First, you must try Evernote.  The free version gives you plently of time and space to test features from your desktop and mobile device.  Once you fall in love you’ll be happy to pay the $5 per month for the premium version.

For personal information management, I’ve used Google Notebook, Google Docs, Diigo, and many other tools to manage simple clips and notes but I’ve always wanted something that was easily accessible across my desktop, laptop, iphone, and ipod touch regardless of the note type: document, voicememo, text, webclip etc.  Evernote provides simple tags, a simple web browser bookmarklet, and a nifty iPhone iPod Touch bookmarklet too (see this valuable bookmarklet how-to from NU2MAC.)

If you really want to “get organized” and start getting  more things done, consider the $80 investment and a good weekend of getting setup on GTD.  The GTD System guides will also show you how to get setup based on several platforms including MS Outlook. Learn more about GTD at The David Allen Company.

The following 15 minute setup enables you to use Evernote as a frictionless GTD list application. Easy entry, no multiple notebooks required. Works with you, not against you.

The setup features:

notebook independent setup: enter and use to do notes anywhere, anytime

Project List

list aggregating all next actions

@ context lists

Waiting For

Someday/Maybe

5 “time required” levels & lists

done/audit list

toggle checkbox (/tag) to move items on/off the Someday/Maybe list

via Ruud Hein »  Evernote GTD How To.

Now it’s your turn.  Let me know how you are using Evernote, GTD, or some other personal information management method.