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2009 is upon us.  It is actually only a few hours old.  If you’re like me and procrastinate on a lot of things, you might not have any New Years Resolutions yet, if you even make them.  One of the most common resolutions is to be more organized.  You’d think with all the computers and gadgets around organizing yourself would be quite easy, but it tends to be even more confusing.  That’s why the web can be one of your best resources for organization.  Here’s a list of five websites that can help you in you quest for organization.

5. 43Things

Okay, so technically 43Things only organizes your goals, but that can be a great help at times.  With 43Things, you input your goals, or resolutions, or whatever you want to call them, and share them with the world.  The site is about people encouraging one another to accomplish their goals and explaining how they’ve done it.  If nothing else, you can find other people who want to be organized and see how they did it.

4. Remember The Milk

Possibly the easiest way to organize yourself in terms of what you have to do it with a to-do list.  Remember The Milk allows you to create lists online for access anywhere you have internet access.  It can even send you SMS messages, e-mails, or IMs reminding you to do something on your list.  It can connect to Google Calendar so you can store appointments on there easily.  There’s also a Pro account mode that gives you access to RTM on the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile apps.

3. Toodledo

Toodledo takes everything RTM does and expands upon it.  It allows for subtasks within tasks and time estimates on every task.  It boasts full GTD support for those who follow David Allen’s “Getting Things Done,” or who want to.  It doesn’t have an application on every mobile platform like RTM, but its iPhone app can be used without having a pro account.  For a full comparison, Toodledo has this chart.

2. Mint

Going into the new year, the most important thing to organize is your money.  This is exactly what Mint specializes in.  It can help you keep track of all your purchases and spending.  It can link to your bank account, credit card, or any number of things.  Mint makes tracking your spending and putting together a budget incredibly easy.  Now you can see just how much money you spent on gas compared to groceries or anything else.

1. Backpack

Backpack is at the top of the list largely because of its wide range of features.  It allows you to keep track of almost everything you need to (aside from your budget) to keep organized.  There’s to-do lists, a calendar, and even the ability to upload files.  It can keep track of almost everything you need it to.  You can even connect with other users that are working with you.  Overall, it combines most everything you need to organize yourself and put it in one convenient place.

What are you waiting for?  Try out these sties and get more organized.

Read [43 Things]
Read [Remember The Milk]
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