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A whole bunch of typing. :-)
My attitude is to put in as much info as possible so that I know I have one place to go look for it.
Identification.
I assign a 'project number'. Generally this is the date (0605a) or similar. If there's an associated Help Desk ticket then I use that number.
I plug this number into the category field in Outlook for related emails.
Projects (in UR)
Each of 'project number' is at the top of a project. All tasks and info are in an outline below this title.
Top Level items in UR:
WIP
Has these immediate children.
Now. Items I'm currently working on or need to today.
Pending. Stuff waiting on others or schedule.
Done. Things for the status report and archive.
Archives
Just what it says. I generally store it by quarter so that I can archive the emails into smaller PSTs.
Contacts.
I copy the primary contact into each project (above) so that I can see quickly what I'm working on or have worked on for a person in the Parents frame.
Reference.
General reference stuff. Useful info, etc.
Dev.
Reference specific to languages.
Tips, techniques, examples.
C#, JavaScript, VB, Oracle, etc. are major immediate children.
Templates.
For 2 primary purposes.
Project types.
These include all the typical tasks for a type of project.
I insert a new instance into Now as needed.
Structures.
For example, a Database has a columns sub-folder, etc.
Searches (of course).
A new one that I really like is the Search Siblings only. I have one of these in most templates.
Saved searches for upcoming go-lives, etc.
Embedded browser.
Most of my work is with web pages in different environments (TST, QA, PRD). I put the links to the pages directly into UR so that I can get the page quickly (CTL-link).
I don't generally store the actual page in UR.
So there. A not-too-brief overview.
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