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Evernote - my GTD tool

Evernote has been featured before in several Lifehacker articles. This is my take on it. I started using Evernote as a centralized way of storing my time reports (I'm a consultant). By using Evernote, I could easilly review and edit my time reports regardless of where I were. I previously used Google Notebook for this, but I have always liked the idea of a installed client application, why Evernote suited me so much better. As time progressed, I found more and more ways to utilize Evernote. Today, I use it as my master Inbox, my scribble pad, link collection, screen shot generator and, of course, my time report management. To support this, I have mapped my Insert key to capture selection from any program (Tools - Options - Clipper - Global Clip Selection Hot key - Custom hot key). This makes sure I don't overwrite text when I code (I never liked that insert key ...) and also serves as a dedicated "save this for later" key. Thusly, whenever I surf, read mail, co