Comments on: Ubiquitous capture http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/ The journey of a reluctant writer Mon, 12 May 2008 14:58:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rockdragon http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-654 Rockdragon Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:15:33 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-654 The closest I've come to the ideal capture software is Onenote. I use it at work and love it. Don't know how I ever managed without it. But at work I have to use the 2003 version. At home I use the 2007 version. The 2007 version is ten times better than the 2003 version and even syncs with my iPaq (basic sync on one page only). But (another one) I can only read 2003 version notes on the 2007 version (can't edit at all) and the 2003 version won't even recognise the 2007 version. 2003 version won't sync. So, not much cop for truely organising my life but as I have only managed to organise my work life so far with GTD then I can manage :-) The closest I’ve come to the ideal capture software is Onenote. I use it at work and love it. Don’t know how I ever managed without it. But at work I have to use the 2003 version. At home I use the 2007 version. The 2007 version is ten times better than the 2003 version and even syncs with my iPaq (basic sync on one page only). But (another one) I can only read 2003 version notes on the 2007 version (can’t edit at all) and the 2003 version won’t even recognise the 2007 version. 2003 version won’t sync. So, not much cop for truely organising my life but as I have only managed to organise my work life so far with GTD then I can manage :-)

]]> By: rcartwr http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-645 rcartwr Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:55:40 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-645 Jeff, Check this out, it might help you with capture http://lifehacker.com/343665/get-things-done-over-the-phone-with-jott Jeff,

Check this out, it might help you with capture http://lifehacker.com/343665/get-things-done-over-the-phone-with-jott

]]> By: johna705 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-643 johna705 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:31:55 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-643 I keep a simple and cheap 3x5 spiral bound notebook (with spiral at the top; about $0.75 each from Staples) in my back pocket. It's extremely easy to jot an idea, note, ph number, etc. especially while driving (where I seem to get my best ideas!) I've also used a 8.5 x 11 sheet folded into 8 sections...very slim in your pocket. You just need to discipline yourself to check it at regular intervals. Kind of "old school" but it works I keep a simple and cheap 3×5 spiral bound notebook (with spiral at the top; about $0.75 each from Staples) in my back pocket. It’s extremely easy to jot an idea, note, ph number, etc. especially while driving (where I seem to get my best ideas!) I’ve also used a 8.5 x 11 sheet folded into 8 sections…very slim in your pocket. You just need to discipline yourself to check it at regular intervals. Kind of “old school” but it works

]]> By: Julio Angel Ortiz http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-642 Julio Angel Ortiz Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:34:41 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-642 I started doing the following recently: I use GMail as the center of my "nerve center." I use a USB flash drive that contains the portable apps like Thunderbird + Lightning extension for IMAP email and calendar to GMail/Google Calendar. In GMail, I created a filter that looks for a specific alias (e.g. myname+capture@gmail.com) and set the rules to skip the Inbox and label it with something like @In-basket. Then, I have sort it out later at home, work, or remotely. I don't know if this would help but I thought I'd mention it. I started doing the following recently:

I use GMail as the center of my “nerve center.” I use a USB flash drive that contains the portable apps like Thunderbird + Lightning extension for IMAP email and calendar to GMail/Google Calendar. In GMail, I created a filter that looks for a specific alias (e.g. myname+capture@gmail.com) and set the rules to skip the Inbox and label it with something like @In-basket. Then, I have sort it out later at home, work, or remotely.

I don’t know if this would help but I thought I’d mention it.

]]> By: halr9000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-641 halr9000 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-641 I too felt compelled to sign up just to comment. :) I feel your pain, Jeff. I haven't seen a great answer to this, but I've tried a few which get some parts right. For the ultra-short-form ideas / ticklers, I use a program called apMemo (http://www.apsoftsystems.com/apmemo/). It's very lightweight, so if you assign it to a hardware button it's up in a flash. You can scribble on it and then set a reminder in a novel way. Instead of assigning a time (which you can do optionally), you choose an amount of time _from now_. There are presets from 2min up to several hours or days. This works great as I said for the short stuff. But you are limited to a single page per note, and there's no text recognition. As to the answer for the bigger stuff--I don't have one. :( I too felt compelled to sign up just to comment. :)

I feel your pain, Jeff. I haven’t seen a great answer to this, but I’ve tried a few which get some parts right. For the ultra-short-form ideas / ticklers, I use a program called apMemo (http://www.apsoftsystems.com/apmemo/). It’s very lightweight, so if you assign it to a hardware button it’s up in a flash. You can scribble on it and then set a reminder in a novel way. Instead of assigning a time (which you can do optionally), you choose an amount of time _from now_. There are presets from 2min up to several hours or days.

This works great as I said for the short stuff. But you are limited to a single page per note, and there’s no text recognition.

As to the answer for the bigger stuff–I don’t have one. :(

]]> By: tychoish http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-634 tychoish Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:23:57 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2007/12/20/ubiquitous-capture/#comment-634 heh, so I've finally given in to signing up to commenting here. :) The truth is that I'm usually pretty bad with capture. My answer: moleskine. though I must admit to not being terribly proficient with this. when I'm in front of the computer I have a couple of text files that I can open with simple triggers and type what I need to in them. I don't know enough about the status of the PPC these days to say something intelligent about how you'd go about doing this. my general reflex is to say, if it can't be done in a text file, it's not particularly worth doing, but I don't know. Cheers, sam heh, so I’ve finally given in to signing up to commenting here. :)

The truth is that I’m usually pretty bad with capture.

My answer: moleskine. though I must admit to not being terribly proficient with this. when I’m in front of the computer I have a couple of text files that I can open with simple triggers and type what I need to in them. I don’t know enough about the status of the PPC these days to say something intelligent about how you’d go about doing this. my general reflex is to say, if it can’t be done in a text file, it’s not particularly worth doing, but I don’t know.

Cheers,
sam

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