Gordon

This gives me an ideal opportunity to investigate how I can effectively integrate my exchange account (not my main domain for e-mail etc.), SharePoint and all the other tools I currently use. I need to investigate the ability to export a SharePoint map to HTML to use as my dashboard.

I’m going to write a full review of MindManager for SharePoint (and probably a quick ‘HOW-TO’ on how I’ve integrated all my accounts!) once I’ve had a chance to play and understand the full features, but in short I’m loving what the product can do with SharePoint and very excited by the potential of the product.

The biggest issue for me is the fact that the cost to upgrade my copy of MM7 to MM8 for SharePoint is double the cost of the standard MM8. I appreciate in a corporate environment that makes full use of SharePoint this is not unreasonable, but as a (currently unemployed) hobbyist who wants to ‘tinker’ it’s beyond me, thank heavens for 30 day trials!

The guys at TheNextWeb have just announced a new channel dedicated to location. They’ve just released their declaration of location which made me smile, but raises interesting points about the balance of benefits with privacy and safety.

[For reference the original text can be found here.]

Currently I use the Read it later addin for Firefox to store links and xmarks BYOS to sync them between my computers. Because I also sync passwords, I store these on my own server, rather than on the xmarks server.

The problem is that I manage to miss these out of my reviews, largely because I haven’t worked out how to store the ones I want to keep long term. I’ve been thinking about storing article of interest in OneNote, in this way the content is searchable and the original link is retained so I can go back to the site for updates.

I will ponder on this and report back as and when I find a system that works for me. any suggestions are most welcome!

I was reading a post by David Allen on lists and it got me thinking about how I store information within my system, as well as info I don’t have but should do!
Looking at the ideas from David, I’ve started a list of part numbers / item codes in Evernote, along with photos of some items that are difficult to describe (Try expalining that you want a nut to retain a lightshade on a GU9 fitting when you don’t know it’s a GU9 fitting!) Account details etc. live within e-wallet on my phone, netbook and desktop. I use OneNote for what I call ‘bluesky’ lists – holiday ideas, ‘i’ve thought of this now what?’ lists; the sort of things I want to keep handy but will tend to view at review times on my PC rather than when I’m out and about.
I’m not sure you can put make lists on a to-do list but a OneNote section of keyboard shortcuts and common registry hacks seems like a great idea, along with ‘stuff I’ve lent to people and really ought to get back one day’

Where do you keep your lists?

Gordon

Mindjet supports exporting to HTML, I then use Prism to create an app from the page. A shortcut in my startup folder means that my dashboard is there straight away.

Screenshot of my dashboard

The dashboard evolves as I have “the next great idea”, but it only takes a few minutes to add or change sections of the map. In the previous post I detailed the two OneNote templates I use. You can see the links to the sections on the dashboard. I also have links to the folders I store files in. I did have links to webpages I use, but abandoned the idea when i realised they were always open in my browser anyway!

The next post will look at Jello and a few other applications that I use on a day to day basis to manage my tasks.

Another template I found very useful when setting up ,brain dumping and assessing my goals is here, and I link to sections from my dashboard MindMap (detailed in the next post in this series). I use the daily plan pages, just copying the relvant day to the “today” page every morning after I’ve archived the previous days.
I manage tasks through Outlook, so I don’t use all the sections Dean has created, but do make use to the high level planning and review sections.

I store the OneNote files in my Dropbox folder, so I can access them from any of my PCs. OneNote Mobile is on my phone, So I can copy any relvant pages (Shopping lists etc!) to my phone.

One thing I love about OneNote is the ability to print e-mails to it ad then search them. I print all order confirmation e-mails, (along with anything else that has a reference number!) to a section of the reference tab. Now when I want to chase an order or re-install Pocket Informant, all I have to do is search, and I have all the info I desire.