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Evernote Launches Public Beta of Popular Cloud and Desktop 'Memory-Capturing' Service; Offers Free and Premium Subscriptions

Sunnyvale, Calif., June 24, 2008 – Evernote, a web service with full-featured desktop and mobile clients designed to allow users to easily capture and find information, memories, and content in any environment, today announced its public availability and a new subscription model. Access to Evernote is now available to everyone, without the need for a prior invitation, on the Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other mobile devices. Over 120,000 users have participated in Evernote's invitation-only closed beta in the past four months.

Evernote allows users to capture information in any environment using virtually any device or platform, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere. The product's innovative recognition and synchronization technology allows users to capture their memories as text, snapshots, digital ink or audio and then easily find and share them. Printed and handwritten text within images is made fully searchable and all notes are automatically synchronized between the network and local devices.

In addition to opening up the service, Evernote also announced details of its new subscription pricing. Premium users will benefit from an expanded 500MB monthly upload allowance, priority access to image recognition servers, stronger security options, and premium support. Evernote will charge $5 per month, or $45 for a full year, for Premium service. Free users will get a 40MB monthly upload allowance and have access to all clients and tools. These limits apply only to information added in a given month, not to the total amount of data that a user can store.

The latest release also features a completely redesigned Evernote Web user interface and a new version of the company's Web Clipper bookmarklet. The new Web Clipper allows users to instantly save the contents and links of a webpage into their Evernote accounts, a feature popular among bloggers, researchers, and online shoppers.

Other features include public notebook Facebook and blog integration, PDF support, encryption, and automatic synchronization of notes, to-do lists, snapshots, and audio notes among all Evernote clients. In recent weeks, Evernote has also released major upgrades to its Windows and Mac versions.

"Our goal is to make Evernote an extension of human memory. Since memorable things can happen at any time, online or in the real world, we realized that we needed to go beyond traditional web 2.0 and develop native clients for the major computer and phone platforms, in addition to a powerful web service. The response has been amazing," said Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote. "Opening up the beta is a huge step for the company. We're excited to introduce the world to Evernote, and we hope it becomes the place to store everyone's memories for months, years, and decades to come."

To sign up, create your own Evernote notebooks, and watch an introductory demo video, please visit: http://www.evernote.com.

What Home Inspections Can Do For You

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Home inspections can give buyers a better understanding of the condition of the property they plan to buy. In this article I will discuss four types of home inspections and what they cover.

During a standard home inspection a licensed inspector should examine the exterior of the house for damage and rot, the roof for leaks or holes, overall structure of the house, the garage, the attic, the basement for possible water damage, the crawl space under the house (if the house is built under a crawl space), the foundation of the house for cracks and other damage, plumbing, electrical work, heating and air conditioning, the fireplace.

Some home inspectors also look to see if the landscaping beds around the house divert water away from the home, to see if the driveway has cracks that need to be sealed, to check the overall condition of windows, to check if smoke alarms work, and even to see if the dryer vent needs to be cleaned.

Another type of home inspection is a termite inspection. These inspections are especially important in warmer areas like Charleston, SC, where it does not get cold enough in the winter to kill termites. Termite inspectors look for insects (like termites) and other organisms (like fungus) that can destroy wood. These inspections also inform the buyer about what aspects of the home are conducive to these organisms.

For an asbestos inspection, a sample is sent off for lab analysis to determine if asbestos is present. If asbestos is detected, the buyer should hire a professional to remove the contaminated fibers.

Radon inspections detect and measure the levels of a potentially dangerous gas called radon. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 20,000 people die every year from lung cancer that is caused by radon gas. If a radon inspection shows levels of radon that are unsafe according to the EPA, then you can hire a professional to fix the problem.

Although there many different kinds of home inspections, these four are some of the most commonly used. The termite inspection is the only inspection that is usually required by the mortgage company before closing on your new home. However, the standard home inspection is highly recommended. If you would like to talk with us about home inspections, please call or email us.

Tips on Creating a Real Estate Investing Business Plan

At times a real estate investing business plan might be very simple and at times it might be complex. It all depends on what plans you are doing this for and how well you know this business. For the curious, this discussion would provide some real estate investing business plans that will help you in generating revenue from your business.

If you want to be a successful real estate investor, then make your own team. Do not ever try to do it alone. A good team helps you with all the things that you need for success. A good team can also provide you with a sound real estate investing business plan.

Do not just jump into the business. It can be dangerous. Think logically before you come to any decision. Give yourself 30 days before you make up your mind and sit down to formulate your real estate business investment plan. Know all the nooks and corners of the business. After judging all of these, come to a final conclusion.

After your 30 days are over and you have made up your mind, then do not waste any more time. From the next day onwards start working on your real estate business plan. Think how you can improve your business.

Marketing is a very important part of any real estate investing business plan. If you want to expand your business, then you must let the people know about your work. To do this, you need to concentrate on the marketing section.

A very important part of the real estate investing business plan is to notice which parts of your business are earning you more money. Pinpoint them and give more attention to those areas. Try to make those areas successful and your business will automatically take off.

You need to come up with a good real estate business plan. The competition has increased these days. So you need to offer something new to the client that others are not offering. This will increase the popularity and business of your company.