Plain Vanilla

I've been struggling lately, bouncing back and forth between software and systems. I knew things were screwed up but couldn't begin to make them work right. I tried both Word Smith and pedit again and still wasn't happy. Then I put on PSMemo, which I'd downloaded but hadn't really tried. Suddenly the whole plain vanilla thing seemed to make sense. So I started digging around in the Japanese software sites. I noticed that KSDatebook kept getting mentioned, so I downloaded that and the matching KSToDo. It's plain vanilla as they all use the built ins. There is just a touch more power. You get a weekly grid view (that you don't get in the built in datebook). It has "Tasks" which work like the Floats in Datebk5. In KSTodo, you get the icons to pull up all the views from KSDatebook. And, if you have Teikei installed, you can use it from both programs when you click on "Use template". Very slick programs. Find the KS programs here and PS Memo here . Give them a try. I think you'll like them.

I resolved my other issue, the one that really caused me to bounce from program to program. I started doing my weekly review first thing Monday morning. I normally do my Artist's Way morning pages, right after my Bible reading. On Mondays, I don't have much to write about. So I do a full blown review. I also tried to review my Palm first thing when I get to work and update it throughout the day. And it seems to work. I'm clearer about what I need to get done and what is coming up. Best of all, the software was free and I can sync on both Mac & PC. Now I can refine my system, not fool around with new tools.