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MacBook Pro | GTD | BlackBerry...Anyone, Anyone??
jdcpar5 | May 10 2006
OK, I made the "switch" yesterday after my WinXP box decided to fry my Outlook data file............again. Anyone out there use GTD on a Mac synched with a BlackBerry? I found the PocketMac for BlackBerry sync software, but I am totally new to Mac and don't know what is best for a PIM. Lots of choices, obviously, but I'm trying to keep it simple for Calendar, Tasks/To-do's, Contacts and Notes. I use webmail, so email client is not a concern. So far, I've found: KinklessGTD: I've read about it briefly, seems simple enough, but I'm more Contact | Notes | Calendar focused - my projects are simple lists. Not sure if I can sync it with my crackberry. Palm Desktop for Mac: I would LOVE to use this, but I can't figure out how to sync it with a crackberry. (Like most, the crackberry is an office requirement and I'm trying to avoid carrying a Palm and a crackberry device both) Address Book | iCal | Stickies: This appears to be the simplest "out of the box" possibility, but I don't yet see how to categorize Stickies (memos/reference lists). That's what I've seen so far. Sorry for the long-winded post, but I'm struggling to get my GTD / PIM setup in the Mac asap. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd REALLY appreciate it!!! -- 21 Comments
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 Also, that Kinkless GTD for...Submitted by Berko on May 11, 2006 - 5:10pm.
jdcpar5 wrote: Also, that Kinkless GTD for OmniOutliner Pro looks great for Next Actions / Projects / Contexts, so that could be my Tasks replacement - has anyone here used it in their GTD system? I know The Man uses it and writes highly about it, but it looks complcated to use? Any thoughts? Anyone, Bueller?? I used kGTD for a while. It is a really slick little system. If you are the sort that can get personally invested in your work with an electronic system, then by all means go for it. (I am one of the ones that can't.) I think it's probably the best solution on the Mac platform. Plus, it'll give you an excuse to get OOP. (I'm assuming the MBP's come with OO like my PB did.) There are some other standalone apps that look to have some potential as well. Search the board for them. If you do go the kGTD route, I have some suggestions. First, wipe out the context list and start from scratch entering your own. Second, create a "Miscellaneous" project for the inevitable this-is-just-a-next-action-and-doesn't-belong-to-a-project actions that will pop up. Third, do some meta-thinking about how you want your stuff synched with iCal and then make the appropriate settings in kGTD. Do some of your contexts need to go in a single calendar? (If so, why do you have two contexts instead of one?) Are there some of your contexts that you don't need or want to sync? Finally, create a couple more top level sections for stuff like Reference and Someday-Maybe. Last count I had, these sections weren't there by default. These are important things to get out of the way so you can start out feeling like you really own kGTD and aren't fitting yourself into its mould. Sorry for such a long post, but you kinda got in my wheelhouse. :D » POSTED IN:
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