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As many already know, I live in org-mode and keep my org files in a private bitbucket repository for safe keeping. One thing I don't (or didn't) do is push those files to the repository on a regular basis. The other morning I ate my wheaties and gained enough super power to rectify the issue.
I've been a long time OmniFocus user and am a daily (or habitual) emacs user so it only makes sense for me to dabble with org mode for a GTD system. After all, when I'm writing code, why not have my projects todo lists in the next window. So this morning I figured I'd give org mode a try. It's not polished like OmniFocus or Things but seriously; why does a todo list need satin pajamas? I'm not sure I'll stick with it but I at least need to give it a trial run for a week or two.
How I Roll
When I get an email from a client that needs attention I use the clipper that comes with OmniFocus (Clip-o-tron 3000) to create a new task with a link to the email embedded. I also like to send research urls from Safari for projects to my todo lists as notes. This helps keep me on top of things (if that's possible) as projects progress.
In messing around with emacs early this morning and a little google search I turned up a nice elisp snippet that works well for sending the current buffer you're working in to OmniFocus with a note attached.
With all the options in great Mac software these days, I'm sure I am not the only one who feels a little disorganized by the organization options presented to us.
I started GTD back in the days of Kinkless GTD. I was then a beta user of OmniFocus and I have been bouncing back and forth between Things and OmniFocus since Things reared it's pretty little head. Not anymore, I'm done with Things.
