Bill Gates describes his digital workstyle in an article in Fortune Magazine. Mr. Gates’ office activites are supported by, and are organized around five main tools:

1. A 3-screen synchronized desktop system primarily supporting Outlook and Internet Explorer.
2. The Sharepoint portal and collaboration tool.
3. Windows Desktop Search (”a big effect on my productivity”).
4. A Tablet PC (looks like an HP) for portability, with OneNote.
5. A whiteboard for brainstorming, with electronic connectivity.

Bill goes on to describe the primacy of e-mail at the office, how filtering keeps the volume down to about 100 e-mails per day, the dilemma of information overload and underload and the benefits of a going paperless. At the moment he’s busy preparing for Think Week.

All-in-all a well-crafted and interesting article - it’s saved by the blandness of the blandishments, which has the effect of inviting an unironic response.

How I Work: Bill Gates - Fortune, April 4, 2006

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