How do you keep track of all your shit?

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Korrupt

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Not sure if I'm just forgetful, or trying to work on too many things at once, but I tend to forget about projects that I threw together. Well, not really forget, but I fail to properly optimize them, then they just sit around, basically wasting time..

Anyways, that's not the point. The point is, I'm wondering: How do you keep track of all of your projects?

I've been doing my best just with wordpad, making notes and shit, but it gets too confusing after having 10 pages you have to scroll through to find what you're looking for.

I'm planning to put together a nice template in excel, to see if that helps, but I was just wondering if there's an industry standard or something.
 


.txt Notepad (s) and regular pen and paper.

Categorize everything, project to project...
 
I use standard piece of paper folded to pocket size to carry.

And a large Excel file with all my sites and have the fields copied to each, domain, host, ip, nameservvers, html or CMS, Plugins or scripts etc. etc.
 
Evernote, and Steno pads for large projects. Computer programs are great for organizing info, but I need that tactile interface with pencil and paper when I'm working on non-trivial stuff. It helps me brainstorm, too. I don't have enough wallspace to put up dry erase boards or I would.
 
Yeah, I have a flip book style notepad with a lot of notes on it, too. Gets confusing though, it's usually only good for to do lists though, anything else is too complicated..

I really like the idea of evernote, although, I though I can throw organize something in excel that will work out just fine. I guess the wordpad notes aren't working out that bad..

I like the day planner ideam especially for to do lists. That really helps me focus and get shit done.

Thanks fellas.
 
Excel, iCal, and Word. I use Excel to organize my networks, iCal to leave major to-do lists that syncs with my iPhone so there is no way I can forget to do it, and Word to organize my ideas, detailed to-do lists, etc.
 
Toodledo (toodledo.com) free account for todos and notes.
Correspondinf iphone apps (Ultimate ToDo and Notebook)

For notes, ideas and ..duh... toDos.

Excel for accounting /stats

::emp::
 
GTD. Read it. Once you've seen the light, things like to-do lists will look like futile mistakes you will never make again.
 
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