Most places of work these days have Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes, and a fair few provide the ball-and-chain that is a Blackberry. Having tried to implement GTD systems on all three platforms, I thought I would share some of the resources I have found (I know there is also the whole iPhone thing, but that is a book in itself and I mention how I do GTD on my iPhone here):
Microsoft Outlook
- NetCentrics – David Allen Company recommended add-in, but costs money.
- Jello Dashboard – a free Outlook GTD add-in – not necessarily ‘full throttle’ but very nice.
- Laconic – very nice GTD in Outlook skullduggery.
- White Paper – a white paper from the David Allen Company for $15 on how to set-up Outlook. I won’t claim to have tried it so I can’t comment on its worth.
- Same Kale – nice post on GTD-ising your inbox.
- Simon Says Blog – lovely 2007 implementation from a Microsoft Senior Manager.
- Joar Oyen – some fancy GTD orientated macros for Outlook 2007 from a Microsoft MVP.
- Tips for Outlook – abandoned website, but some good tips for implementation.
Lotus Notes
- eProductivity – David Allen Company recommended ad-in, and what David Allen himself uses, but you have to pay for it!
- Brett Philp – free download for Notes, which sadly I never tested fully when I had access to Notes. Tens-of-thousands of downloads though. [Edit: this seems to have gone AWOL at the moment - I will update if I relocate it]
- White Paper – as with Outlook, a view from the David Allen Company on how to implement GTD in Notes. Haven’t tried it myself, but I assume has something sensible in it!
Blackberry
- Gary Slinger Blog – nice 5 part series on how Gary sets this up
- Viira – one of the few Blackberry apps targeting GTD. Costs a bit of cash though.
- NextAction! – another one of the very few Blackberry apps targeting GTD. Costs money once again.
- ToDoMatix – the final of the 3 most popular GTD apps for Blackberry. With price tag.
- Isaac Bowman Blog – another approach to implementation
- Wayne Pepper Podcast – from the David Allen website, how one of their coaches uses GTD on Blackberry
- Remember the Milk – the classic online todo with a Blackberry twist. Pay for some app thing, or just use it free through the web browser on your Blackberry (I thought it worked pretty well)
- Yahoo Group – have to apply to be a member which is way too much effort for me, but may be worth a look as a final shot.
As you can see, Lotus Notes resources are few-and-far-between – I suspect because few individuals use the software at home and thus less people spending the time to tailor it. Blackberry is manageable, but needs a bit of shoe-horning. Moral of the story – get an iPhone 
If anyone has any other links, then please put them in the comments.
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