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Click to view A new school year is just around the corner, but this semester you're looking for a safer way to enhance your brainpower than getting all hopped up on caffeine pills Jessie Spano-style. This year, the robust note-taking software Evernote is your answer. Let's take a look at how you can use your computer, cellphone, and digital camera in conjunction with the free, cross-platform application Evernote to remember everything for the rest of your life—or at least until the end of the semester. Why You Should Be Using Evernote
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Add Evernote to Windows' Send To Menu
If you dig Evernote's capture powers but don't leave it constantly running on your system, the EveryJoe blog suggests creating a "Send To" shortcut in Windows' right-click menu to shuttle files over to where Evernote will catch them. Even if you do leave Evernote running and ready for note and item catching, sending files to a folder you tell Evernote to watch for uploads might fit into your work flow just a bit better. EveryJoe explains how heading to File/Import in Evernote allows you to leave a folder being constantly monitored by Evernote for PDFs, Word files, text items, and pictures. After creating a shortcut to that folder, simply add it to your Send To menu. Windows XP users can follow this handy old trick to do so, while Vista and Windows 7 users should try the How-To Geek's guide to get your Evernote folder into the Send To menu.