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    Slacker007
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    I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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      I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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      NetDave
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      I do the same thing. About once a month I scoop all the loose post-its into a file folder, mark the date on it, and file it. It's a crude archiving system, but it works well for me.

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        I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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        Henry Minute
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        I've gone past that stage. I use Post-Post-It Notes.

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          I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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          wout de zeeuw
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          _todo.txt works for me (underscore so it's always first in the map/VS folder).

          Wout

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            I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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            realJSOP
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            I use the spiral-bound steno pads because a steno pad is easier to find than a post-it that fell off the moniotr. Many times, though, a post-it not is stuck to one or more pages of it.

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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              I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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              Single Step Debugger
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              My memory is not very good either. I have two sticky notes on the both sides of my monitor, one reads “breathe in” and the other “breathe out”. I used to use a walkman in the past with the recorded breathing instructions on it but since I ended up in the ER because of a battery failure I prefer the notes.

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                I use the spiral-bound steno pads because a steno pad is easier to find than a post-it that fell off the moniotr. Many times, though, a post-it not is stuck to one or more pages of it.

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                Slacker007
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                John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                I use the spiral-bound steno pads

                I use those too. Usually if my notes are going to be more in-depth. :)

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                  _todo.txt works for me (underscore so it's always first in the map/VS folder).

                  Wout

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                  wout de zeeuw wrote:

                  underscore so it's always first in the map/VS folder

                  but I'm not always working in Visual Studio...that can be a good thing sometimes you know. :-D

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                    I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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                    J Dunlap
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                    I keep all my notes on my phone in a single document with headers for each date that I make any entries for. That way, I have my notes with me wherever I go. I have various markers that keep track of the status - "+" beside an item means "done", "!" next to an item means I need more info / a followup before I can complete it, etc. My phone has a really good physical keyboard (which is why I got it) so I can type at 35-40 wpm easily - if I had to do it with a virtual keyboard I'd just give up on using my phone for it.

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                      I keep all my notes on my phone in a single document with headers for each date that I make any entries for. That way, I have my notes with me wherever I go. I have various markers that keep track of the status - "+" beside an item means "done", "!" next to an item means I need more info / a followup before I can complete it, etc. My phone has a really good physical keyboard (which is why I got it) so I can type at 35-40 wpm easily - if I had to do it with a virtual keyboard I'd just give up on using my phone for it.

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                      Slacker007
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                      J. Dunlap wrote:

                      My phone has a really good physical keyboard

                      What kind of phone do you have if you don't mind me asking? I do need a better phone.

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                        I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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                        Nemanja Trifunovic
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                        I can't find any paper notes anymore. All I use for notes is OneNote. Works great for me.

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                          J. Dunlap wrote:

                          My phone has a really good physical keyboard

                          What kind of phone do you have if you don't mind me asking? I do need a better phone.

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                          At the moment I have an HTC Touch Pro 2[^]. It has the best keyboard I have ever tried on any phone - makes the Droid's look terrible in comparison. It runs Windows Mobile though, which is basically an OS on its way out the door. I would like to upgrade to an Android phone, but I have yet to see a single phone running the platform that has a 5-row physical keyboard - which astounds me. The HTC 7 Pro[^] looks like the TP2's successor, only it runs WP7, which is still missing some key features that I need (3rd-party multitasking, C&P (which is coming soon), user-swappable SD cards, etc).

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                            I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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                            I keep waiting for someone to come up with a solution that keeps track of my thoughts for me cos by the time I get round to writing them down the first bit has gone missing. I also have most of my better ideas stood at a urinal, must be something to do with relaxing and clearing blockages. My missus bought our 5 year old a couple of pads of post-it notes a month or two back. Whole bloody house is plastered in them now. I've woken up with new ones stuck to me before now.

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                              I keep waiting for someone to come up with a solution that keeps track of my thoughts for me cos by the time I get round to writing them down the first bit has gone missing. I also have most of my better ideas stood at a urinal, must be something to do with relaxing and clearing blockages. My missus bought our 5 year old a couple of pads of post-it notes a month or two back. Whole bloody house is plastered in them now. I've woken up with new ones stuck to me before now.

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                              ChandraRam
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                              ChrisElston wrote:

                              I also have most of my better ideas stood at a urinal, must be something to do with relaxing and clearing blockages.

                              Stick a tear-off pad on the wall above :-D

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                                I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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                                kmg365
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                                //todo: get post it notes

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                                • R realJSOP

                                  I use the spiral-bound steno pads because a steno pad is easier to find than a post-it that fell off the moniotr. Many times, though, a post-it not is stuck to one or more pages of it.

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                  _Damian S_
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                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                  post-it not

                                  For when you don't want to remember what you've written down!!

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                                    I do the same thing. About once a month I scoop all the loose post-its into a file folder, mark the date on it, and file it. It's a crude archiving system, but it works well for me.

                                    QRZ? de WAØTTN

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                                    Jorgen Andersson
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                                    My archiving system is cylindrical and stands on the floor.

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                                      I use the spiral-bound steno pads because a steno pad is easier to find than a post-it that fell off the moniotr. Many times, though, a post-it not is stuck to one or more pages of it.

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                      Many times, though, a post-it not is stuck to one or more pages of it.

                                      But what do you stick on the post-it note when you need to?

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                                        At the moment I have an HTC Touch Pro 2[^]. It has the best keyboard I have ever tried on any phone - makes the Droid's look terrible in comparison. It runs Windows Mobile though, which is basically an OS on its way out the door. I would like to upgrade to an Android phone, but I have yet to see a single phone running the platform that has a 5-row physical keyboard - which astounds me. The HTC 7 Pro[^] looks like the TP2's successor, only it runs WP7, which is still missing some key features that I need (3rd-party multitasking, C&P (which is coming soon), user-swappable SD cards, etc).

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                                        Glenn Dawson
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                                        The Galaxy S models have 5 rows. At least mine does.

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                                        • S Slacker007

                                          I don't care how much technology I have at my disposal, post-it notes rock. I have more f'n post-it notes on my desk, monitor, workstation, wall, then I can count. If I don't write it down immediately then I will forget it in 2 minutes. What was that? You wanted me to put the updates in last night? Are client is furious and is calling me a dumb ass programmer? I just don't have the time to use "to-do" type software and all that crap...I would love to use that kind of software but pen and paper rocks in so many ways. Thanks for listening. :-D

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                                          Glenn Dawson
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                                          We have a cabinet at work that is stuffed full of brand new ones. They're also available in the employee store. :)

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