If keeping track of everything is difficult, technology can definitely help... if you use it, of course. I'm biased toward a virtual approach -- having everything available online through a hosted service (NetOffice in particular) that makes all your information accessible through a browser on any Internet-connected computer (PC or Mac). You can list and track any number of tasks, link them to calendars (deadlines), colleagues and/or co-workers, and files and be able to logon from anywhere to check on or update the information. You can even integrate email (standard or, for sending out information to larger groups, automated), faxes, and voicemail (it's part of the standard NetOffice package) so that all your communications can be consolidated in a single location. If this sounds viable, go to www.netoffice.com.
If keeping track of everything is difficult, technology can definitely help... if you use it, of course. I'm biased toward a virtual approach -- having everything available online through a hosted service (NetOffice in particular) that makes all your information accessible through a browser on any Internet-connected computer (PC or Mac). You can list and track any number of tasks, link them to calendars (deadlines), colleagues and/or co-workers, and files and be able to logon from anywhere to check on or update the information. You can even integrate email (standard or, for sending out information to larger groups, automated), faxes, and voicemail (it's part of the standard NetOffice package) so that all your communications can be consolidated in a single location. If this sounds viable, go to www.netoffice.com.