It’s been a year since I made the jump to a completely digital note taking and scheduling world and adopted a Palm Pilot over my paper and pen based DayTimer. Using tools like “Shadow” for list management - I’m a follower of the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology - worked great for me. I was able to do more work in less time and not lose my notes.

My wife suggested we consider getting iPhones a few weeks back. They are great devices and are truly slick little gadgets. However, it was the idea of trimming the number of things I take with me to work and what I want with me that made the sale for me. Instead of an iPod, Palm Pilot and cell phone, I now carry just an iPhone. We bought two about a week ago and after about a day and a half of adjusting to it and looking for tools I could use to replace my existing management systems, I have to say I’m really happy with it. It integrates so perfectly with my Macintosh and now I have email, the Internet, and a camera always with me, too. It is saving me time.

Next blog entry will be on some of the tools I’ve found to replace what I was using on my Palm Pilot, and what I’d still like to have.