GTD....without a BlackBerry - it IS possible!

[LarryG]

I am intrigued by the way you guys are talking about using Notes and Tasks in Outlook along with the Bberry. I have a BBerry 8703 and have not been able to find a system to use this that works. This sounds very simple and very workable however. Can you expand a little on this system in terms of how you have it set up. I have tried using paper with the Bberry but that is too cumbersome and I have tried using some 3rd party apps but they either do not work with the requirements of my office or they are web based and therefore it is one more place to put everything. This system sounds great because it all resides in Outlook and syncs with the Bberry. Thanks, LarryG

[sdhill]

I am intrigued by the way you guys are talking about using Notes and Tasks in Outlook along with the Bberry. I have a BBerry 8703 and have not been able to find a system to use this that works. This sounds very simple and very workable however. Can you expand a little on this system in terms of how you have it set up. I have tried using paper with the Bberry but that is too cumbersome and I have tried using some 3rd party apps but they either do not work with the requirements of my office or they are web based and therefore it is one more place to put everything. This system sounds great because it all resides in Outlook and syncs with the Bberry. Thanks, LarryG

Hi Larry

I have implemented the recommendations in the GTD and Outlook paper that the David Allen Company has put together - simple as that. It really works!

Cheers

Simon

[sdhill]

On a related note, is NextAction transferrable between BB's? What I mean is, if I purchase it, and then upgrade my BB, is the license transferrable or do I need to repurchase it?

Thanks,

Adam

Hi Adam

I got my new BB which turned out to be another 8800 like I had before and was able to install NextAction on the new device using the desktop manager and the saved files I downloaded when initially purchased. At first I couldn't find those files so emailed the S4BB support with a copy of my purchase email and they sent me a link to download the files again if I needed to. Great service!

It feels good to be connected and mobile again

Simon

[validatelife]

Adam,

I have Palm 750. I think it's the same as BB. And I use it to capture everywhere. Check if BB has an option of writing as a drawing and that part becomes as easy as writing on paper. Plus you can always use a voice recorder when driving. The main advantage the phone is always with me even in a sauna

no bbs have a touchscreen (although I did see an iphone-like bb on some cutting edge market releases).

[validatelife]

Hi Adam

I got my new BB which turned out to be another 8800 like I had before and was able to install NextAction on the new device using the desktop manager and the saved files I downloaded when initially purchased. At first I couldn't find those files so emailed the S4BB support with a copy of my purchase email and they sent me a link to download the files again if I needed to. Great service!

It feels good to be connected and mobile again

Simon

How much does NextAction for BB cost? I've been really considering the switch to a blackberry (after having owned 3 palms). My biggest concern is ease of syncing with Mac OS (my main, and only favorite, computer-based OS). I do not use Outlook. I only use Gmail (and occasionally mac Mail) for email. I guess the best software would be something that pulls information from gmail and google notebooks, but as of yet, I think the only way to access that, on a phone atleast, is via a phone webbrowser. Getting a phone PDA is pretty essential, but the syncing quagmire (what mac programs will it sync with) has been hellishly complicated in the past. I know there's a bb mac-based conversion program, but the fact that I don't use and microsoft products (just a preference choice after trying all of them out, not some "boycott" of the software) makes any "syncing activity" betweek Macbook and pda seem complicated.

Unfortunately, after playing the "reading reviews" game (which almost always clash with each other) and considering personality and life style differences (everything from sleep patterns, to work habits and needs), I've discovered that only by trying out a pda phone or just normal phone for 2-12 weeks is the only sure-fire way of knowing how efficient it is and if it will, ultimately, "work" with my own personal GTD system