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Organization?

I figure if I get better organized I'll be more productive. I've been reading a bit about productivity and the tools you can use to become more productive. There are a bewildering number of sites wanting to organize just about every facet of online behavior. The really interesting thing is that even though each site is developed independently they are becoming more and more integrated. It's become a necessity for the sites survival. One thing this enables is the adding of features that extend and improve what the tools one site may offer. So called mashups. Something that is not possible with a desktop application. I've been steadily exploring and using more and more Google Apps. One thing Google doesn't offer is task management but Remember The Milk does. It also integrates so tightly with Google apps that you would think it was part of the same application. In a way it is. Through a powerful API.
All this use of online applications for someone who is not always online is going to be interesting. I still need to spend more time finding tools that will allow me to work offline. The problem is syncing the offline changes back with the online applications. Even if I don't become a super productive person, it's lots of fun doing the research.