There are two apps that are the same concept when it comes
to saving information from websites instead of bookmarking. The apps are Evernote and Springpad. I’ll start out with Springpad for having a
great interface with the colors and the organization of the notebooks. It looks more fun to use and connects to a
community of people and all forms of media.
Springpad is more towards just web clipping the sites you want to save,
finding recipes, movies, TV shows, ebooks, and matches liked interest with
things you have clipped. As seen in the picture below, it matches the wine with the food.
I like how organized it is once you open it up the site compared to Evernote which lists all notes you clipped in one setting lagging a bit. The interface of Springpad gives it a since of simplicity making it a lot easier to access. Springpad seems a lot faster, but of course not so reliable if you have no internet. It just seems more like Pinterest to me for doing fun activities like doing art projects. You have a social network on there as well adding your friends which is really nice to see their interests. It also helps send you a txt or a reminder via email of any tasks that you save.
When it comes to serious note taking, Evernote should be
considered being used. Evernote seems more reliable than Springpad because the
fact it has a desktop program you can download to your PC and work offline with
it. Plus, the browser extension just
like Springpad making it convenient to clip a webpage. It is very good with
third party support as a browser add-on and as a mobile app. You can edit the webpages you clip with
notes, add pictures, make up your own notes, save documents, and it will
automatically sync. The interface of
Evernote is very simple and plain. You can work with other programs that sync
to Evernote such as Skitch where you can edit pictures with notes. Evernote overall provides more programs and
extensions that help you connect more to media and people.
If I were to choose between the two, it would be Evernote
because I use it a lot for note taking and clipping webpages that I edit. The fact that Evernote works online and
offline on your PC, mobile, or their site.
Just seems you can do a whole lot more with Evernote. Despite only having about 60MB of data to use
on it a month, it’s more powerful than Springpad. Springpad is all cloud based and the moment
their servers are down, the difficult it is to access your data. It would be
something used for fun and simplicity. It’s great for finding recipes, music,
ebooks, movies, and any particular interest. I really do like both, but
Evernote seems more of a long term use for me and more reliable.
