How I use UberNote: Streaming the Chaos

At UberNote we love hearing user stories (especially the odd and obscure ones).  A few weeks ago we posted this one about one of our cross country moves.   Here is mine:

About Me
UberNote is essential to the way my organization (or lack there of) works.  I'm creative and a bit scatterbrained.  I'm one of those people who on the outside doesn't look organized at all, but I know where just about everything is.

What I put in UberNote
UberNote helps me have a place for every idea large and small.  Everything from where I should install vent fans in multiple bathrooms to the next best idea for SEO on my website.  It's not uncommon for me to just lay in bed about to go to sleep and a random thought hits me and BAM I'm off to the computer to complete the idea in my new note.

I currently have over 2000 notes and UberNote serves the up very well.  Now, how many of these are useful?  Probably less then 20%, but knowing they are there and I have access to them all at will is very comforting.

Favorite Features
I abuse the search and couldn't live without the auto-save.

Least Favorite Feature
I don't use tags very much.  Honestly, if they were to disappear from the app (don't worry they won't) I don't think I would miss them one bit.

Coolest thing I could see doing with UberNote
UberNote practically has a constant stream of where my brain was at over the past few years.  I've always wanted to visually see how my thoughts have moved over the course of time.  The data is there, I'm just not sure how I could represent it... It would be interesting.  I should write a note about it!

Tell us about the time when UberNote really saved your butt or helped you we would love to hear about it and post it. Send them to feedback@ubernote.com or use our form

How UberNote protects your data

There are some things we take as a given around here at UberNote, and one of them is the obsessive care with which we treat all of the data that all of you are entrusting to us.

We have been asked, "where are my notes actually stored?". The answer is, they are hidden deep within our secret volcano lair, with backup copies on our nuclear-powered sub that we can escape with in case something happens to the lair. Our minions work tirelessly making backups of each note and storing them away safely.

Well, not really, but the reality isn't that far off. We have dedicated server hardware running in a secure data center with redundant power and cooling staffed by minions that do our bidding. Well not the minions part, they do what we tell them but that's just because we give them money.

The servers we run have multiple hard disks so that in case one goes bad, the other steps in to take the load automatically without skipping a beat. We have our minions pop in a new drive and you never notice anything. All data is backed up every single day to multiple locations including one location that is in yet another secure data center.

All of this is before we get to the UberNote features like automatic note versioning and the trash can that keep you from inadvertently losing data while using the app.

What this means in the end is that your data is a whole lot safer with us than it would be sitting on your hard drive, although you can download all of your notes from us as well if you're super obsessed with redundancy like we are.

Eliminating distractions with Ubernote

We at UberNote are huge productivity geeks. We are always trying to figure out ways to get things done more efficiently and effectively. Heck, that's why we wrote UberNote in the first place! One productivity hack that has become popular is the fullscreen "distraction-proof" word processor. Programs like WriteRoom for the Mac and DarkRoom for the PC let you edit fullscreen without distractions. But, who wants to install yet another piece of software just for fullscreen editing?

A few weeks ago, we showed you how to use UberNote like Notepad. Well, UberNote makes a pretty awesome fullscreen editor using this single-note feature and the browser's ability to run full screen.

I'm using Google Chrome, but this trick works in all modern browsers.
Starting with an UberNote note, find the single-note pop out icon in the upper-right corner of the note.

Clicking on this will open a new browser window with just the selected note inside. You may have to disable the popup blocker for this to work. In Chrome, here is how I did it:

Once the new window pops up, if you are on Windows just hit F11, and on Mac, use Command+Shift+F. Behold, glorious undistractedness:

We use UberNote for all sorts of document editing tasks, not just notes. The beauty of it is that you never have to leave UberNote's power of tagging and searching behind!

From the Feedback Box: February 2011

This is a new series of blog posts of comments and submissions we are proud to share from the feedback box.

"I'm really excited to find that UberNote has got apps linked to 'iGoogle',etc.,allowing to 'Directly email my notes' and also providing to 'Add Bookmarks'"

"I love this site it is amazing thanks to you I am getting all A's in my classes"

"I love ubernote!! So easy to use compared to others; i have tried many in the past year."

"This is a very cool feature. In fact, it's time UberNote get more attention from a site like Lifehacker. They rave about Evernote (too complex) and Springpad (too graphical) - UberNote is just right. I hope the coming premium features will bring you much success. "

"I would like to commend the efficiency if ubernote! I'm a customer care representative and I find this site very helpful!Not only the auto-save feature but also the history feature when you accidentally lost the information you just put in minutes ago or ten days ago!...I totally recommend this website for you all!"

Server Upgrades

We've recently upgraded the UberNote Servers to account for our increased growth.  Faster disk IO and more space!

With the new upgrades we hope to continue to provide a fast and reliable service.