Perhaps the greatest treasure in the recent MacHeist nanoBundle (which was covered by Simon in a recent post) is ShoveBox. It’s a clippings organizer that lets you capture, view, organize and edit data that is elegant in its simplicity. This very usable application resides in the menubar, making it accessible at all times regardless of what application you are using.

Capture Information in ShoveBox

Living online, we can get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of “stuff” that we need to keep track of — URLs, images, notes, quotes, snippets of information, the list goes on. With ShoveBox, you can easily capture all of that stuff into the application and keep it organized and easy to find when you need it. It’s designed to fit effortlessly into your workflow, making it ideal for users who aren’t productivity or organizational ninjas.

For example, you can quickly capture images from your Mac’s iSight Camera. Another capture option is QuickJot, which lets you speedily add your own notes into ShoveBox through a user-definable hotkey. While QuickJot notes don’t have the tagging and Source URL fields like Evernote, ShoveBox isn’t designed to be a full-blown note-taking application. QuickJot is for capturing notes on the fly.

ShoveBox also lets you capture data from the clipboard — it’s really easy to use and a great way to capture snippets of text you want to keep.



Organize Information in ShoveBox

ShoveBox doesn’t force you to use any organizational mantra or fad, so novice users can be organized and productive from the get-go. It has a simple set of organizational tools (folders, flags and labels) that you can set up and use as you wish.

You also have the option to export textual data to text, RTF, and Word files, and images to BMP, TIFF, JPG and PNG.



ShoveBox for iPhone

After checking out ShoveBox as part of the bounty from the MacHeist nanoBundle, I was happy to see there was an iPhone application — I was lucky enough to snag it while it was on sale. ShoveBox for iPhone lets you sync up with ShoveBox on your desktop via Wi-Fi and have full access to all your clippings while on the go.

If you missed the MacHeist nanoBundle, you can obtain ShoveBox directly from WonderWarp Software. It costs $24.95 for a full license with a 30-day trial available. The ShoveBox Mobile application is available from the iTunes App Store for $3.99.

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