Comments on: How to Password-Protect Evernote (Updated) http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/ Tech for Real People Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Evan Kline http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-19277 Evan Kline Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:53:28 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-19277 Hi aadrian. It is still working OK for me on my Windows machine. I think I may have tweaked things at one point. Here is my current BAT file: c: cd\"program files\truecrypt" TrueCrypt /v "C:\USERS\ejkli\My Documents\Evernote\TC" /l p /auto /q start /DC:\ "Program Files\Evernote\Evernote\" /B /WAIT "C:\Program Files\Evernote\Evernote\evernote.exe" truecrypt /d p /q It looks like in a couple of places I had to change the file paths to point to the new location of the Evernote program and data file, but the WAIT command seems to be working OK for me. Hi aadrian. It is still working OK for me on my Windows machine. I think I may have tweaked things at one point. Here is my current BAT file:

c:
cd\”program files\truecrypt”
TrueCrypt /v “C:\USERS\ejkli\My Documents\Evernote\TC” /l p /auto /q
start /DC:\ “Program Files\Evernote\Evernote\” /B /WAIT “C:\Program Files\Evernote\Evernote\evernote.exe”
truecrypt /d p /q

It looks like in a couple of places I had to change the file paths to point to the new location of the Evernote program and data file, but the WAIT command seems to be working OK for me.

]]> By: aadrian http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-19181 aadrian Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:40:15 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-19181 Hi Evan, I've just switched from Windows XP to Windows 7 and I found that the BAT script is not working anymore. Seems that Windows 7 ignore the wait command so even before I enter my truecrypt password, Windows already run the next command which starts truecrypt in unmounted drive. Is this happens to you also? Thanks Hi Evan, I’ve just switched from Windows XP to Windows 7 and I found that the BAT script is not working anymore. Seems that Windows 7 ignore the wait command so even before I enter my truecrypt password, Windows already run the next command which starts truecrypt in unmounted drive. Is this happens to you also? Thanks

]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-18123 Evan Kline Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:24:25 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-18123 Awesome, Bassam. I don't use OneNote, so thanks for sharing this for folks who do. Awesome, Bassam. I don’t use OneNote, so thanks for sharing this for folks who do.

]]> By: Bassam Osman http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-18111 Bassam Osman Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:52:06 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-18111 On more update (or SOLUTION this time) about having a place to encrypt your stuff using OneNote and SpiderOak. I have tested this on Win PCs and iPhone/iPad only using MobileNoter App which you can sync over WiFi only if you want to for added security. Thus the only data that is in the cloud is the encrypted SpiderOak Data. After giving up on Evernote, I started experimenting with Microsoft's OneNote (2007 or 2010 will work) OneNote break down you notebooks into seperate files making the synchronization much faster. So, 1) I have structured my notebooks the same way I did with Evernote (any organizational notebook structure will work) You can actually (painlessly) import your Evernote notebooks directly into OneNote (look for Ever2One Converter Free software). 2) Create one Unique Notebook on each of your PC's. 3) Initiate a backup of your OneNote folder on each of your PCs to SpiderOak 4) Create a Sync Job for the OneNote folders between all of your PCs. When working on one of your PC, set up your default Notes Inbox to your Notebook specific PC (Mine are Dell Notebook Inbox & Samsung Notebook Inbox correspondingly). The rationale behind creating and using a PC Specific notebook for each PC is to streamline the sync process and avoid having to wait for the sync of the PC that you are not currently using to complete before you can use OneNote on your other PC I know that may sound confusing, but I'm one month into it now and it is working flawlessly so far. I still have my Evernote Now Free account for quick clipping of non encrypted stuff as well. I hope someone finds this helpful. On more update (or SOLUTION this time) about having a place to encrypt your stuff using OneNote and SpiderOak. I have tested this on Win PCs and iPhone/iPad only using MobileNoter App which you can sync over WiFi only if you want to for added security. Thus the only data that is in the cloud is the encrypted SpiderOak Data.

After giving up on Evernote, I started experimenting with Microsoft’s OneNote (2007 or 2010 will work)

OneNote break down you notebooks into seperate files making the synchronization much faster.

So,
1) I have structured my notebooks the same way I did with Evernote (any organizational notebook structure will work) You can actually (painlessly) import your Evernote notebooks directly into OneNote (look for Ever2One Converter Free software).

2) Create one Unique Notebook on each of your PC’s.

3) Initiate a backup of your OneNote folder on each of your PCs to SpiderOak

4) Create a Sync Job for the OneNote folders between all of your PCs.

When working on one of your PC, set up your default Notes Inbox to your Notebook specific PC (Mine are Dell Notebook Inbox & Samsung Notebook Inbox correspondingly).

The rationale behind creating and using a PC Specific notebook for each PC is to streamline the sync process and avoid having to wait for the sync of the PC that you are not currently using to complete before you can use OneNote on your other PC

I know that may sound confusing, but I’m one month into it now and it is working flawlessly so far.

I still have my Evernote Now Free account for quick clipping of non encrypted stuff as well.

I hope someone finds this helpful.

]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-17711 Evan Kline Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-17711 Ah, darn. That would make it a bit impractical, and it also would really chew up the bandwidth pretty quickly. For now, I have no problem just using the Evernote servers. If I have something really sensitive, then I just encrypt the contents of that note. Ah, darn. That would make it a bit impractical, and it also would really chew up the bandwidth pretty quickly.

For now, I have no problem just using the Evernote servers. If I have something really sensitive, then I just encrypt the contents of that note.

]]> By: Bassam osman http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-17606 Bassam osman Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:44:33 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-17606 Well, I'm reporting back to everyone about my experiment with synchronizing Evernote via the Spideroak cloud servive, which is a service that encrypts your data before it leaves your PC, thus in theory making your data secure (a concept called Zero Knowledge). In theory this works real well (see my workflow in my earlier post). I was able to upload the Evernote folder from two laptops then I set up the sync between the two. The next step was to use Evernote as usual. The difference is that I created a notebook and set it up as a local notebook, thus it would not sync with the Evernote servers. I added some notes to the local notebook as well as the cloud notebooks, and closed Evernote. Spideroak detected the change and initiated the Evernote sync I had established where it would upload the changed files in the Evernote folder and then in turn download them unto the second laptop when I opened it up. The process works fine (well, in a way). However here is one issue I have with it: The current size of the Evernote files that needed to be sync'd is about 200 MB's for now and it is growing. It took a couple of hours for the sync process to complete. So if you have to use Evernote on your second laptop, you would have to wait until the sync is complete before doing so. I wished Spideroak, updated only the changed portion of the files maybe that would make it more practical but I'm not sure if this is even possible.. Anyway, if anyone has any more suggestion, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks Well, I’m reporting back to everyone about my experiment with synchronizing Evernote via the Spideroak cloud servive, which is a service that encrypts your data before it leaves your PC, thus in theory making your data secure (a concept called Zero Knowledge).

In theory this works real well (see my workflow in my earlier post). I was able to upload the Evernote folder from two laptops then I set up the sync between the two.

The next step was to use Evernote as usual. The difference is that I created a notebook and set it up as a local notebook, thus it would not sync with the Evernote servers. I added some notes to the local notebook as well as the cloud notebooks, and closed Evernote.

Spideroak detected the change and initiated the Evernote sync I had established where it would upload the changed files in the Evernote folder and then in turn download them unto the second laptop when I opened it up.

The process works fine (well, in a way). However here is one issue I have with it:
The current size of the Evernote files that needed to be sync’d is about 200 MB’s for now and it is growing. It took a couple of hours for the sync process to complete. So if you have to use Evernote on your second laptop, you would have to wait until the sync is complete before doing so.

I wished Spideroak, updated only the changed portion of the files maybe that would make it more practical but I’m not sure if this is even possible..

Anyway, if anyone has any more suggestion, I’d love to hear from you. Thanks

]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-17600 Evan Kline Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:13:02 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-17600 Let us know, Bassam. I've heard Leo Laporte mention Spideroak recently. Sounds promising. Let us know, Bassam. I’ve heard Leo Laporte mention Spideroak recently. Sounds promising.

]]> By: Bassam Osman http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-17574 Bassam Osman Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:22:02 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-17574 I'm experimenting with a cloud storage/sync service called Spideroak. Which states that they use the "Zero Knowledge" of your data. Meaning that the data gets encrypted prior to getting updated or uploaded to the Spideroak servers. Here's my workflow. 1) Initiate a "first" backup of my Evernote folder off of on PC. 2) Establish a "sync" job with my other two PC's, synchronizing the Evernote folder that is the backup on the Spideroak servers. 3) Anytime changes are made to either of the 3 PCs will get updated on the Spideroak servers and in turn synchronized again with the other two PC. Since I'm still in the experimental stage, I imagine one of the potential issues is going to be that might have to wait for the sync to complete before using the other PC's... Please stay tuned. In a few days I'll provide everyone with the results of this experiment. I’m experimenting with a cloud storage/sync service called Spideroak. Which states that they use the “Zero Knowledge” of your data. Meaning that the data gets encrypted prior to getting updated or uploaded to the Spideroak servers.
Here’s my workflow.
1) Initiate a “first” backup of my Evernote folder off of on PC.
2) Establish a “sync” job with my other two PC’s, synchronizing the Evernote folder that is the backup on the Spideroak servers.
3) Anytime changes are made to either of the 3 PCs will get updated on the Spideroak servers and in turn synchronized again with the other two PC.

Since I’m still in the experimental stage, I imagine one of the potential issues is going to be that might have to wait for the sync to complete before using the other PC’s…
Please stay tuned.
In a few days I’ll provide everyone with the results of this experiment.

]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-17040 Evan Kline Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:10:36 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-17040 Thanks for the tip, Bram. That's an important one. Thanks for the tip, Bram. That’s an important one.

]]> By: Bram Schoenmakers http://www.40tech.com/2009/12/13/how-to-password-protect-evernote-updated/comment-page-1/#comment-16954 Bram Schoenmakers Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:11:57 +0000 http://www.40tech.com/?p=2175#comment-16954 One should also check the drive letter in the batch file. The script as cited in your text mounts as drive P. You can change the drive letter by modifying the /l flag (line 3) and the /d flag (line 5). One should also check the drive letter in the batch file. The script as cited in your text mounts as drive P. You can change the drive letter by modifying the /l flag (line 3) and the /d flag (line 5).

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