Maybe.

As you can see (if you click the link) Springpad is a highly flexible online organizer, notebook, search engine (kinda – there are apps for searching for books, or businesses, or restaurants and all sorts of things) and it’s really fun to play with once you get the hang of it.

But will it work for what I need it to do? That’s the question! And it’s one I plan to answer this week, as I use Springpad (just about) exclusively for the things I need to do this week. It has a web bookmarklet which will allow me to capture photos and text, as well as video files, Jeff says, which I need to do from time to time. Also, I *think* you can set alerts for tasks and such, but I still have to investigate that.

One thing that occurred to me last night, that I could really use this for is the whole financial aid/scholarships and stuff thing. I am old and just not coordinated enough to remember what to submit when, and how and all that. If I can figure out how to capture (or “spring”) the scholarship/grant information as I come across it, and at the same time set a timer thing to alert me close to when it is due, and then just forget about it till then, I will love them forever, I think.

Anyway, I pass no judgments yet. Well, I do – I would already recommend it to anyone who needs just a general online organizer, that is really customizable. But I will see if it is useful enough to me to replace at least a couple of my other organizers and report back on that. So, I’ll use it this week, and probably post random complaints (I always have them, is this not so? I have some now! but I am refraining. After all, we just met.) and suggestions through the week and then do a write-up next weekend of my experiences.

Hopefully in a more organized, professional manner and not just random free thought, etc