TIP: Don't upload lots of attachments to your notes that will use up the precious monthly upload space.
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The free subscription allows uploads of up to 60 MB per month but there are also premium and business options which give both more space and better collaboration options. Additionally, save webpages as new notes using the 'Web Clipper' browser extension so you can easily find them later (across your devices) and look at them when you have more time. By adding tags to notes you can also find them by category. You can also sort notes into separate notebooks for different projects and share them straight from the app. So if you save a note about something on your phone and sync your accounts you can see it later on your tablet, laptop or PC. One of its best features is that it syncs across all devices and browsers that you login to. Note: you will need to create an account to use cloud storage platforms.Įvernote is probably the best known note keeping app around. You can also use cloud storage to back up the crucial files on your office hard drive. This means you can check a document quickly whilst you're away at a conference, and edit it there and then. Share your protocol documents, data and images with everyone in your lab or just those who need them.īy uploading your lab documents to the cloud you will be able to access them wherever you go on nearly any device. Additional control is possible with some providers by choosing whether the people you are sharing with are allowed to edit the files. You can also share the files by e-mail or by activating the sharing link and giving the unique URL to anybody who needs access. While the free packages don't offer loads of space for high-res images or videos, they will give you plenty of room for word documents, spreadsheets and pdfs. Both have a number of monthly pricing plans for anything over this. Google offers 15 GB and Microsoft offers 5 GB of space for free. The best cloud based storage solutions include Google Drive, Microsoft's OneDrive and Dropbox. Here we have selected a mixture of tools that can help wean your lab off of paper.Ĭloud storage is a great way of storing and sharing all of your files for easy access wherever you are. Whilst there may always be a place for post-it notes and an old-fashioned notepad for quickly scribbling something down, it's time that researchers embraced the efficiencies that going digital provides. And it's not all about having your files in a safe digital form it also enhances sharing, collaboration and innovative ideas. The advantages of digitising your lab notes (or the entire management of your lab) are huge but it's taking a long time to become normal practice.