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Welcome to this special edition of Taming the Trunk where I’m chatting to fellow Evernote Certified Expert Stacey Harmon.
This is a long chat with an extra 20 minutes of bonus content for paid subscribers which you'll find at the end of this post.
Grab a coffee/beer/wine and dig in.
There’s no screen sharing in the video, just two people talking, so this is ideal to listen to just like an audio podcast. Listen whenever and wherever you want.
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The video covers:
Evernote V11. How it’s progressing and the pace of new releases
AI in Evernote. Where it’s genuinely useful, what you can turn off and where it fits day to day.
AI Meeting Notes + transcription. How Stacey uses it.
AI Titles + naming conventions. Keywords vs consistency and how to reduce the admin.
Tabs are back. How Jon uses tabs to structure his day and what Stacey still wants improved.
Newer non-AI features like callouts, floating table of contents and Mermaid charts.
The bonus content for paid subscribers of Taming the Trunk covers:
Has AI changed how Stacey collects/captures info vs how she creates work?
How Stacey uses Claude alongside Evernote.
Practical Claude workflow like turning transcripts into outlines, brainstorming newsletter angles, business/revenue analysis and reporting, etc.
MCP explained (in plain English).
What MCP could enable.
Features Stacey still wants in Evernote.
Once again, don’t forget to sign up to Stacey’s Evernote newsletter.
Let me know your thoughts and comments on what we talked about.
Have a great weekend
All the best
Jon
