One of the principles of GTD is finding the right tool for the way you work instead of trying to adjust your workflow to your tools. It makes sense when you think about it.
I love trying new stuff cause occasionally something sticks and works with me.
I got an e-mail about the Time Log (www.the-time-log.com) from an executive with the company who had seen a blog post I had written about Evernote. So I decided to put it to task for a few days. I tried it and it is almost like a personal twitter with tagging & categories features.
The Pros
- Set a note as reminder, to do, note, genious & another other choices.
- Small, short, concise notes.
- iPhone interface (timelog.metanotes.com)
- Ease of use
- Tag @username to share with another user
- Tag username@email.com to send as an email
The Cons
- Have to be online or have mobile service.
- No multiple paragraphs
- Search
- Learning curve for me. I don’t tag very well. I can’t think of tags when I’m trying to write something or when I’m trying to find something. I work better with a search like the one Gmail has. Also learning to delete a message was something I have a hard time to remember. You have to search for the message you want to delete, then add the tag $x to delete it. I can never remember it.
- No SMS txt reminders. I never remember appointments or to dos if I’m not nagged about them.
Analysis
For the way I work it is not a good fit. I currently work in a building that has thick walls and leaded shielding in some places. I am a nurse. I do not work in front of a computer. We have spotty wireless reception on the best days. Services that work with email work better for me because I can set the message to go out and it will be sent when the signal is strong enough. Also I haven’t found a way yet for it to send me a reminder. I’m very forgetful and SMS reminders have saved my butt so many times.
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