[NTLK] GTD, MessagePad

[Mike Rodgers]

Actually, Jon, it was not information overload.  It was helpful.  With 
the work I do now, I have lost focus.  I no longer see a need to plan, 
schedule or organize things.   While I don't go in for fads, my googling 
of the topic has given me thoughts of perhaps getting re-focused.   
Granted, the projects will not affect much outside my immediate area but 
it can't hurt to be organized.

As I said, I have MoreInfo and used to use this a lot when I was in the 
IT world.  I'm going to see if perhaps MoreInfo and DateMan can work 
together.  I think that DateMan is a robust form of AtAGlance that comes 
with More Info.  Since all apps use the common soups, perhaps this will 
work.  DateMan appears to be more flexible.  While I don't schedule 
meetings, I will have goals on such that will need tracking.

I will also give HyperNewt another looksee as well as SuperNotepad.
Thanks,
Mike

Jon Glass wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Mike Rodgers <pmiker at copper.net> wrote:
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> 43-Folders is actually a part of the GTD system, but has also existed
> for ages. I used a tickler file when I was a manager of a fairly large
> tape duplication and shipping facility. I could never have gotten my
> work done without my tickler file--but it generally contained reports,
> etc. to help me remember each year when to expect and to gauge what to
> expect. For personal things, you can spend a few hours at the
> beginning of the year, writing birthday and anniversary cards for
> everybody you send to, stick the cards in the tickler, and forget
> about them until their month and week come up. This also works for
> other items for special occasions, including gift ideas. Another use
> is for bills (both monthly and annual, or semi-annual). But since this
> is part of the GTD philosophy, it really dovetails. ;-) In that, the
> Newton is excellent as an adjunct to a tickler. I used to use mine to
> remind me to check it, and also set alarms to remind me _what_ was in
> it, as well as when to check. You could also create a virtual tickler
> file using a Notepad addon like Adam Tow's HyperNewt.
>
> I suppose that's more info than you really wanted. ;-)
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