I’ve played with the beta, and it’s pretty sweet.

I personally like http://www.Gtdagenda.com

I recently found out that I’m no longer referring to my PDA anymore. Also, my schedule isn’t scattered like before. Since I’m on the computer most of the time, I switched to using Google Calendar and Remember The Milk.

If I don’t have pen and paper, Twitter fills that gap because I could send text messages to rtm and it’ll show up on my list.

Oh yeah, Jott helps, too.

Sorry, I’m barely catching up with these posts. Brutal.</em

Yes, I’ve read and re-read that content. Bruce is the one who turned me on to GTD, in fact.

None of these tools are inherently “good” or “bad.” It’s all subjective: what helps you is good… for you. I’ve read many a blog entry about how someone benefited from tools like Pocket Informant, PhatNotes, whatever. Those apps work for a lot of people. I have ADHD, however, and may have a bit of an OCD streak in me as well (nothing diagnosable, but I’m just a very… thorough… person, shall we say). Give me something like Pocket Informant and I can’t stop tweaking it to the point where I waste more than half of my useful productive time. It doesn’t mean PI is bad, it means *I* can’t use it to good effect.

It’s all about knowing yourself. As Bruce said, one of the nice things about GTD is that it doesn’t tell you how to implement it. GTD is the blueprint, and you are the builder.

Geez, I’m long-winded today. I’d best get back to work and GSD (Get *Something* Done).

We’re all saying the same thing, really. Just a different set of tools. Bill, not sure if you’ve seen Bruce’s Keen PDA site or not, but he has a wealth of information on both Palm and Pocket PC. Great stuff. That’s what I like about Bruce’s site. It’s agnostic to the toolset, though he does get in depth and explain how he uses tools on both that help increase productivity.

As I mentioned before, I love the simplicity of Palm, but I too use a Pocket PC now for my needs. I agree with you that the built-in apps are the most stable, but I have some minor things I use, such as Spb Diary, which makes my Today screen very usable. But, I’ve found (just as you have) that trying to tweak too much just slows things down and really doesn’t add that much more value or productivity. Great thoughts!

Fair enough, and you’re right: it doesn’t matter what tool you use as long as it works for you. I’m learning that a “plain vanilla” Pocket PC with no added software works just fine as a “ubiquitous capture tool” as David Allen calls it.

If a house falls apart, no one will marvel at the nifty hammer used to nail it together. By the same token, if your organizational scheme doesn’t enable you to meet your commitments to yourself and others, no one will marvel at the type of PDA or planner you use.

Sorry for the thread drift.