Assignment

Course Code: CSE 112

Course Title: Computer Fundamentals
Topic: Google Keep

Submitted To:
Md. Asif Iqbal
Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Daffodil International University

Submitted By:
Md. Johirul Islam
ID: 191-23-5490
Section: C1
Department of Textile Engineering
Daffodil International University

Date of Submission: 13-12-2019

 Google Keep
Google Keep is a syncing notepad that connects to Google Drive. It also
supports photo notes, voice notes, and checklists. We covered it when
it launched, but the short version is that Google Keep lets you quickly
take and save those notes, photos, voice memos, and checklists to
Google Drive, and then access them again on any other web-connected
device you use. It's ideal for quick note-taking on the go, anyone who
appreciates simple, fast note-taking tools or to-do apps, or for saving
notes on the desktop that you know you'll need on your Android
phone, like shopping lists, addresses, phone numbers, checklists and to-
do lists, or conference call codes. Keep even supports Google Apps
accounts, so you can use it with your own domain or a business
account.

The interface is colorful and easy to use. Those colors are actually
organization tools that make it easy to tell your personal notes apart
from your work-related ones, or your family-related ones, and so on.
Google Keep's shallow learning curve, the Android app, the web
interface, and the Google Keep Chrome App all make getting it into
your regular workflow easy, regardless of whether you prefer taking
notes on the desktop or on your Android phone or tablet. Bottom line?
If you're not using a syncing note-taking app yet, you love Android, and
Google Chrome is your default browser, Keep could be the productivity
and organizational tool for you. Let's take a look at some of its best
features and how to apply them.
Google Keep is fast. Google Keep is really fast, even on older devices.
The app itself requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher,
but even older devices that have been upgrades don't have a problem
with the app. Adding quick-notes is as simple as tapping the text box at
the top of the Keep window and typing—it's best for those times when
someone's giving you a phone number or address that you want to
remember but tapping a half-dozen times just to start typing makes you
wish you had pen and paper. Just below the quick note field are the
individual buttons for text notes, checklists, voice notes, and images,
and adding each of them is just as quick. You don't have to tap around
or switch views just to add different types of notes, and you don't have
to switch views to see different types of notes, either.
Google Keep's voice notes are better than the competition. Adding
voice notes in Google Keep is as simple as tapping the microphone and
speaking. Once you're finished speaking, the app converts your speech
to text, but it also attaches the original voice recording to the note so
you can play it back and hear yourself. The last time we saw a feature
like this so well integrated with a simple note-taking app (especially one
that also supports to-do lists) was in the (now defunct) ReQall, and
Keep does it much better. ReQall's banner feature was quickly-
transcribed voice notes, and since it all but died, no other to-do app has
really stepped up (and the ones that have offer terrible transcription).
Fans of the also-defunct know what I mean. Making quick recordings to
yourself in the car on the commute home saves you from typing while
driving, and honestly, sometimes it's just easier to talk than it is to type.
Google already knows how to do speech-to-text well, so it's no surprise
it's implemented well in Keep.
Google Drive syncing means your data is portable (and you own it).
Regardless of whether you think Keep is around to stay (personally, I
think it is—it's likely destined to be a core feature of Android, and will
probably be more closely integrated when Key Lime Pie arrives), Google
Drive definitely is. Since Keep is so closely integrated with Drive,
everything you store will be available in Drive within seconds. Plus, it
doesn't matter whether you're making your notes on the web or on
your Android phone—it's all there in moments.
Google Keep's web app is fast, minimal, and functional. Most of us,
when we get to work or sit down at our desks, want to put our phones
down, dock them, charge them, and get to work on our computers. Just
because you're working on a computer doesn't mean you have to use a
different to-do or note-taking app. Keep's Chrome App and even the
web interface make it easy to continue using the service from your
computer the moment you put your phone down. Plus, Google Keep
was actually designed to function well both on Android and the web.
Many of our favorite to-do apps work great on your smartphone, but
suck on the desktop—if they're available via the web at all.
Search and archive make organization crazy simple. Keep brings some
of that old Gmail magic to a note-taking app. Instead of just deleting
your checklists when you're finished with them, or deleting photos
you've saved when you buy the item you snapped a pic of, archive
them instead. They'll be easily searchable if you ever want to find them
again, and yes—if you didn't know, Google Keep does have universal
search, not just for titles, but for note contents as well.
Google Keep's home screen widget is awesome. Google Keep isn't the
first app to feature a home screen widget that works well for to-dos,
but since Keep's widget combines your notes and the ability to quickly
add new notes without opening the app first, you'll want to make room
on a home screen for it.
Google Keep isn't perfect. If you're not an Android user, the webapp is
good, but it's not as robust as it could be, and it's missing the ability to
add voice notes (although color-coding, photos, and checklists are still
there). Still, it's a far sight better than the web versions of some other
to-do apps we've seen. If you're an iOS user though, you're out in the
cold, at least for now. If you don't like Google Drive, you can't move
your notes to another service like Dropbox or Box.net. Keep is also
missing tags, and even though the built-in search is great, tags and
categories would be a welcome addition to keep everything neatly
organized. Even so, it's seriously fast, completely free, and a strong
contender...when compared against the right alternatives.