| Well, I started using a wiki at the very end of High School and it seems to work wonders to keep organized. I have my scanner set up on my laptop and it only takes a few minutes to scan something in and upload it onto my wiki (same ammount of time for multiple pages because most of that time is letting the scanner warm up).
I can keep track of all of my notes in digital format, access them anywhere in the world, and search through them. Also, on the front page I have a to-do list and links to important resources and tools. Additionally, if i'm working with a partner we can both collaborate on a project without being together. Best of all I can access them anywhere in the world and anywhere on campus with my laptop or a random computer (I'm hoping I'll win that ipod essay contest for my orrientation optional essay and also hoping that its an ipod touch so I can easily get on the internet :-P I think I have a decent chance with my essay).
People who get easily distracted may not like a fully digital solution, but for me it is great. Also, I can use the wiki to create a sort of archive of my whole life...a sort of in-depth journal. For example, I will scan cards I get in the mail that have anything interesting on them and stick them on my wiki. It's fun to go back years later and look through that stuff, but it's not fun to have all that stuff sitting in bins taking up space. So I scan them, and throw them away. :-) |