I should've kept the planner

[Rosie]

I had always swore I'd never be one of those people who lived and died by a planner, but with so many schedules to keep track of, it happened years ago.

Then, recently, I finally gave in and fired up a PDA I'd purchased last year.

Today, for reasons unknown but to the Electronics Gods, my calendar was sent into Cyberspace and five hours of searching, swearing and seeking have resulted in the worst news for me.

It's gone. And the backup is corrupt.

I now have to rebuild about ten separate schedules - and have this done by tomorrow morning.

I think I'm going to go back to the planner. It may have been bulky, but I wouldn't have wasted five hours on my first complete day home in over a month.

And yes, I'm pouting the rest of the day.

 

[Moderator1]

I still use an old-fashioned planner. And I'm using an old-fashioned gradebook, too. My director told me I didn't have to do that anymore, it was all available electronically. I assured him if I did that I'd be in his door whimpering on the first day of December because I'd screwed it up 10 ways to Sunday. I'll write 'em down the way they used to and I won't lose them.

 

[slappy4428]

I write them down on little pieces of paper and find them eventually.

 

[imjustagirl]

I just try to remember them, then forget them.

Clears up the schedule pretty regularly.

 

[Write-brained]

I just try to remember them, then forget them.

Clears up the schedule pretty regularly.

Awesome.

 

[mike311gd]

I just try to remember them, then forget them.

Clears up the schedule pretty regularly.

That's exactly how I work. I had a ton of days of in the summer for some strange reason.

 

[pallister]

I never have anything to do, so it's not a problem.

 

[I Digress]

paper rules

 

[Rosie]

I wish I never had anything to do.

I have some of the repeating stuff entered. Rosebud looked at my computer screen and commented on how empty it looked.

Then she added, "Uh, sorry. Guess I shouldn't have said that."

I just know I'm going to miss some stuff - dammit!

Think I'm going to at least get the planner back out as a backup.

 

[forever_town]

I either already know or am confident I could learn pretty much anything technological.

However, I still MUST have a pen and paper on me at all times. There's no substitute for having a backup system that isn't subject to crashes or erased memory or breaking.

Although pens can explode, the biggest problem I have with them is their tendency to grow legs and walk out of my life.

 

[Wenders]

My biggest problem with having a planner was it was never around when I had something to write down. Now I have BlackBerry for my schedule. In college, I would just write all of my reminders down on my hand. It's like a pad I would never lose.

 

[Rosie]

Hotsync.

I'll give you hotsync. [/ready to start throwing things.]

I've reinstalled the Palm desktop, and it has now deleted my contact categories from my PDA. Even though I told it to sync with the desktop since that's correct.

Just which Electronics God did I **** off?

This stinks. A whole day wasted. Well, I have run most the laundry through, but still.

 

[Rosie]

Well, I think I have it working now.

Reinstalled the Palm desktop, did the hotsync again and now it looks like everything is right.

Now, I just have to finish the tedious job of rebuilding my calendar.

Ugh.

 

[slappy4428]

Can you read the interwebs on it?

 

[Rosie]

I've been trying to avoid the interwebs.

 

[User 1019]

Sorry, Rosie. Had to do it.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Outing alert: Rosie is Amy Ozols.

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2008/09/08/080908sh_shouts_ozols

 

[Highway 101]

I just try to remember them, then forget them.

Clears up the schedule pretty regularly.

Do you have the Super Remember version or the Deluxe-Forget-Pak?

I can't remember which one I have.

 

[slappy4428]

Cheer up, you always have the Vikings...

 

[Dickens Cider]

You might want to consider this software if you run into the problem again:

http://www.palm.com/us/software/