Evernote's Web Clipper is one of the best ways to turn your digital notebook into an index of information. And nearly five million users endorse its Chrome extension.
There's no mystery to Web Clipper:just click the elephant button on your browser's toolbar to launch it. Then select a clip (sections of web pages, like news or research articles), save it to a notebook, and remember to search your Evernote notes. Using one thing is using Evernote, but mastering Evernote is another thing. If you're new to Evernote, I don't want to come across it as something complicated. In fact, it is not… Read more .
But there's one feature you might not use often, and that's the little clock icon on the face of Web Clipper.
Thanks to that little clock, you can add a notification alert to any web clip you save. For example, it could be an event detail or a travel plan:
Here is a way to increase the memory to use the reminder:
Suppose you want to remember a piece of vital information (a new word or a factoid). Save the text snippet. Add comments to the clip and remember what was inspiring or informative about it with a tap on the clock. It can also be an important email or tweet that you want to reply to later.
You can use the browser extension with Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera.
Reminders don't need to be annoying. They are one of the easiest ways to manage the excess of information that surrounds us. Set a reminder and consolidate any byte of information in your brain with a regular review.
Where do you know about the notification function in the Web Clipper? How do you put it to use with your notes?
