Welcome to my Online Home!

Continuing with the GTD theme, here's how I organize. Though I think I covered "organize" somewhat in the previous process post, here's a recap: I've got a buncha lists. :-) Besides lists, I've the requisite files (one sheet of paper = one file), online and offline... but once it's all procesed into the system I use an organized way of seeing what I've able to do. Here's where my views come in.

Outlook: Customized Views

I love how easy it is to customize outlook's views (or I wouldn't be using it anymore. Well, there's syncin', too). Calendar-wise, I like to have a quick view of whether I'm gettting a balance in my areas of responsibility, so I color code them based on category. Some quick hotkeys get them set up, so it's pretty painless. Here's what I use for my calendar:



And here's what I use for my tasks:



This nabs me some really nice views when I'm at my computer, which is where I do my processing thanks to some rockin' autohotkey help. Basically, I don't want to have to touch my mouse for processing... MAYBE if I'm scheduling a meeting, but even then, as little as possible.

That brings me to my PDA, a used Dell Axim x30 gotten through the wonders of eBay. I've assigned the message key to Agenda Fusion (SUCH a great program)'s task view... one of the few views I really benefit from in that program since it's a touch slower than the native handling of tasks.



And home is also tricked out a touch using TasksPlus. Free and worth every penny.



Think that's about it! This system's great for me, since I'm a happy tech user, but fast enough that it gets the heck out of the way when I want to get things done.

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