Comments on: Keep Your Notes in Order with the Daily Scratchpad http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/ Productivity for Entrepreneurs, GTD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Yen O. http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-23293 Yen O. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:46:36 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-23293 I never ever post but this time I will,Thanks alot for the great blog. I never ever post but this time I will,Thanks alot for the great blog.

]]> By: Lusher http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-23229 Lusher Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:16:13 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-23229 my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with ‘we leave it to you to decide’.

]]> By: Ted L | California Lemon Law Attorney http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-21381 Ted L | California Lemon Law Attorney Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:55:06 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-21381 I just avoid throwing the scraps away. My three note storage areas don't take up much space and I can dig through them once or twice a year when needed. I just avoid throwing the scraps away. My three note storage areas don’t take up much space and I can dig through them once or twice a year when needed.

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]]> By: Tommy http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20218 Tommy Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:04:31 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-20218 I'm w/ Bill on the spiral notebook dedicated to this purpose. I have one (5x7 - Ampad spiral Project Planner) I use to take notes when I am on the phone and larger (legal - Ampad spiral Project Planner) notebook where I put action items and map out ideas/thoughts. Also I should mentioned how important, but simple, it is to date each page. I like these brand of notebooks cause of the layout (a simple grid) of the page, including a place for a date, page #, title, ruled lines, and a sidebar area. I do as far to file these away when I am done with them for at least a couple years. I can't tell you how many times I've gone back to them to look for an idea, locate some contact information, you name it. I've also tried just about every online solution you can name (PC and Mac -- I use both). I mean all of them. None of them work for me. Although I've been on a computer since the early 80s, I am a paper and mechanical pencil kind of guy. Now with that said after I map out ideas on paper I do move them onto my computer. And of course all my writing and source documents are computer-based. I like Microsoft OneNote and the integration now with Outlook '07 is pretty amazing. Now if I just had an extension for Firefox so I could send materials directly from my browser to OneNote '07, like you can with MS Explorer I'd be set. I’m w/ Bill on the spiral notebook dedicated to this purpose. I have one (5×7 – Ampad spiral Project Planner) I use to take notes when I am on the phone and larger (legal – Ampad spiral Project Planner) notebook where I put action items and map out ideas/thoughts. Also I should mentioned how important, but simple, it is to date each page. I like these brand of notebooks cause of the layout (a simple grid) of the page, including a place for a date, page #, title, ruled lines, and a sidebar area. I do as far to file these away when I am done with them for at least a couple years. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone back to them to look for an idea, locate some contact information, you name it.

I’ve also tried just about every online solution you can name (PC and Mac — I use both). I mean all of them. None of them work for me. Although I’ve been on a computer since the early 80s, I am a paper and mechanical pencil kind of guy. Now with that said after I map out ideas on paper I do move them onto my computer. And of course all my writing and source documents are computer-based. I like Microsoft OneNote and the integration now with Outlook ‘07 is pretty amazing. Now if I just had an extension for Firefox so I could send materials directly from my browser to OneNote ‘07, like you can with MS Explorer I’d be set.

]]> By: Bill http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20165 Bill Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:15:03 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-20165 I use a small 6X4 spiral notebook next to my phone on my desk. It is small enough it doesn't get in the way and the spiral pages keep it note. I normal transfer information to my address book and task system, but I never throw away the pages so if I forget to transfer it, I still have a record. When the book is full I date the cover page and keep in a drawer for a year or so. The thing I gotta get better at is to write a name next to a phone number so weeks later I can remember who's number it is. I use a small 6X4 spiral notebook next to my phone on my desk. It is small enough it doesn’t get in the way and the spiral pages keep it note. I normal transfer information to my address book and task system, but I never throw away the pages so if I forget to transfer it, I still have a record. When the book is full I date the cover page and keep in a drawer for a year or so. The thing I gotta get better at is to write a name next to a phone number so weeks later I can remember who’s number it is.

]]> By: Sekhmet http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-20008 Sekhmet Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:29:19 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-20008 I'm a notorious note taker - stickie notes, index cards, notebooks, PDA you name it and I use it to take notes. However, I too loose track of info, ideas, lists and other notes that if they were organized and not in various piles maybe I could develop my ideas and not forget important info. I found two free programs that I am trying out and so far they seem to help. Zulu Pad at www.gersic.com/zulupad and Stickies v6.5 at www.zhornsoftware.co.uk. I’m a notorious note taker – stickie notes, index cards, notebooks, PDA you name it and I use it to take notes. However, I too loose track of info, ideas, lists and other notes that if they were organized and not in various piles maybe I could develop my ideas and not forget important info. I found two free programs that I am trying out and so far they seem to help. Zulu Pad at http://www.gersic.com/zulupad and Stickies v6.5 at http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk.

]]> By: The Lemon Law Guy http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-19978 The Lemon Law Guy Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:52:49 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-19978 Yep, this simple tool is incredibly powerfull - and i have it in my backpocket by the way. Idea, though, is widely described over the net and well known as a 'hipster pda'. check here for more info - http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Hipster_PDA Yep, this simple tool is incredibly powerfull – and i have it in my backpocket by the way. Idea, though, is widely described over the net and well known as a ‘hipster pda’. check here for more info – http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Hipster_PDA

]]> By: Patrick Rhone http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-19968 Patrick Rhone Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:35:24 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-19968 I actually have gotten into a similar habit with my "Today" index card. I keep an index card with three simple things I would like to accomplish for the day written on it. I keep this on my desk next to my laptop. Then, I use the rest of the whitespace on the card to capture notes, phone numbers, and other like incoming items. At the end of the day, I move any undone items from the original three to the card for the next day, add more to equal three on that card, and then toss the old card into my Inbox for processing the random notes and numbers and such. This system has really worked for me. Especially the "three things" aspect because it makes me feel like I am accomplishing something. I actually have gotten into a similar habit with my “Today” index card. I keep an index card with three simple things I would like to accomplish for the day written on it. I keep this on my desk next to my laptop. Then, I use the rest of the whitespace on the card to capture notes, phone numbers, and other like incoming items. At the end of the day, I move any undone items from the original three to the card for the next day, add more to equal three on that card, and then toss the old card into my Inbox for processing the random notes and numbers and such. This system has really worked for me. Especially the “three things” aspect because it makes me feel like I am accomplishing something.

]]> By: Tea Packaging http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/comment-page-1/#comment-19965 Tea Packaging Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:33:21 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2008/03/24/keep-your-notes-in-order-with-the-daily-scratchpad/#comment-19965 I just figured this one out myself... seems obvious, but i cant tell you how many contacts I lose this way! The trick seems to be to do the end of day copy / info filing, otherwise you just have a whole pad of scribbles. Better than a desk full, but not much more useful- I just figured this one out myself… seems obvious, but i cant tell you how many contacts I lose this way! The trick seems to be to do the end of day copy / info filing, otherwise you just have a whole pad of scribbles. Better than a desk full, but not much more useful-

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