Hello,

I'm new to this forum.
I've listened the GTD book several times (Audible), but only now am I trying to implement it.
I've been looking for the best software tools, especially those that sync with a Pocket PC. I depend on my PPC for almost everything.
I have to have visible and audible reminders for everything or I just won't do it. I am too sidetracked. I even forget to eat. Very often I find food in the microwave that I heated the day before and left it there uneaten. In the old days, prior to MW, I used to burn pots and pans all the time.

Recently I decided to try using MindManager. I downloaded the trial versions of 2 add ins: GyroQ and ResultsManager. I am playing with both,
Any ideas on this area. Has anyone tried implementing GTD with MindMaps?

Now, the thank you part. Thank you for letting me know I'm not alone. I knew I was ill, but I didn't know there were others like me. And this illness has a name!!!
Crimping, is it :)
Just to give you an idea: I read some of the posts in this forum some days ago and I have already installed and uninstalled Ultra Recall, Zoot (never worked), Achieve Planner, MyLife Organized, Thinking Rock and a dozen (literally) more. I love to play around with new software, much more than games, actually. Except for cards and backgammon.

Anyway, I don't normally write much. I'm a lurker most of the time, but this was my intro.

Regards,
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Cristina in Lisboa, Portugal

Cristina,

Glad to have you on board. The more the merrier. And, no, you are not alone. I think it is safe to say that most of us here have CRIMP (which stands for compulsive-reactive information management purchasing) to some extent or another. I agree that it is more fun to play around with new software than it is to play games on the computer.

I can't offer any suggestions for mind mapping or GTD, as these are two areas that haven't infected me yet. But I'm sure others here will have plenty of advice.

Steve Z.
Hubbardton, Vermont, USA

MyBase has both standalone and Pocket PC versions, give it a try ... it's very versatile

Cristina Ramos wrote:

[snip] I have already installed and uninstalled Ultra Recall, Zoot
(never worked), Achieve Planner, MyLife Organized, Thinking Rock and a dozen
(literally) more. I love to play around with new software, much more than games,
actually. Except for cards and backgammon. [/snip]

Cristina, as a person who uses UltraRecall Pro on a daily basis (formerly Agenda, Zoot, EccoPro, ADM), I'm wondering why you installed & un-installed UltraRecall (instead of using it)?

My personality needs are similar to yours, ie. reminders & notes for everything to get anything done + I am a packrat when it comes to information. UltraRecall works for me even tho it needs a few things & I'm wondering why it didn't work for you. BTW, I have no cx interest in the company, just a crimper like yourself .

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Jan Rifkinson
Ridgefield, CT USA

Cristina,

MyBase is great, if you save Web pages. Presently it is my most-used PIM. I have never tried the pocket version, so cannot comment on it. URL - www.wjjsoft.com (It's developers live in central China.)

Also try Pocket Thinker, http://www.pocketthinker.com/

I assumed you've Googled for what you want, trying "PIM," "Planner,' and "Organizer" along with "alarms," etc..

-c

I never attempted to implement GTD with MindManager, nor any other mindmapping software I used, as it's just not my cup of tea and seemed overly confusing and inflexible. However there are people for whom it works, for one I would try to search through the GTD group (was it on Yahoogroups or Googlegroups? not sure), I remember there were some good posts on GTD with Mindmanager in the past.

I can see how Cristina didn't like UltraRecall, given she is into Mindmaps. UR is just not for the visually oriented person, and too geeky.

Thomas wrote:

I can see how Cristina didn't like UltraRecall, given she is into Mindmaps. UR is just not for the visually
oriented person, and too geeky.

Geeky? Noooooooo :)
http://www.kinook.com/Forum/member.php?&action=getinfo&userid=2320

When you mentioned MindMaps, most mind managers have only simple tree structure, which is basically the familiar explorer tree you see in most PIM softs, including UR. Just hoist your item in UR and there you go, the only difference is that the root item is not in the middle, that's it!

Jan Rifkinson wrote:

Cristina, as a person
who uses UltraRecall Pro on a daily basis (formerly Agenda, Zoot, EccoPro, ADM), I'm
wondering why you installed & un-installed UltraRecall (instead of using it)?

I tried it twice, but to be fair I may have given up too easily. I don't know why. I think it's the interface. But I'm not sure.
Maybe, as Thomas said, it doesn't suit someone who is visually oriented. And I am, 100%.

To capture all kinds of information I use OneNote. I upgraded recently to 2007. I already liked it before, but now I love it. And the funny thing is I don't know any one else who uses OneNote. People around here don't even know it exists.
I especially like the screen clipping feature (all my receipts from online shopping, for example), the fact that I can extract text from pictures (to cut and paste activation codes from the screen clippings) and the "send to OneNote" from the web browser and other office programmes.

I tried InfoSelect too. But again, the interface was too cumbersome. I used it irregularly for several years (I think I paid 3 times for the yearly license), and still have some CDs with lots of InfoSelect files (I'm an info hoarder too).

Cristina in Lisboa, Portugal

quant wrote:

MyBase has both standalone and Pocket PC versions, give it a try ... it's very
versatile

Hmmm... I have seen that name around here, but I never tried it. Tempting.

For Pocket PC, I bought PC Informant, Agenda Fusion and Spb Diary. I don't really like any of them.
I also have ListPro and recently I installed OneNote Mobile. This is really cool. I can write, take pictures, record sound messages really easily and it syncs very well with my laptop. However, it doesn't accept ink. For ink notes I use PhatPad.

Cristina in Lisboa, Portugal

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

I think it is safe to say that most of us here have CRIMP (which stands for
compulsive-reactive information management purchasing) to some extent or
another.

I think I had PIM programmes since my first computer. Well, not with the Spectrum :)
Paper Pims too. Filofaxes (I had 2), Rollerdexes, you name it. I had several. I love stationary stuff, but paper doesn't work for me.
First I tend to have writer's block when I pick up a pen, or pencil. And if I write something, I never look back to read it.
I missed too may appointments and important meetings like this.
I have always wanted to keep a diary. I started more than 100 times with paper (always buying different types of notebooks) and always gave up. Now I've been faithful to my digital diary for some time. I use The Journal.

I work very well with a computer. I write easily, ideas come fast and the fact that it has reminders is very important.
The problem is that I cannot carry my laptop everywhere. Although, I take it almost everyday to school (I'm a teacher), sometimes I have to leave it at home. I don't drive, I walk, and it's difficult to carry everything with me. So it was heaven when the PPCs appeared. I am now on my second one. This one is also a phone and I just love it. I've never missed any important dates anymore. I just miss the smell of my beautiful leather Filofax.

I'm a recent convert to OneNote 2007 Christina, and I love how its simplicity hides its power without putting it out of reach.

As it happens, I started on my current benighted CRIMP path when I trialled InfoSelect 8 (probably a hacked copy as in those days no trial version was available.) Unlike you, I like the InfoSelect interface, but the price was, and is, ludicrous (it must be said that Micro Logic has cajones to get away with it), so I moved to Ariadne (similar interface, much cheaper), ADM, Whizfolders, UR and on and on and on to my current collection...... ;-) I'm not planning to even trial InfoSelect 2007, given the price and my feelings about Micro Logic, and the idea of moving data into yet another program dismays me at the moment, though the itch may arise again shortly :-)

Graham (in Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Cristina Ramos wrote:

To capture all kinds of information I use OneNote. I upgraded recently to
2007. I already liked it before, but now I love it. And the funny thing is I don't know any
one else who uses OneNote. People around here don't even know it exists.
I especially
like the screen clipping feature (all my receipts from online shopping, for
example), the fact that I can extract text from pictures (to cut and paste activation
codes from the screen clippings) and the "send to OneNote" from the web browser and
other office programmes.

I tried InfoSelect too. But again, the interface was too
cumbersome. I used it irregularly for several years (I think I paid 3 times for the
yearly license), and still have some CDs with lots of InfoSelect files (I'm an info
hoarder too).

Cristina in Lisboa, Portugal

Cristina Ramos wrote:

I think I had PIM programmes since my first computer. Well, not
with the Spectrum :)
Paper Pims too. Filofaxes (I had 2), Rollerdexes, you name it. I
had several. I love stationary stuff, but paper doesn't work for me.
First I tend to
have writer's block when I pick up a pen, or pencil. And if I write something, I never
look back to read it.
I missed too may appointments and important meetings like
this.
I have always wanted to keep a diary. I started more than 100 times with paper
(always buying different types of notebooks) and always gave up. Now I've been
faithful to my digital diary for some time. I use The Journal.

I work very well with a
computer. I write easily, ideas come fast and the fact that it has reminders is very
important.
The problem is that I cannot carry my laptop everywhere. Although, I take
it almost everyday to school (I'm a teacher), sometimes I have to leave it at home. I
don't drive, I walk, and it's difficult to carry everything with me. So it was heaven
when the PPCs appeared. I am now on my second one. This one is also a phone and I just love
it. I've never missed any important dates anymore. I just miss the smell of my
beautiful leather Filofax.

Cristina,

In describing yourself, you have almost described me to a tee. I like the idea of paper (I can't tell you how many journal notebooks I have, with one or two pages of scribblings), but I can't really write effectively except on the computer. I am a fan of The Journal too. I think David Michael (The Journal's developer) is planning a PocketPC version, though I'm not sure when it might be available.

I also like OneNote 2007 very much. For me, it is the perfect companion to Zoot.

Steve Z.
Hubbardton, Vermont USA