Fetchnotes– March 12

Today’s process for beginning my project (What I Did):
(I am having trouble uploading screenshots to WordPress to include in this post, so I will have to create a new post with the screenshot evidence when I have access to, and can use a different computer)
1. Create a Fetchnotes account
2. Go through the automated introduction steps upon creating an account
3. Create a first post
4. Explore the 6 options along the bottom of notes (Edit Note, Add Attachment to Note, Collapse Note, Delete Note, Archive Note, the direct link to the note)
5. Add an image attachment (screenshot of the Fetchnotes signup page from my computer) to my first note
6. Create a second note to try out other attachment methods–Attach English 3844 class notes from my Evernotes account to this second note
7. Add hashtags to sort my notes, including #attachmentexample to both as a way to group them together
8. Archive both notes to separate my newly created notes from the notes that came with Fetchnotes account on the home feed

Why I Did it:
I have never before used Fetchnotes, and was even unaware of its existence prior to this project. I started with the basics, creating an account, going through the automated introduction tutorial, and clicking around the sight to see everything available.

I created the first post to screenshot as evidence of progress on my project. As I was clicking around the site and other options, I noticed some things I didn’t understand. When I was exploring the “Add Attachment to Note” option, the words “Filepicker.io” kept appearing, which I didn’t know (and still don’t really know) exactly what that means. Since I had never seen “Filepicker.io” before, I was worried that if I clicked it, it might download something to my computer (I know that’s probably ridiculous, but if you couldn’t tell from previous posts, I’m incredibly paranoid of things being downloaded to my computer without my consent.)

From there I decided to at least try to add attachments anyway.  I chose to attach the first screenshot I took of the process–the Fetchnotes homepage before creating/logging into an account. The the large array of ways to add attachments to notes, and programs to go through, was impressive. Of the many choices offered, I noticed that I didn’t recognize several of them (Picasa, WebDAV, Alfresco, etc.), and that these would be good applications to look into later to further explore and understand the extent of Fetchnotes’ abilities.

I did however, recognize Evernote. I use Evernote for many of my classes, including Writing & Digital Media, and thought it would be the most useful method of attachments to use. Because of this, I created a second note to add an attachment from Evernote to.

Lastly, I added hashtags and archived both of the days notes, as a way to familiarize myself with the different ways to group and store notes on Fetchnotes.

What I will do next time:
– Explore the Account Settings
– Try the Import option–possibly import a note from iCloud
– Contact Fetchnotes through the “Contact the Team” box at the bottom right hand corner of the page
– Explore more of the attachment options (Picasa, WebDAV, Alfresco)
– Eventually try the “Text & Voice” option under settings, and possibly export notes

Links to both of the notes I created today on Fetchnotes (using the link provided by one of the 6 options below each note):

http://fetchnotes.com/share?id=43d446f80fa22a9ac474c7766fc22f0999cd3200

http://fetchnotes.com/share?id=b6952bf877d45ab237170e3164ac9f8963fb213a