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Clarify developer token instructions
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Thanks to @XayOn for the original text.
This commit incorporates clarification on activation, by @iafan,
and some further phrasing simplification.
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## Login with a developer token

Geeknote requests a Developer token after an unsuccesfull oauth request.
Geeknote requires a Developer token after an unsuccessful OAuth request.

You can obtain one by following the next simple steps:

- Create an API key for SANDBOX environment
- Request your API key to be activated on production
- Convert it to a personal token

To do so, go to [Evernote FAQ](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#createkey)
on the section "How do I create an API key?". You'll receive an e-mail with
your key and secret.
To do so, go to [Evernote FAQ](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#createkey) and refer to
the section "How do I create an API key?". As directed, click on the
"Get an API Key" button at the top of the page, and complete the
revealed form. You'll then receive an e-mail with your key and
secret.

Once you received your key and secret, activate your key, following the
When you receive your key and secret, activate your key by following the
instructions on the ["How do I copy my API key from Sandbox to www (production)?"](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#activatekey) section of the FAQ.
Specifying that your're using the key it for the "geeknote" application on the form.
Be sure to specify on the form that you're using the key for the "geeknote" application.

Finally, you will receive another email from devsupport (check on your spam
folder) notifying that your key has been activated on production servers.
It will contain a link to get a [personal token](https://dev.evernote.com/get-token/) from that key that you can use as
your "Evernote developer token" when logging in with geeknote.
Once your API key activation is processed by Evernote Developer
Support, they will send you an email with further instructions on
obtaining the personal token.

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