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Because it was the first time I asked AI to create an image for a post, I didn’t know if I could simply use it. So I asked for permission š. By the way, I always say please and thank you when I talk to Gemini.
(…) Thank you. Can I use this image in my article?
ā Yes, you can definitely use the image in your article. As an AI language model, I don’t have ownership rights over the images I generate. They are intended for your personal use. Please note that if you are using the image in a commercial context, you might want to consider adding a credit line like “Image generated by Gemini AI.” This can help clarify the image’s origin.
ā Would you like me to help you with anything else?
ā No. Thank you.
It’s not a commercial post, but I wanted to give credit to Gemini. That’s why you see “Image generated by Gemini AI” below the picture.
The problem with Evernoteās AI, is Evernote.
Navigating Evernote’s AI Journey: Balancing Privacy and Functionality.
Although Evernote has gradually evolved into a more collaborative space, it has been a place for personal note-taking since its inception. Furthermore, the company has consistently emphasized its privacy-first approach throughout the years.
If we compare that to how AI normally works, I believe it is a bit difficult to create an environment that will make both pro and against AI users happy and comfortable with the app experience.
An immersive AI experience like we see on Voicenotes would mean giving the Large Language Model access to all the notes and everything in our Evernote. Some people would never accept something like this, but that is precisely how to create an outstanding experience of fully interacting with our notes and all the memories and knowledge we have saved over the years.
With AudioNotes you can record & organize audio files with ease. It also transcribes on the goāeven from WhatsApp audiosāand creates content from your notes. But there’s more. You can set up automations to send transcriptions to other apps, like Notion. What about Evernote? Well, I’ve been exchanging some emails with the developer to help him build a thoughtful integration with the green elephant.
If you like what you see, please consider using my affiliate link when trying AudioNotes for free.
Looks like #Gmail just invented a time machine. I wrote āā¦ready for review around the 20thā¦ā and it suggests āof Julyā š¤£. Jokes aside, it almost got me. For a second, I thought I was wrong about the month.
When #AI cannot even get the mouth right, why do people trust it so much?
One-Time Setup, Longtime Rewards: Evernote Advanced Search
Unlock the hidden power of Advanced Search! One simple setup can transform the way you use Evernote.
Evernote search was always excellent, but before the AI-Powered Search, the only way to go a step further was by using the Advanced Search, also known as Evernote Grammar. The simplest way to describe it is as a set of commands that we can combine with each other and type in the search box to filter notes in a very specific way.
The Grammar is so powerful that it serves as the backbone for the AI-Powered Search. When you perform an AI search, the AI first converts the information you typed into an Advanced Search syntax. Thatās what is used to filter a group of notes that are sent to the large language model, which then generates the answer you end up seeing.
The commands, also known as terms, are not that difficult to understand, but some are pretty hard to memorize. Which means that with the introduction of the AI-Powered Search, thereās no point in using them for everyday searches. However, I see them as super useful for creating dynamic Saved Searches or Widgets.
I could, for example, use the codes below to create a Filtered Notes Widget on Evernote Home that would show me all notes in my āCreatorā notebook without the tag āDoneā.
notebook:Creator -tag:done
If you type the above into the āKeywordsā box of the Filtered Notes Widget, youāll create a dynamic group of notes. Every time you add the tag āDoneā to a note in the āCreatorā notebook, that note will automatically be removed from the widget.
Thereās a series of videos Iām producing to help you understand and use the Advanced Search. You can check out the most recent one below about Reminders to understand how powerful it is. If you decide that the Advanced Search can help you create a better system for your Evernote, take a look at the other videos and have fun.
š® I decided to go for it. I’m no longer organizing my #Evernote. Everything is going into a single notebook, and I’ll use search and AI-Powered Search to find what I need. A video explaining my strategy is on the way.
š«£ Let the experiment begin!
Every time I open the messy Evernote account I use to record my videos, I am more tempted to stop organizing my main account. I’m curious to see if AI Search can find everything as quickly as I can.
How Voicenotes supercharged my note-taking workflow.
Until recently, I was using the Supernote to quickly get ideas out of my head, but that has changed. I’m now double-taping the back of my Pixel and recording them on Voicenotes.
I recently published a video explaining how the app works, and you can watch it below. Basically, you record something and the AI will transcribe it. The coolest part, though, is asking anything to Voicenotes and getting answers based on your notes.
Getting contextual answers was already great, but a recently released feature brought things to another level. Now, when you open a note by tapping or clicking its title, youāll see a list of notes related to that note.
However, that was not available when I started using Voicenotes and was trying to figure out what the app could do. One of the tests I did was record all the ideas that came to mind while I was preparing myself to have a conversation with Jijo Sunny, Voicenotes co-founder.
My original plan was to ask the app to show me a summary of my ideas for the conversation. But, days before the interview recording, when I sat down to work on the script, I decided to use the new ‘Related Notes’ feature. It blew my mind.
Because I was always starting my notes with something similar to āmore ideas for my conversation with Jijoā the app easily found all the related notes. Then, it was just a matter of pasting them into Obsidian and refining everything. This process saved me so much time, when compared to how I was writing the scripts before.
The best part was that I didn’t have to go to a specific note or folder in Obsidian to write down the ideas, nor did I need to ātranslateā them into written sentences. It was much faster because I could just talk about any of my video ideas. The order or where the notes were didn’t matter at all. In the end, the AI did a fantastic job putting them together.
The first attempt was so successful, I decided to try the process with other scripts, and it’s working flawlessly. All I have to do is remember to include the possible title or subject of the video to help the AI group the notes in the future.
Iām still using the Supernote for many other things, but this quick capture and future refinement using Obsidian has been working too well to ignore. You can see it for yourself. One of the final results of this new workflow is shown in the video below. Almost everything I asked Jijo was captured using Voicenotes.
But keep in mind that this workflow is just one possible scenario. I’ve been seeing so many use cases. If you’re already using it, tell us how, and if not, maybe give it a try (there’s a free plan). It might surprise you.
As for the double-tap, I’m not sure if that’s available on all Android phones, but on my Pixel it is under the āGesturesā setting, and it’s called āQuick tap to start actionā.
š¤Æ My last week according to Voicenotes #AI. Yes, it got everything right. Based on my notes, of course.