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Old 04-06-2013, 05:54 PM   #1
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Well, dude has three feet, and they only sell socks in pairs. It stands to reason, he must have spare socks all over the place. Might as well shit in 'em, there's only so many times you can before it gets sore.
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Old 04-06-2013, 08:03 PM   #2
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"I am tired of your comments about my giant deformed hand. At first, they were amusing, but lately..."
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Old 04-06-2013, 08:20 PM   #3
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Good on you for realising you need to get your shit together foot. You're half way there. Keep going. Don't stop.
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Old 04-06-2013, 09:00 PM   #4
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I don't have time to type out notes on a handheld device; but, I'll voice record lengthy notes and transcribe them later. Otherwise, I always have a pen and 3"x5" ruled index cards on me in my shirt pockets. These can also be carried in an easy access belt pouch made for similar sized electronic devices. Written notes allow for personal shorthand. Index cards can be organized, reorganized, extracted, added, and even grouped on a scanner to print out a page of selected notes all without tedious transcribing. Stick-on tabs turn index cards into dividers for filing. It works for me.
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Old 04-07-2013, 03:58 AM   #5
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Imma nother vote for the smartphone here for the note taking. I have an app that syncs with the mother ship (desktop PC) automatically which I use for "must do this when I get home" type reminders.
Also to think to (re)build a daily (or regular) chores habit focus on adding one habit at a time, work on that for a couple of weeks, keep it on the schedule and add another after that.


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Old 04-07-2013, 09:57 PM   #6
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Also to think to (re)build a daily (or regular) chores habit focus on adding one habit at a time, work on that for a couple of weeks, keep it on the schedule and add another after that.


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This is really what you need to do with those things you want to do daily foot. Just get them to become a habit, then you wont need to keep a note. Habits take a little while to form, but usually they're pretty hard to break.
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Old 04-08-2013, 06:06 PM   #7
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Best thing I ever got was an Ipad.

* Emails from work and work2 and home all integrated (if I want-can check just one or separately or combined).
*Calendar/planner with home, facebook, work, and shared google calendar all integrated (if I want). Popups remind me of everything I need to be reminded of.
* Notes app with pen, text, text boxes, script, and drag-drop. Also, dragon dictation if I can't type or write the moment I think of something.
* Social networks - facebook, twitter, pinterest, reddit, fitness pal, youtube.
* All my Ebooks...
* All my music...
* A dozen puzzle games
* A handful of MMORPG's
* Chat-I've even connected to home from the grocery store while shopping
* A bunch of music creation apps
* A bunch of Art/photography apps
* Television/movies - Netflix, ABC, NBC, CBS, History, and A&E
* Educational apps for my grade-schooler
* Business apps such as budgeting, banking, news, docs-to-go and a scanner. Today, I made a bank deposit by photographing the front and back of the check from the comfort of my chair and sent it straight to my bank.

All of it backed up to the cloud, sync'd to my laptop, desktop, and work computer....with room to spare.

Seriously, I have no idea how I managed before I got this thing. It keeps my life running very smoothly!!

Just an idea, Foot3.
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Old 04-07-2013, 10:33 AM   #8
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Im with Limey on this one , i got a tablet not long ago , neat toy , But I have 2 apps that have proved Invaluable , evernote and google drive
Ever note is for notes and links ,
Google drive is for files , up to 5 gig

This has been invaluable on jobs , both are Super simple and free ( you can pay for more space , slightly betterer features etc,,, ) and both are accessable from your Mother ship , smart phone , or another pc or smart phone .
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Old 04-07-2013, 11:29 AM   #9
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Im with Limey on this one , i got a tablet not long ago , neat toy , But I have 2 apps that have proved Invaluable , evernote and google drive
Ever note is for notes and links ,
Google drive is for files , up to 5 gig

This has been invaluable on jobs , both are Super simple and free ( you can pay for more space , slightly betterer features etc,,, ) and both are accessable from your Mother ship , smart phone , or another pc or smart phone .
I'm talking to zip but you should listen foot--

If you like google drive (like I do) and you use and like evernote (like I used to) you should check out google's Keep. It's function is the same as Evernote, with a slightly different feature set (smaller/simpler/newer). It's very very nice. It's free. I use it to capture by voice notes I wish to explore later, and it transcribes nicely, turning "Ex-why-zee dot com" into xyz.com as a clickable link. I like that. I haven't used the sync across all platforms aspect yet, but it's there. It's google drive after all. worth checking out.
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Old 04-07-2013, 12:15 PM   #10
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OK everyone, thanks for the input. I see that I've been wallowing in the late 19th century a bit too long and I need to get with the program.

And yes, the testosterone is the best thing since sliced bread. No doubt. I'm going to get the doc to give me the implants because when I forget to 'put the lotion on its skin' I can feel my ship take on water at an alarming rate. Not to mention what it does to my metaphors.

I looked up palm pilots and such on the web and am a bit more confused that when I started, but I have a few friends IRL who can talk me through things. Here's a quick question, though.

With these devices, the plam pilot or iphone or what not, do you need to have a phone service and or data plan to use them even if you don't want to use the phone function of texting or internetting? for example, if I had an iphone could I use various apps and treat it like a hand held computer? Same with the palm pilot?
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Old 04-07-2013, 12:28 PM   #11
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You could if you have wifi at home, and/or at locations you frequent. I think.
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Old 04-07-2013, 12:54 PM   #12
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Feetz , A tablet Is a hand held pc , Phone service is Nice But i bet you could use free wifi ( McDees , Taco hell , etc,,,,,, ) , with an I Phone i think you HAve to have phone service
As to palm piolets i am transitioning from a T5 right now , i still have to get all the synk features ironed out ( calender , contacts I got , files are going good with drive , music ( ineed to orginize it better )

V i'll check that out , All hail the Googley Goodness !!!!!
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Old 04-07-2013, 12:58 PM   #13
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Any used-up smartphone or iPod Touch will work as a WiFi-enabled little computer when on WiFi.

A Palm Pilot is now a historical artifact, having first been released 16 years ago.
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Old 04-07-2013, 01:02 PM   #14
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V http://www.pcworld.com/article/20318...pp-winner.html
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Old 04-07-2013, 09:08 PM   #15
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There's also the iPod Touch -- does everything but make phone calls.

I'll put in another vote for the smartphone. I used to be able to hold all my thoughts /to dos in my head, but now by the time I take two steps I've often forgotten where I'm going. I tried pen and paper, but I tended to lose them or forgot that I'd written anything down in the first place. I use the iPhone for jotting down pretty much everything, and my phone is much easier to find when I lose it, and to date has never gone through the wash. (Unlike pens, which explode, and paper, which ends up a little illegible gray blob in the lint trap.)
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