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Newton management (Palm works, too)
mcwitt | Sep 18 2006
I use a Newton, on a daily basis. It does handwriting like no other machine, has an excellent primitive outliner mode, and exports OPML to the desktop for easy processing later on. I use it for my dates/tasks management, brainstorming, note-taking in meetings, and so on. It's a collection place, and a place to do some processing of that collected material. I bring up my hacked method of organizing my life (or links to things I wrote elsewhere) simply to share how an organic filing system arises over a decade's use. Moving away from it now would really hurt. The links to what I wrote for another group, without any further explanation, are at: It's relatively brief in both cases, but it's how I manage my life as an academic. I'm sure you can do a Palm in the same fashion (using NoteTaker rather than the anemic memo), and my Alphasmart Dana would do much of it really well, too. Anyway, the point is to look at the system and not the hardware that I use. Enjoy! 6 Comments
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 re: Fellow Newton User & GTDerSubmitted by Todd V on December 13, 2006 - 10:02pm.
It's great to know there are still Newton users around. I'm still using a Messagepad 130 -- largely because of its slightly smaller size. I found a Five Star Texas Instruments Calculator case that works perfect for keeping it and all of my credit cards, etc. together. It all goes onto a shoulder bag I bought from Fossil that ensures I always have my ubiquitous capturing device with me. I'm still amazed after so much time just how the Newton still has functionality that rivals the best PDAs out today. If only there were a way to increase its memory power. I use TimeTrax for the dates on my Newton. It works amazingly well for accessing at-a-glance all of my todos, calendar items, and I can toggle between months and day and week views really quickly. Very nice little program for the Newton. I also use NewtSync and NewTen for installing new packages onto my Newton. And I use the text plug-in with NewtSync to upload any new notes into the "Send to PDA" folder on my desktop. I also have been working on designing my own GTD implementation on the mac called "Ready-Set-Do!" which comprehensively integrates all of one's files and programs into the GTD workflow without locking users into a particular application. Just reading through your online stuff I think you'll be able to relate to the philosophy behind my approach to GTD of streamlining it all through the file system architecture of the mac. I designed a Sync iCal ToDos plug-in that goes with it that works really well for Palm users who sync with iCal. I had to do that for Palm users since there are so many of them. But I'm also very interested in ideas for the Newton since that's what I'm using right now. You are right about the bugs in the syncing with NewtSync. But perhaps you'll see what I'm doing and come up with some ideas for me. It's also possible, as I state in the Read Me file of Ready-Set-Do! to set it up so that instead of iCal, it works with whatever calendar program or handheld device a person uses. So you could change the alias of the "Calendar" alias on the dekstop to open a folder or something that says "Look at the calendar on your Newton" or something. Anyways, if you're interested, here's the link to Ready-Set-Do! I'd appreciate any suggestions or feedback. http://homepage.mac.com/toddvasquez/apps Sincerely, Todd V » POSTED IN:
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