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Evernote meets Curio, you save some money
Right around Macworld-time, Zengobi released Curio 5.4, which included a healthy dose of Evernote integration. I had fallen for Evernote before I really figured out Curio, but lately I've found both to be key elements in my organization arsenal. I especially like Evernote's mobile capabilities and cross-platform sync. At home, I organize nearly all of my projects and related materials in Curio. Now, with Curio 5.4 and Evernote's very thorough API, we get the best of both worlds. All of the notes I take on my iPhone by photographing, recording and typing show up automatically -- and with full search capabilities -- when I sit down at my Mac. I also do a lot of research on the web, and this new integration means I can clip web pages to one place -- Evernote -- and have the information immediately available in Curio.
Evernote's various software clients are free, and premium accounts (allowing for any filetype and much more storage) are available for $5/month or $45/year. Curio is more pricey; the standard version is $99, and the pro version is $149 (there are significant academic discounts available). If you're already a Curio user but not an Evernote user, I'd recommend you sign up for a free Evernote account and start enjoying the benefits of the integration. You can always upgrade to a premium account if you find it indispensable (a fairly common occurrence). If you're an Evernote user considering Curio, use the coupon code EVERNOTE at Zengobi's online store (or Academic Store) to get a 20% discount on a Curio purchase. If you use neither, and don't want to, shouldn't you have given up reading this about a paragraph ago? Nah, thanks for sticking around.
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tuaw said 4:43PM on 2-12-2009
Not to be a pain or anything, but I just read that whole post 3 times and I still have no idea what Curio is or why I need to link it to evernote. Even clicking on the links in the article merely told me what I already knew - curio 5.4 links to evernote. whoohoo. Now, can someone please explain what curio is?
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dastranger said 5:40PM on 2-12-2009
Curio is a mind mapping/brain storming tool. However, some people use it as a to do list, task tracker, etc.
Brett Terpstra said 5:40PM on 2-12-2009
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/12/12/friday-favorite-curio/
It was a little buried in the first paragraph, I guess, but it's the linked text that says "figured out Curio" :).
glad said 5:40PM on 2-12-2009
Er but what to you think the internet connection is for! I am assuming you are too old to be bottle fed.