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ShoveBox MobileCurrent Version: 1.0.3

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ShoveBox Mobile helps you catch and sort all those small scraps of information that you can't immediately act on but would rather not forget.

It's a world-class mobile note-taking app on its own, but what makes it even better is that it syncs with the Mac version of the app, wirelessly and automatically.

FEATURES
- Capture and view rich text, web archives, images, PDFs and more.
- Powerful organization tools including folders, labels, and annotations.
- Synchronizes automatically with the Mac OS X version.
- Import data from just about any application and take it with you on-the-go.
- Use the ShoveBox bookmarklet on both your desktop and Safari on your mobile device to import websites.


RECENT PRAISE FOR THE MAC VERSION

"This application is genius."
- Joshua Schnell, Macgasm

"Give ShoveBox a try, and soon it will become an integral part of your workflow."
- Paul Fatula, About This Particular Macintosh

"Some [personal information managers] have every bell and whistle and require hours to learn and cost more than a few bucks. Others, like ShoveBox, take a different approach which borders on elegant...Instead of learning about a complex system, you actually get one that’s ready to use from the first click."
- ALEXIS KAYHILL, IN A REVIEW ON MAC360.COM

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ShoveBox Mobile Review

Mobile app proves worthy companion to ShoveBox desktop app

by John Fuller, Macworld.com

There seems to be a flood of content-management applications for the Mac, one of which is ShoveBox. Up until recently, this content—text, images, URLs—has had to stay localized on one computer. But ShoveBox maker Wonder Warp has come out with an iPhone app that lets you collect, organize, and edit data when you’re out and about, syncing that data with your Mac.


A Place for Everything: ShoveBox Mobile not only lets you collect information when you’re on the go, you can also organize it with folders and labels.

The core function of the $4 ShoveBox Mobile is to store information, which means you can input text, photos, Web archives, PDF files, and many other file formats into the app. There’s even a bookmarklet for adding bookmarks to Shovebox Mobile from Mobile Safari.

You can then organize these files using using folders and labels; you can also add comments and annotations. Using Wi-Fi, ShoveBox Mobile syncs up all files and changes with the desktop application.

ShoveBox Mobile’s interface is simple and elegant but powerful. It is able to get the job done easily without any distractions or clutter. Little things like being able to convert rich text to plain text for on-the-go editing make using Shovebox Mobile a pleasant experience. It’s also easy to use and simple to get started with.

There are very few flaws with Shovebox Mobile, though. The only notable annoyances appear when dealing with photos. The app doesn’t offer an option to insert an already-taken image into a note. Unlike text files and bookmarks, photos added to Shovebox Mobile will only go into the inbox upon creation—not to a specified folder. Of course, these files can then be moved after creation.

Shovebox Mobile is the missing companion to Wonder Warp’s desktop application. If you are in the market for a content organization system, Shovebox is undoubtedly a strong and viable product.

ShoveBox Mobile is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.2 software update.

[John Fuller is a freelance designer and writer from Texas.]

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Keep track of those URLs

Everyday I come across a web page I may want to return to, or show to a friend, but do not want to bookmark. This is where ShoveBox shines. Just highlight the URL and drag it to the ShoveBox icon in the menu bar and there it stays for as long as you like. Use ShoveBox Mobile when you're away from your Mac to return to any of the sites you have saved. Also lets you use your iPhone to take pictures or write notes to yourself for later syncing with your Mac. I have also been experimenting with Evernote, but I think ShoveBox's simplicity and elegance will rule out.

ShoveBox is awesome

I have been in love with ShoveBox on my mac for a while now. I was psyched when the iPhone app came out. I just really wish it had over the air sync. I dont even want an online interface, I just want a behind the scenes web sync of my stuff. if they add that, 5 stars baby!

Fabulously functional

This app offers a lot of functionality, and content can be added from your workflow easily and efficiently. I have been using both ShoveBox and Evernote quite heavily for some time, and I have yet to be able to make a decision on eliminating one of them. Their features are similar, but the differences (cloud syncing vs WiFi syncing, to name one) keep the debate in my head raging. I've been disappointed when my iPhone is out of range and I bring up Evernote, only to find my data unretrievable from the cloud. ShoveBox syncs via WiFi (meaning you need to be back on your LAN), but the data is stored on your phone. ShoveBox also maintains text formatting, whereas Evernote does not. Oh, and ShoveBox organizes by folders. Evernote organizes by tags.

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