I am thinking of switching to a smaller paper planner for 2010. I currently use the "classic" size where the pages are roughly 5.5" x 8.5." I've become enamored with the DayTimer wirebound 3½” x 6½” planners, but I can't figure out how anyone writes that small on the monthly pages. I'm looking for any suggestions you can give on how to maximize your paper planner (including tasks), especially if it's making the most of a smaller space. [more inside]
posted by 4ster on Nov 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone know the Far Side volume that includes the "posse organization" one? [more inside]
posted by barnacles on Nov 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Call it procrastination, call it forgetfulness, call it disorganization, call it laziness-- whatever it is, it's affecting my work life, and I want it to stop. [more inside]
posted by cereselle on Nov 13, 2009 - 25 answers

As a 30-year old who is a part-time grad student and a full-time office worker, are my goals to get control over my life (weight loss, finances, home, work, etc) really unrealistic? Is there a way to just be NORMAL and balanced, or is it really just normal not to really have things together, even as an adult? [more inside]
posted by dumbledore69 on Nov 13, 2009 - 24 answers

What is the best way of organizing python scripts? [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Nov 4, 2009 - 15 answers

Need more metadata for my music. I'm looking for track-by-track recording date/performers/composer/etc. mainly for jazz albums. Is there a source out there? [more inside]
posted by imposster on Oct 28, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a web-based app that lets you plan project pipelines, and set up pipeline templates and associated tasks for common project types? [more inside]
posted by jruckman on Oct 27, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I become an effective leader? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Oct 20, 2009 - 16 answers

Organizing fans: Help me figure out what to do with my shoes in my miniature entryway/kitchen this winter! [more inside]
posted by gilsonal on Oct 12, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me clean up my messy music files [more inside]
posted by 1024x768 on Oct 11, 2009 - 11 answers

I am doing research in a Hematology/Oncology genetics lab and I am looking for computer software that can organize my research data (e.g., new project, dates and findings, results, task management) and was created for scientific purposes. I have a macbook (black), OSX10.6, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB ram. I am looking for one that is free or inexpensive (under $150). Any help? Thanks.
posted by jbreyfogle on Oct 1, 2009 - 5 answers

What do I need to learn to write a Gmail Labs feature? [more inside]
posted by Matt Arnold on Sep 26, 2009 - 7 answers

Journalists' notes: how do they take them, store them and reference them later? [more inside]
posted by Brittanie on Sep 25, 2009 - 9 answers

For those of you who are managers or administrators: what are your pro tips on office organization? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Sep 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Please help me manage my clothing inventory in a smallish office! I am not just limited to closet organizers and have an entire room to get this together. [more inside]
posted by 2legit2quit on Sep 17, 2009 - 8 answers

Zotero, Scrapbook, Papers, Evernote, etc. What should I be using to best organize materials for a research paper? [more inside]
posted by rbf1138 on Sep 13, 2009 - 15 answers

how do I minimize the number of applications I use, while still keeping my organization online? Over the past year, I have been trying to go fully paperless, and web-based. This meant migrating from Outlook to Gmail, Gcal, etc. However, now I am drowning in apps. I have Wesabe for finances, Google for calendar and mail, Todoist for todo lists, WeightWatchers app to track my food, another app to track my workouts. Is there any way around that? Unfortunately, I am finding that an app meant solely for a specific task work better than an all in one solution... Has anyone figured out the best way? Help!
posted by esolo on Sep 7, 2009 - 8 answers

One-man businessman looking for good online client/contact task/follow-up system. Everything I've found is geared for big business and large collaborative groups. [more inside]
posted by mojoworkin on Aug 26, 2009 - 6 answers

I have recently been appointed the 'membership chair' for a hobby-related organization of which I have been a member for some years. The club president and I have agreed that my duties will consist largely of:

* Contacting members who have lapsed and inviting them to rejoin

* Devising various means of recruiting new members

I have no experience in this sort of work. I could definitely use pointers, suggestions, and especially referrals to any articles or books that may be relevant.
posted by zainsubani on Aug 26, 2009 - 7 answers

An organization which I have belonged to for many years has taken a position which I find abhorrent. Should I withdraw my membership outright or, should I first try to get the organization to reconsider its position? [more inside]
posted by DevilsAdvocate on Aug 16, 2009 - 14 answers

Help with affordable storage for a knick knack hoarder. [more inside]
posted by MaryDellamorte on Aug 3, 2009 - 4 answers

Casual comics readers: What do you do with your old issues? [more inside]
posted by Faint of Butt on Jul 30, 2009 - 21 answers

My partner has a lot of physical clutter in her life. I have relatively less. We've been living together for almost a year, and it's slowly driving me insane. Please hope me have a productive discussion about this with her. Yes, this is going to be one of those relationshipfilter questions, and there's ... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 23, 2009 - 43 answers

What's a good application for organizing photos on a Mac? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Jul 13, 2009 - 5 answers

I work as a fund raiser and need a better system of organization for following up on calls to and from alumni. We are using Banner, which is very clunky and heretofor I am unable to leave the system. I feel very reliant on the computer but as my portfolio grows smaller I want to find a more desk-oriented system that will allow me to peruse my portfolio and follow up on things faster. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Jul 9, 2009 - 5 answers

What organizational products should I get for a home office? [more inside]
posted by mtphoto on Jun 24, 2009 - 6 answers

I have photos from two consecutive years, in which my brother was 6 mos - 18 mos. I can group the photos somewhat by clothing or activity - but can I separate them into the two years at all reliably? I know nothing about child development, and can't tell myself from looking at the faces. [more inside]
posted by mccn on Jun 24, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm going to be moving around and traveling a lot for the next few years. Help me figure out how to live a responsible lifestyle as a modern day nomad. [more inside]
posted by crackingdes on Jun 20, 2009 - 18 answers

Daily Planner Question: need a two-page-per-day, "classic" (5 1/2 x 8 1/2) size. Have used DayTimer and Franklin (Covey) alternately for years. Standard packages from both either have extraneous materials that I don't need renewed each year or force me to order a base package that is insufficient and supplement it with specific things a la carte, driving up the price. Details inside. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by skypieces on Jun 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Our non-profit arts organization has just earned the support (in the form of a very big grant) from an internationally renowned foundation. We've got a good system of press releases that we send out to local and regional contacts, but we're idealistically looking to see some national artistic attention as the result of getting this grant. Where/who should we attempt contact to really get noticed? [more inside]
posted by lifeofthunder on Jun 15, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I optimize my use of Zotero? [more inside]
posted by solipsophistocracy on Jun 5, 2009 - 12 answers

Yakshavingfilter: How do you keep track of all the not-untils and but-firsts in your life? Help me organize my to-do list when every task is swarming with interdependent subtasks and prerequisites. [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on May 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Santa and Mrs Claus need a storage system(s) for a million tiny parts... [more inside]
posted by rokusan on May 5, 2009 - 15 answers

I'm looking for a conversion chart that converts VA and Trebla/Duchess thread to one of the major brands (DMC or Anchor). A lot of googling hasn't turned one up - any leads? [more inside]
posted by mippy on Apr 16, 2009 - 2 answers

I will have a fair amount of paperwork to organize and complete over the next year. I'd like to know about any efficient methods (preferably electronic) to keep track of my progress, needed information, and deadlines for each section of paperwork. [more inside]
posted by wiskunde on Apr 13, 2009 - 3 answers

Hey guys, do you know any good online public calendar applications that are editable by everyone? [more inside]
posted by JakeTimberlake on Apr 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Which note-taking/organizing software does the best job of integrating PDF files? [more inside]
posted by pluckemin on Apr 7, 2009 - 7 answers

Recently Unemployed. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 25, 2009 - 7 answers

Interview and note organization tips for journalists and non-fiction writers? [more inside]
posted by NikitaNikita on Mar 7, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for ideas for a kitchen organization solution. [more inside]
posted by DonSlice on Mar 4, 2009 - 11 answers

How do you keep your laundry system running smoothly in a bi-level (or larger) house? I want to hear how others have set up hampers, etc or otherwise established a system to efficiently move clean and dirty clothes to and from the laundry room. [more inside]
posted by jacksides on Mar 2, 2009 - 17 answers

How do you organize yourselves using online tools? [lengthy] [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Feb 5, 2009 - 20 answers

Is there an app/script/somethin'-sweet I can install on my Mac(s) that will allow me to organize my email INBOX? [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Jan 31, 2009 - 10 answers

Restoring earring order: How do you organize/store your earrings? [more inside]
posted by acorn1515 on Jan 26, 2009 - 31 answers

I'm looking for a piece of software that would work like a photo album, except for MP3s. [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Jan 25, 2009 - 4 answers

Say you had a desk, at your job, and say you were also pretty disorganized, and so your boss handed you an Office Depot catalog and told you to buy what you wanted as long as it was within reason. What would you buy? What are your ESSENTIAL office supplies? [more inside]
posted by granted on Jan 6, 2009 - 30 answers

How are people organizing their information (professional and personal) in this day and age? What kind of system is flexible enough to cope with multiple data types (PDFs, DOCs, short text notes, hyperlinks, ...), efficient during collection (when browsing the Web, when reading documents, ...) and won't get in my way when I try to use it? [more inside]
posted by fsmontenegro on Dec 28, 2008 - 12 answers

I recently found a fantastic program for managing research literature on OSX and I'm looking for a similar program for Windows and Linux. [more inside]
posted by Aanidaani on Dec 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Should I be using a wiki to collect my notes on mathematical research? Which one? [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Dec 25, 2008 - 18 answers

Help me organize my 7 year olds clothing! [more inside]
posted by burhan on Dec 10, 2008 - 11 answers