Jake’s Life

I felt like I had to blog about this for some reason. It’s just that great.

Evernote, a note taking tool similar to OneNote, recently released a new version for Windows and Mac, as well as various web and mobile versions. I had tried Evernote way back when it first came out, and when it came down to that or OneNote, I chose OneNote. Now that this version has come out, I rapidly switched to Evernote (which makes it easy with their OneNote 2007 Import Wizard). I’ve also been expanding the use I have for this app, using it as:

• An archive for important paperwork, receipts, documents, certifications, etc.
• And image dump (Evernote has a neat feature that recognizes text in an image file!)
• Grabbing screenshots (select the screen clipper and you size the box to what you want and it will insert it in a notebook which you can save it from)
• Grabbing web content with the Firefox Web Clipper (select content on a web page and press a button dumps it into your notebook)
• Idea repository (they fly around my head all day)
• Code library (there’s so much code I have floating around for web development)

The eco-friendly janitorial site I finished was published today. The other day I received a signed contract for a larger project, and yesterday I began speaking with a new potential client over another larger project. I also switched car insurers, which saves me about $70 per month on my policy. If anyone else has any money they’d like to drop in my lap, I won’t turn you away. Seriously.

I’ve found some really good community sites out there pertaining to freelancing and working in the web field contract-based, and have been listening to the podcasts at Freelance Switch lately. Here’s some more interesting articles and sites relating to web working:

Legalese for Freelancers: Creating a Contract

Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price

Building Credibility: 11 Ways to Show You’re a Professional

Web Worker Daily — The Why & How of Firing Clients

Web Worker Daily — Get Organized: Keep All Your Work in One Place

…Evernote is my choice… (see above link)

12 Breeds of Client and How to Work With Them