Welcome to the newest series here at JAMM, 30 Apps in 30 Days.  Basically, the point is to get the ball rolling on the Palm Pre App Catalog.  To do that, we are going to cover a different app every day until we make our way through the entire App Catalog.  Now, some of you astute readers may have noticed that with the addition of two new apps earlier this week, there are actually 32 apps in the App Catalog.  While that is true…30 Apps In 30 Days just had a much better ring to it than 32 Apps In 32 Days.  So, the title stays, even with the addition of new apps in the store.

Without further delay, let’s get on with our first app, which is my favorite app on every platform: Evernote.   For those of you who are not familiar with Evernote, it is a universal-cross platform note taking program.  You can access Evernote from Windows, Mac, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm Pre, and plenty of other platforms.

Like many apps available for the Palm Pre, Evernote is a web-based app.  This means you must be connected to the Internet in order to access it.  None of your data is stored locally.  As you might imagine, this has pros and cons.  On the one hand, if you switch devices or computers, then you do not lose any data.  You can also access your data from any computer or mobile device in the world.  On the other hand, if you lose Internet connectivity for any reason, then you are out of luck.

When you access Evernote on the Palm Pre, you will be faced with a list of your notes.  While you can use the buttons on the bottom to switch between list view and tile view,  I was a bit disappointed to find no way to filter or sort notes.  In the online app, for example, I have created different notebooks  in order to sort my notes.  It would be nice if I could view only the notes in individual notebooks on the Pre.  It does help, though, that you can search for a specific note by simply typing a keyword.

From the Pre, you can also instantly create a new online note (text note, snapshot,or photo roll).  Just tap the “+” icon and select which type of note you are creating.  For those of you who are wondering, a snapshot note will take a picture with the 3 megapixel camera; while the photo roll note will use a picture which is already stored on your device to create a new note.

One nice thing here was that unlike reviewing notes, you can save a new text note in any notebook associated with your account.

I was absolutely thrilled to find Evernote in the App Catalog, and I installed it so quickly, I almost forgot it was not included originally on the Pre. Evernote for Palm Pre is available as a free download from the Palm Pre App Catalog.

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