This morning I finally got around to gathering all of my text files, scraps of paper, and old notebooks that have been doing a half-assed job of substituting for an address book for years, and I dumped everything into OS X’s Address Book. While all the data entry was definitely a pain in the ass (most of my contact lists consist of first names and telephone numbers - which Jen is this, which Dave is that?), it was very much worth it. Now everything is stored in one place on my G4, and I’m using iSync to keep it synchronized with my iPod, which can replace the notebook that I used to carry around with me just for numbers and addresses. And I like the way Address Book interacts with Mail, which I recently started using for my NYU account (while I still have it). So as long as I never have to find and copy or type all of that contact information ever again, I’m a happy camper.