EverNote Takes Over OneNote — August 14, 2008
I used to be a OneNote fan. From a minor detailing on a simple rewrite rule to a lengthy note taking on a major front-end revamp was captured on OneNote. Well, those days are gone. Surfaced again is the product Microsoft (almost) killed with their vivid note taking tool OneNote; EverNote. This time however it has bubbled with all the right and timely features. You can write a note once and access it from anywhere in the world. But if you prefer not to put your sensitive data up on the cloud, the facility of simply syncing your notes with a portable USB drive is also part of the package. Long live the notes war!
OneNote strengths
Although EverNote has managed to surpass Microsoft OneNote in some areas, OneNote is still strong in formatting text, etc. OneNote’s ability to automatically tabulate content as soon as it detects a table like structure is severely missed in EverNote. The default colors and fonts on OneNote goes nicely with the rest of the Microsoft Office suite to the extent where a note entered in OneNote is no different to a document typed in Microsoft Word.
EverNote strengths
The latest version of EverNote is as mighty as you want it to be. Write once, access from anywhere in the world (which requires a registration on the EverNote server) is the best feature you can cheer upon. The new user interface is very simple and user-friendly. Unlike the OneNote UI which is a candy jar in its appearance, the new EverNote UI has a unique touch and a soothing green shade to it. Once you start working on it, you wouldn’t want to go back to another note taking tool ever.
The bottom line
Many note taking tools roamed but none prevailed to be the best among the rest until the days of OneNote. The introduction of OneNote damaged every other note taking tool’s reputation and took note taking to another level with sophistication and novelty. The lessons learnt from OneNote’s arrival have been put in to practice nicely with the introduction of EverNote 3. The next big thing will be to see how Microsoft strikes back with their next version of OneNote. Or will it be just Microsoft Notes?