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Keeping track of projects
awe | Feb 5 2007
Hi everybody, I'm new here, so I hope I'm in the right forum. I've got the following problem: I'm a student in audio engineering and after my diploma I want to go to film school. So right now, I'm pretty busy with creative projects. In fact, I'm kinda overloaded; I've got school projects and papers, commissions, and a whole lot of my own projects that I have to complete in order to qualify for film school. So it's a pretty inmanageable mix... So what I need, basically, is a system to keep track of all my current projects, i.e. what I have to do on which project, the progress and, if available, a deadline. I don't want any fancy applications, all I'm working with is iCal and my Palm. I've found that the Memos in Palm are a good starting point, but I'm having a little trouble organising it all. Anybody got ideas? I'd appreciate it. Alex 9 Comments
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 Oh, sorry about the abbreviation...the...Submitted by emk on February 10, 2007 - 12:29pm.
Oh, sorry about the abbreviation...the sin of jargon... Anyway, Datebook6 is indeed huge and in a way, messy. But you can just take what part of it you need. As a visually-oriented lefty, I love it for the icons. I bet I don't take advantage of half of what it is capable of, but it made a huge difference in using my Palm more effectively. Try it, and just learn one thing in it at a time. The developer has written a very thorough manual, but don't be put off by the size- just learn a bit at a time. Things I use most: icons, saved views with icons (bit of a learning curve here) and templates for quick entering of appointments. I have them for the hairdresser, with a scissors icon, or student conference with a little cartoon of a freaked-out person with wide-staring eyes! :) The advantage is that you can pre-set all sorts of things, like font colors, reminders or not, and then just use the template for a quick entry. Have fun! » POSTED IN:
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