For a long time I have been looking for a good application to store my notes. I used a neat Mac application by the name of MyNotes to keep track of my notes. I still think its a very good application, but the only shortcoming of this application is that it does not support Google Search :) Let me tell you this is not a bad thing.
I was hanging out with a friend from Yahoo today evening, and decided to publish some of my Google Hacks :) So here is one of them. This is a quick and dirty way to store notes with Google.
Most email providers provide a feature to create aliases using the + sign. So if your email address is john.doe@gmail.com all mail sent to john.doe+office@gmail.com will also land in your mail box. This is not a new feature, but some providers have issues with it for some reason.
1. Create a new contact. Enter the following information.
Name: Notes
Primary Email: john.doe+notes@gmail.com
2. Create a new label called "Notes"
3. Create a new filter. Enter the following information.
From: john.doe+notes@gmail.com
4. Click on the "next step button"
5. Select "Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" and "Apply the label Notes"
Now when ever you send a email to Notes, it will be archived and stored. You can access it using the Notes label.
You can search for notes by doing the following: Your Search Terms label:Notes
If you are using POP to access your mail, a copy is download to your computer. You can then just create a normal mail filter to place any mails that have "To: john.doe+notes@gmail.com" moved to the Notes folder on your local system.
The only down side is that you can not edit a note. But you can create follow up notes using the reply field.
Have you tryed
Have you tryed notepad.yahoo.com ?
Yes. I have used
Yes. I have used notepad.yahoo.com. This is why I dont like it.
1. All my information is now with google.
2. I can use any device or method to create a note.
3. I can find all notes that relate to one project.
4. Im Google's Bitch :)
very nice
I am facing the same problem as you are ( this is how I've found your site :o))) google search for "notes in gmail" )
The only problem with your solution is that you cannot modify already created notes.
Therefore I am using "Save as draft" feature to store my notes, using Subject as headline and body as the main text for note. Except of the name "drafts" it has everything I need.
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