I'm a software junkie.
And if that wasn't bad enough, my top strength (according to Donald Clifton's "StrengthFinders" inventory is "Input."*defined below
Especially I'm a cheap software junkie. And if the product happens to be useful--so much the better.
One program that "lives" pinned to my taskbar is "Evernote."
Evernote is software that lets me (a) clip anything (article, picture, video, etc.) I see that I want to capture, (b) store it on my computer in an accessible format, (c) organize it into my defined categories, and (d) find it quickly by searching.
There's a free version and an on-going service with almost unlimited storage at a low rate of around $5 per month.
Since Evernote stores stuff locally, as well as on the web, it's accessible from where I happen to be on whatever computer is accessible to me.
*Input: You are inquisitive. You collect things. You might collect information -- words, facts, books, and quotations -- or you might collect tangible objects such as butterflies, baseball cards, porcelain dolls, or sepia photographs. Whatever you collect, you collect it because it interests you. And yours is the kind of mind that finds so many things interesting. The world is exciting precisely because of its infinite variety and complexity. If you read a great deal, it is not necessarily to refine your theories but, rather, to add more information to your archives. If you like to travel, it is because each new location offers novel artifacts and facts. These can be acquired and then stored away. Why are they worth storing? At the time of storing it is often hard to say exactly when or why you might need them, but who knows when they might become useful? With all those possible uses in mind, you really don't feel comfortable throwing anything away. So you keep acquiring and compiling and filing stuff away. It's interesting. It keeps your mind fresh. And perhaps one day some of it will prove valuable.
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