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By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:51:17 +0000

Don’t forget Thinkingrock:

http://www.trgtd.com.au/

It gets good reviews over at Lifehacker, is free, uses java, and “The app also stores all its data in a transparent XML file for easy-peasy thumb drive access, which – in a cross-platform word – rocks. ThinkingRock is a free download, versions available for Mac, PC and Linux.”

They are developing an iphone app that will sync with the iphone/ipod touch. Only drawback as far as I can tell is the interface isn’t the prettiest. It is very easy to use though.

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Macworld Day 3: Best of Macworld 2009 | TheAppleBlog — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:25:46 +0000

[...] the attention, despite the appearance of Google’s Picassa for Mac as a possible competitor. We love Things around here, and quite a few of us actually use it to try and stay on top of, well, things. We [...]

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Productivity Power Links 01-05-08 « Geeks Guide To Productivity — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:58:38 +0000

[...] Manage thangs with Things… The latest application from Cultured Code is Things, a task organizer and to-do list manager for Mac and iPhone. It centers around the ideas encompassed in Getting Things Done (GTD) and makes it easy to break down and organize tasks. [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:55:17 +0000

For me, the biggest problem is that emails that need a reply get lost in the shuffle. Sometimes, I respond at the moment I read an email, but more often, I say to myself, “Oh, I’ll get back to it,” and then I forget I ever received that email.

If you’re using Apple’s Mail.app (like I am), there’s a good article at Mac Guru Lounge on how to set up smart folders to track messages you need to reply to. This has greatly improved my workflow.

By: Kyith

Kyith — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:52:35 +0000

I got sick of using a to-do list that isn’t what i want. so i did the next best thing which is to code it myself!

Hope i get the chance to share it with all of you in the future.

But the strong point of all apple to-do list. they look great compare to the windows ones.

By: Martin (OnlyFourHours.com)

Martin (OnlyFourHours.com) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:57:49 +0000

Wow, you forgot Evernotes. I just switched a couple of days ago from Things because Evernotes also syncs to the web, works with both windows and mac – and it even supports a free OCR service.

One really neat feature is the ability to add a note via my webcam and to have Evernotes automatically OCR scan it for me.

By: Hkiphone

Hkiphone — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:45:39 +0000

I have got used to SmartTime Plus. I love it’s flexibility and most importantly it’s latest version allows syncing to Google Calendar.so that solves the online web access and data backup. As a bonus, you can use free app called Calgoo Connect to sync that Google Calendar to iCal to act as your desktop app.
Yes sound messy to it works fine. :)

By: Gerry Power

Gerry Power — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:13:49 +0000

Life Balance from Llamagraphics is an awesome option, and they also have a great iPhone implementation.

By: Tammy Lenski

Tammy Lenski — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:06:07 +0000

I recently switched from OmniFocus to Things and so far, so good. I like the flexible features of OmniFocus a bit more, but syncing with the iPhone app was consistently painful – slow and sometimes timing out. Things does the job for me and the syncing is quick and easy (though I agree I’d prefer more flexibility around available networks, as you note). Can’t wait to see the official version.

By: David Appleyard

David Appleyard — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:47:38 +0000

Chris: Good points well made. I’m really hoping that the syncing functionality will become seamless with the launch version (or soon after). The method used by Net News Wire on the iPhone is one of my favorites, syncing with a central server upon launch and close. Something similar to that would be ideal.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:51:49 +0000

I have used Things for several months, but have recently made the switch to RememberTheMilk (RTM). My main gripe: In order to sync Things on your Iphone, you have to open the application on both your computer and iphone and have them both on the same WiFi network. Syncing should be effortless.

• Because it is web-based, RTM syncs much easier.
• Because it is web-based, you can access RTM on any computer.
• RTM can now be used offline with Firefox or GoogleGears.

By: Charley

Charley — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:47:14 +0000

I manage a team of 20 and with all my regular duties plus all of their requests, Things is all that stands between my work life being chaos. I don’t know how I could organize and remember the many tasks I have to handle each day without this tool. Others may be better or worse, but the desktop and iPhone combo of Things works very well for me.

By: Emory Dunn

Emory Dunn — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:37:36 +0000

I have to agree with Dik, Things is a perfect application for organising you life. It is simple and intuitive, yet allows for extreme flexibility. Things has a bunch of features that make it an ideal application for GTD, and there are even more that are planned to be implemented before release (and it even tells you which features they are if you try and use one of them).

By: Dik

Dik — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:40:45 +0000

I think Things is the best option. It’s not bloated, or over done in any way. Yet it provides a wide enough feature set to help you organize and get tasks done quickly and efficiently. And the iPhone app feels completely native and organic to the platform. It’s not yet as full featured as the desktop version, but I’m sure they’ll get there.

The other apps I’ve tried, are either WAY too expensive, or way to complicated. Most people can spend more time organizing the tasks, then that actually spend performing the tasks. Things is clean and smooth.