7Breaths

I've been using Outlook 2007 and intergrating it into my GTD / OneNote set up over the last few months. I'm still using OneNote to manage my inputs and projects, but am tending to keep my next actions in Outlook. I'm also using Outlook to manage my "Tickler" file - making use of the ability to set start dates for tasks.
The problem I have had with this is keeping Outlook synchronised between all my devices. I've looked at various synching solutions but have not found one that worked for me.
So a couple of days ago I took the plunge and signed up for a hosted microsoft exchange account - inspired by this article, from Kevin C. Tofel at jkOnTheRun. It was all fairly easy to get set up and working. The big benefit for me is I am able to synchronise Outlook using this method and OneNote by using the shared notebooks feature over my home network. When I am now out and about I have all my stuff with me. The Cached Exchange Mode in Outlook is excellent when I have no access to the web. The set up also means I can now sync my windows mobile phone either by GPRS or wi-fi and have all my emails and diary etc up to date whenever I need it.

When I'm without any of my devices I can still log into exchange via Outlook Web Access - a web based interface which gives all of the Outlook functionality you need. Means I am no longer forwarding all my mail to Gmail just so I can access it on the web.

All in all it's working for me - keeping my trust in my system, allowing me to concentrate on Getting Things Done.