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thelms82000 | 1 Apr 2006 05:11
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Re: Capturing Thoughts Quickly on the PC

Well that looks pretty cool.

This is something I wanted to solve as well.  I'm a Bonsai user, but
it's not always open if I'm working in project or excel or on emails....

I use an AutoHotKey script, http://www.autohotkey.com/,  to fire up a
blank notepad at a keystroke (I use Win + N).  I type out the fleeting
thought, then go back to work.  Every hour or so, I copy this text to
the palm using Vikao,
http://www.mayeticvillage.com/home.nsf/Pages/Vikaoforpalm.  Vikao is a
seperate palm app.  Once or twice a day, after a sync, I go through
that app, copying those different pieces of text to wherever they need
to be, memos, tasks, calendar entries, Bonsai entries, etc.

This must be a great setup for me, I've used it for years despite all
of the "must-have" apps that I've purchased.

There's a bit of a learning curve with the AutoHotkey, I'm sure it
works just as well with Autoit, or any other macro, scripting
programs.  The Vikao app doesn't seem to be mentioned much, it sure is
a jewel.
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Anita Lewis | 1 Apr 2006 14:02
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Re: Shadow Plan usage

Dawn Loomis wrote:
> Hi all, 
> I am going to buy Shadow Plan, but am unsure if I should get just the 
> palm version, or that and the desktop version.  I would appreciate 
> some opinions.
> Thanks
> Dawn
> 

I have both and now that the alpha version of the Desktop is as good as 
it is, I am using it at work in Windows for my planning. I don't 
generally take work home, but I sync my palm and have it with me.  The 
current stable Desktop is good, but the alpha is just about ready to 
become stable and it is very nice.

On the Palm you can link Shadow items to Tasks/Todo and 
Calendar/Datebook.  I used Datebk6 which puts those together as well as 
letting you look into the addresses, make all sorts of links and lots of 
neat things.  The linking from Shadow to the Palm PIM is wonderful GTD 
feature of Shadow for me.

In the Desktop you work with links to the PIMS of course, because there 
is no connection to the palm.  There is development in progress for 
feature to check for link to Tasks so that when you sync the palm, the 
link will be made after the sync.  That will also show you on the 
Desktop if there is a link already in place.

Shadow has its own conduit for the sync.  As for DateBk, there is no 
separate desktop app.  One uses the Palm Desktop for that program, 
because it uses the Palm databases.
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Anita Lewis | 1 Apr 2006 14:32
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Re: Shadow Plan usage

Anita Lewis wrote:
> Dawn Loomis wrote:
> 
>>Hi all, 
>>I am going to buy Shadow Plan, but am unsure if I should get just the 
>>palm version, or that and the desktop version.  I would appreciate 
>>some opinions.
>>Thanks
>>Dawn
>>

> On the Palm you can link Shadow items to Tasks/Todo and 
> Calendar/Datebook.  I used Datebk6 which puts those together as well as 

**I meant - I use DateBk6.  I wouldn't let go of that!!
> 
> In the Desktop you work with links to the PIMS of course, because there 
> is no connection to the palm.  

**I meant - you cannot work with links to the PIMs.

I had to make those two corrections for clarification.  Better have that 
coffee now, I guess. ;-)

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Tom Shannon | 1 Apr 2006 16:32
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RE: Capturing Thoughts Quickly on the PC


> -----Original Message-----
> From: GtD_Palm@...
[mailto:GtD_Palm@...] On Behalf
> Of dprewitt_ky
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:07 PM
> To: GtD_Palm@...
> Subject: [GtD_Palm] Capturing Thoughts Quickly on the PC
> 
> One of the keys to GTD is capturing thoughts quickly. Example: Buy dog
> food. I'm in the middle of working on a spreadsheet and remember that
> I need to buy dog food. Has anyone found an effective way to "throw"
> the thought into their PIM without disrupting your workflow? When I
> was using Outlook, I liked being able to press Ctrl-Alt-k, type a task
> description, then press Alt-s. It was very fast method of recording
> tasks. I'm now using Ecco and I'm open to looking at other PIMs.

You can just use the shooter in Ecco.  Alt-control S brings up the menu and
you go to "add by form".  You can have a form set up called "Inbasket" which
sends it to your inbox in Ecco.

Admittedly that isn't exactly one key press but the whole process takes
about 2 seconds so it's still pretty fast.

Tom S.

"Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel
libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves." 
  - Albert Einstein
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Teri Pittman | 1 Apr 2006 17:52
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Re: Re: Shadow Plan usage

>
> One of many reasons that I've stuck with Shadow has been that there is
> always a Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop created in that order.  I'm on
> the alpha testing list and try out the Windows desktop to further the
> cause so that I can sooner get to the new Linux desktop for my computer
> at home. :-)

Do you know if there are any plans to make the Linux desktop run on Macs
running linux? I can't get it to load at all on my Mac.

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Dennis | 1 Apr 2006 18:05

RE: Digest Number 1892

I love Bonsai but was hoping that Life Balance users didn't need it since
Life Balance can outline!

You know, it's funny that I'm such a big Bonsai fan and the same folks make
Daynotez and I've never understood the excitement over that product.  I am
experiencing a growing need to journal so I may have to try that again. What
do you think of Daynotez so far?

Dennis Thornton

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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:55:27 +0100
   From: Mike Torr <macronencer@...>
Subject: Re: Life Balance

>Are you using it now to replace other tools you've tried?  If so which?
> >
>
>No.  AFTER trying lifebalance I was curious to try Datebook, Bonsai and
>several more, and every time I came back to LB.

My experience has been similar - except that I still use Bonsai now 
as a checklist tool (mainly to remind me about tasks that must all be 
done every day, for example taking vitamin supplements) - it's very 
good at that.  I'm now trying Daynotez too, for information storage, 
as a replacement for Memo Plus...

Mike Torr

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fach57 | 1 Apr 2006 19:26
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Re: Capturing Thoughts Quickly on the PC

If you want to open up a blank notepad with a keystroke, you don't 
need 
to purchase any extra programs. In Windows, just right click on any 
shortcut to Notepad, select Properties, and choose a Shortcut Key by 
typing a Ctrl-Alt+Key or Ctrl-Shift+Key combination (the F keys also 
work). My combination for Notepad Ctrl-Alt-N, and I have similar 
combinations for all apps I use often.

Best,
Lena

--- In GtD_Palm@..., "thelms82000" <thelms82000 <at> ...> 
wrote:
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> Well that looks pretty cool.
> 
> This is something I wanted to solve as well.  I'm a Bonsai user, but
> it's not always open if I'm working in project or excel or on 
emails....
> 
> I use an AutoHotKey script, http://www.autohotkey.com/,  to fire up 
a
> blank notepad at a keystroke (I use Win + N).  I type out the 
fleeting
> thought, then go back to work.  Every hour or so, I copy this text 
to
> the palm using Vikao,

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Mike Torr | 2 Apr 2006 00:19
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>If you want to open up a blank notepad with a keystroke, you don't
>need
>to purchase any extra programs. In Windows, just right click on any
>shortcut to Notepad, select Properties, and choose a Shortcut Key by
>typing a Ctrl-Alt+Key or Ctrl-Shift+Key combination (the F keys also
>work). My combination for Notepad Ctrl-Alt-N, and I have similar
>combinations for all apps I use often.
>
>Best,
>Lena

Another program worth checking out (and one that DA has recommended) 
is ActiveWords.  I use it all the time, and I love it - but that's 
mainly because I'm a keyboard-biased user.  I avoid using the mouse 
where possible.

Check it out if you haven't done so:
http://www.activewords.com/

Mike Torr
http://bloodfalls.org/

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Mike Torr | 2 Apr 2006 00:24
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RE: Digest Number 1892

At 17:05 2006-04-01, Dennis Thornton wrote:
>You know, it's funny that I'm such a big Bonsai fan and the same folks make
>Daynotez and I've never understood the excitement over that product.  I am
>experiencing a growing need to journal so I may have to try that again. What
>do you think of Daynotez so far?

Funny you should ask.  I was going to use it to store reference 
material, but after reading someone else's suggestion on this list in 
the past day or two, I had a change of heart and went for Bonsai!  So 
I've transferred all my Memo Plus reference notes into Bonsai now, 
and I'm very pleased with it.

I think Daynotez will stay installed.  I've paid for it, and I quite 
like it.  But like you, I'm not too sure exactly how I'm supposed to 
make it work hard for me.  I'll keep it around in case I want it for 
work (meeting notes), a travel blog or something.  It might also be a 
good place to write "philosophical" thoughts, i.e. things with no 
immediate (or even eventual) practical value, but which you want to 
keep for their beauty, logic or humour.

Bonsai and Life Balance are my current heroes - they ROCK (as the 
youngsters say). :)

Mike Torr
http://bloodfalls.org/

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Steve Kunkel | 2 Apr 2006 01:30
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Re: Re: Capturing Thoughts Quickly on the PC

I have just started using ShortKeys.  It's not *exactly* for what you are
talking about here.  But has some of the same features and is pretty
cheap...

Also, FYI incase anybody is already a SK user....here is my setup for
automating category assingment for the graphical weekly view in Outlook on
Windows DT.
"[enter]
[enter]
<ALT>g<TAB><TAB><TAB><TAB>categoryName[enter]
<TAB><TAB>[enter]
<ALT>f<SHIFT>c[enter]"
From within Outlook graphic week view, click-n-drag to select the block of
time, type the name of the appointment, then type your ShortKey trigger and
outlook will set the category and return to graphic week view lickity-split!

"[enter]" doesn't actually show up, you just hit the enter button on the
keyboard.

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