Go Paperless

So far so good, still using iCal and checkoff and taking a few notes on my computer. I already pay all my bills online except my rent. I think the next step is to, on some weekend (probably not the upcoming since I will be very busy) try scanning my textbook reading for a week into the computer and see 1) how long it takes, 2) how much storage space it takes, and 3) do I actually read it?

I started using iCal and downloaded a neat program called CheckOff which sits in my File Menu and holds to-do items. Been useful already. So far so good.

This is a complicated one. Some aspects that will indicate success:

1) I’ll be using iCal regularly and effectively, including shared calendars perhaps?
2) I’ll be consistently using some computer program for effectively managing my to-do list
3) I’ll be taking notes on the PDFs I read for class themselves
4) All my class notes will be taken on the computer
5) All my bills will be paid online
6) I’ll have my contacts organized in some computer contact manager
7) I’ll scan my textbooks into my computer so I don’t have to lug them around :)
8) I’ll be keeping my journal on computer
9) I’ll be free-writing on the computer regularly
10) I’ll have a collection of fiction books on my computer that I enjoy reading :)
11) I’ll have a good backup system!!!

A rather fanciful list perhaps, but we’ll see where it takes me.

I suppose I’ll know I’ve been successful when my computer is all I take with me when I leave the house, and has been for 30 days ;p