This is a bloody good idea. It builds upon my own Virgoen tendancies to write lists and tick things off, but what the list model lacks is the "in progress" state. Plus occasionally my lists get confused. See today's notebook page:
QCon: TODO list inspired by the conference
(Updated 15 Dec 2020 with correct completed status!)
Investigate Maven 2 for buildsHave a glance at TestNG unit testing(completed 2013)Potentially play with JMock for current testing framework(completed ~2009)Play with GWT.(completed 2009-2013)Sign up for Pragmatic Architect event- Check out JavaBlackBelt site - what is provided, and what are the feelings of professionals (or, more importantly, recruiters) towards these qualifications?
Look into getting Visual Studio .NET again so you can have a go at GUI development in it.(completed 2011)- Go to technorati.
Investigate JUnit 4 changes/improvements.
(Update: 15 Dec 2020: Huh. I did OK with these over the following decade...)