Getting Organized II

Last Time, I talked about a number of different calendars to get organized. I also mentioned my personal favorite was my Treo, as well as a date book (paper organizer). Now I want to talk about To Do Lists. Everyone uses them and I highly recommend using them. Unlike the calendars, you have a little more freedom with a to do or tasks list, as you can write them anywhere. But be sure to keep track of them. I want to tell you about some of the methods I use, as well as a couple of nice resources.

My Treo:

As I mentioned in the last post of this series, I use my Treo for everything. The Tasks feature is displayed right with the calendar, and you can set reminders on it. Not to mention it auto-syncs with my PC so I will get reminders while I work too.

Paper Lists:

The absolute best for an ad-hock to do list, though I have been known to use my treo’s memos feature for that as well. I will usually scribble a to do list in my datebook, on one of the days of the week that has already past- that way I will still see it when I check my calendar for the week (at least until the end of that week). I will also jot one down on a legal pad I have on me or the white board that is up in my room

White Boards:

I have used one every year of school, and plan on it for my senior year. Easy to update, always on display, and writing that list you wrote during class one more time will help you remember it.

Online Resources:

Admittedly, I do not use online resources that often. The problem with to do lists I have used online is the same I have with online calendars- You need to be at a computer. I have emailed myself lists (I always check my email, a million times a day. AND I get my email on my treo) on occasion. The best site I have seen is TaDa List. It is nice and easy to use. With that said, I would like to plug a project I am working on, that I hope to have complete soonish. TasksBook.com will be a way to bring your online tasks list to you- It will be clean and easy to use, and it will send you not only email reminders but txt message reminders to your phone. It is really a project I started to hone my AJAX skills, as well as a build a useful app for users. While I have taken on a few clients and school is starting soon, I will use my free time to develop the site and get it into beta as soon as possible.

What do you use for your tasks?? Is there a website or really good method I missed?? Next time: Contacts List. Later!