Since 2009 I've been using
Evernote to help me remember important, and even not so important, things in my life. The independent cloud-computing platform is free to use (up to 60 MB of new storage per month). I've slowly been learning how it helps me organize and remember things. In future Wednesday blog posts, I'd like to share how I'm using Evernote.
Oftentimes with new technology I get discouraged because the possibilities for use are so limitless that I don't know where to start. Evernote seemed this way to me, but I saw enough potential that I forced myself to use it. And once I did I discovered it really wasn't that difficult to use after all. Now I'm an Evernote believer, and I hope the examples I'll share will help you feel comfortable enough about Evernote to give it a try.
Example: This past week my 90-year-old grandfather passed away. One of the many things that I admired about him was that he kept a daily journal. As part of Stage 3 of the grieving process (bargaining), I recommitted after his funeral to trying to keep a daily journal. But beyond just scribing a print journal, in today's age, video and audio journaling are more feasible. Partially inspired by the movie Avatar and the video journal the main character Jake does each time he returns from his avatar life, I decided I'd make one of my journal entries per week an audio one.
I use the Evernote app on my iPhone to record my voice describing the events of that past week and then attach it to a note to be saved into the program. I've started tagging the notes as "journal." Eventually I may add more tags related to the content of what I've recorded in my audio journal.
I hope to soon be able to read my grandpa's daily journal to learn more about his life. My hope is that one day my posterity may be able to also hear my journal in my own voice.
I've had several compliments from office staff, readers and family about the editorial I wrote for the July 5th issue of Progressive Dairyman. I wrote it just after my grandfather passed away. I feel it may be helpful to some of this blog's readers as well. It's a good reminder about the mentality we should have with all of our family members. I share it with the hope it may be helpful to one of you out there. 
