Simple Notes via Google Keep

  I was skeptical at first.  Another Google product that does what now?  Don't get me wrong I definitely downloaded and tried it, but I was not a believer at first.

  As a contrast, last year about this time I dove, head-long into Evernote. I purchased an account and went Pro.  I was quite sure that I would be using Evernote multiple times daily.  There were so many features, like web-page clipping, bookmarking, audio and video recording, and cross-platform data sync. But even, so I wasn't coming anywhere close to that full functionality.  I used Evernote merely for note-taking and web sync. I just wanted a simple note app.

  Google apparently heard my inaudible request and released Google Keep this year.  (Or maybe I was not the only one who wanted a simple note app?)   Google Keep is a snap to open and in less than 2 seconds I can be writing a simple note. That note is regularly saved and synced to my Google Drive space.  In addition, more items can be added to a note like photos, audio, or a list and each post can be color coded, but that is the extent of the app.

  I sincerely hope that Google Keep remains a simple, no-frills application.  It hasn't changed my habits, but it has accommodated a real need.  By comparison, I do not think that Google Keep and Evernote are direct competitors as the functionality of each is distinct.

Check out Google Keep for Android, sorry iOS users the app is still in development, but you can get to it on the web