Comments on: New BlackBerry on the way for you – or not https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not David Allen's GTD® Methodology Sun, 13 May 2012 13:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: @paulkellybc https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4051 Sun, 13 May 2012 13:35:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4051 Hi all, interesting read here. I’m not commenting so much on the hardware, moreso currious on software.
I’m just reading GTD now and am debating how best to implement this on my laptop (Mac, iPhone, iPad) in my office’s PC network. Others share this situation?
Can anyone speak to Omnifocus vs Evernote vs Notes (iCloud)?
Tx in advance. PS – of this should be posted elsewhere please let me know. First time here. Paul

]]> By: Blair T https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4050 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37:29 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4050 I use a dumb flip phone and have a iPod Touch with GeeTasks. I prefer a flip phone because it is small, well designed, has great battery life, and I pay a lot less than I would for a smart phone with data plan. My iPod gives me everything else that a smart phone has and if I need to connect my iPod to the internet, there is usually free wifi available.

]]> By: Rich https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4049 Sun, 06 May 2012 13:42:22 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4049 I use my BlackBerry Torch combined with my Playbook as part of my GTD system. I use primarily Evernote to do my collecting. I’m pretty excited about the up and coming launch of BlackBerry 10 and will be definitely getting one when it launches.

]]> By: Chris https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4048 Sun, 06 May 2012 00:37:46 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4048 Indeed. GTD is customisable. It GTD Times do a good job using the blackberry article to open a debate an asking questions. GTD is do-able on any platform, but it’s upto us to figure out what works. GTD is a set of general practices/principles of practice. The machinery is entirely personal. (As a musician, I’m increasingly finding paper/music scores, and paper in boxes marked with the number of weeks before I need to perform it is one of the most useful weapons in my artillery. “Projects/pieces to deliver” list. This tool would be useless if you a meat distributor.

I use Omnifocus across platforms for tracking actions & projects, so iPhone great of the office lists. I have corresponding physical folders for projects, agenda’s an other contextual stuff incl. checklists.

]]> By: William https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4047 Sat, 05 May 2012 14:57:55 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4047 I didn’t see any plug or recommendation. Just a news item. And I like the interesting discussion around devices.

]]> By: Rob https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4046 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:48:25 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4046 Am I the only one who is suprised to see this yet to be released product show up so prominent on the gtdtimes site? Will the new SGSIII get plugged too? Or ICS for that matter? I kind off liked the attitude ‘we don’t recommend any software or devices because GTD is platform independend’

]]> By: Kevin https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4045 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4045 I disagree with most here. The BB 9900 and OS 7.1 is solid and very productive. Combined with my Playbook – awesome. When OS 10 makes it so much the better – I will be super excited.

As for the dev device not having connectivity – suggest that you do the homework – it was not supposed to – its not a consumer ready product. Smart companies do that – Apple does it….

]]> By: Andrew Simpson https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4044 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:26:56 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4044 I agree with Bob. I have had a iPad since they came out. Though I only switch to a Mac about 6 months ago. If you have an iPad and think it works great on a PC wait until you see the productive tools on the Mac. I also use OmniFocus on my Mac, iPad and iPhone and it does everything the GTD system requires.
If you want a fast work flow then use a Mac. I will never go back to a PC.
Andrew Simpson

]]> By: Jack https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4043 Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:09 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4043 I concur with Robert. All what OS5 lacks IMHO is Instant Search.

OS6 is full of bugs, 9700 can’t work with it. It takes 1 min to unlock phone and emails always stuck in the sent mode.

I also downgraded to OS5.

Simplicity is the King.

]]> By: Robert https://gettingthingsdone.com/2012/05/new-blackberry-on-the-way-for-you-or-not/#comment-4042 Fri, 04 May 2012 06:36:45 +0000 http://www.gtdtimes.com/2012/05/03/#comment-4042 For pure productivity on a BlackBerry I just went back to their OS5 on a 9700 Bold. I found this OS gave the best calendar, fast compact keyboard, and alway-available task manager.

OS6 and OS7 are way more fun but have too many barriers to productivity.

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