
Ta-da! Now you have a convenient handle for your iPad. Sascha told me he contacted the folks at Gecko to see if they would be interested if he put together an instructional video on how to make one, and got a ‘yeah whatever” response.
Getting an iPad?
Here’s my TOP 15 apps you should definitely check out.
Zinio: the iPad is great for reading magazines and although the Zinio app is (at present) a little clunky, it does the job.
Sketchbook: draw everything from simple diagrams and flowcharts to works of art.
Word Monkey: awesome game to work your brain.
Lifelike Clock: the app that wakes me up in the morning.
Analytics: check your site stats on the fly.
GoodReader: read PDFs with ease, great integration with Dropbox.
1Password: never forget your passwords again.
ABC (as in Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Watch TV, listen to the radio, read the news.
Reeder: Amazing RSS reader that integrates with Google Reader.
Dropbox: Get access to all of your files from your iPad.
Evernote: Take notes, retrieve notes, anywhere, anytime. I live in this app.
Twitterific: Very slick Twitter app.
Remote: Control your music collection from your iPad. Will be nicer when they come out with a true iPad version.
Stanza: Read the latest books and the classics. Unlike Apple’s iBooks app, you can actually buy books to read outside the USA. And they are usually a quarter of the price.
Osmos: AMAZING game, probably the most beautiful iPad app I’ve seen. Mesmerizing.