The test of any storage tool is whether you can retrieve the information you need when you need it.

Evernote's method of organization is straightforward. You organize your items by putting them into notebooks (such as "Work," "Favorite Web sites" or "Roof repair estimates"). You can also add tags as a way to filter them down even further.

To find your items, you can click on a notebook and/or one or more tags in the left-hand column. You can also simply start typing into a search box, and Evernote will immediately beginning filtering the items according to your search term(s).