That post has helped me solidify my thinking and the process I have undertaken to reduce my total use of Outlook and a pda- I realised I was loosing something by being Outlook bound. What I missed was being 'in the moment' when I am planning, thinking, brainstorming and interacting with other human beings. I have been in too many meetings with folks taking notes on their laptop to know that their attention is elsewhere and their retention is going to suffer as a result. The biggest problem I have is the fact that I was always a Franklin Planner two page a day user but would prefer not to use their system for personal reasons- Filofax does not export a two pager per day to Australia so it is off to DIY Planner!