Recently I did another round of TODO applications testing.\u00c2\u00a0 There are plenty around, but none of them seemed to fit into my work flow.\u00c2\u00a0 I wanted something online, but something fast.\u00c2\u00a0 I wanted something simple, but with enough features to integrate with the rest of my toolbox.\u00c2\u00a0 This, that, and a bit more, and preferably free.<\/p>\n
Just to give you an idea where I was before the TODO list manager – I was using Google Calendar with tasks<\/a> written down as all day long events, which I was constantly moving forward, spreading them across the upcoming week.\u00c2\u00a0 Needless to say this was somewhat time consuming and boring, with a few low priority tasks falling off the list every now and then.<\/p>\n My\u00c2\u00a0 quest for TODO list manager started with Hiveminder<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a really nice web application, which is easy to use. It implements some really neat ideas, like doing a brain dump first and then reviewing and reorganizing tasks later. It also integrates nicely with the outside world.\u00c2\u00a0 There is a way to link it with Google Calendar, as well as follow things via RSS feeds.\u00c2\u00a0 There is some integration with email.\u00c2\u00a0 And, also, there is a very nice system in place for sharing tasks with other people.\u00c2\u00a0 Plus, Hiveminder is the baby of the same parents<\/a> who gave us RT request tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n As I said, Hiveminder is a really nice application.\u00c2\u00a0 But it didn’t fit into my work flow somehow.\u00c2\u00a0 And I was a little bit turned off by the interfaces. Needs a bit more polish\u00c2\u00a0 I guess.<\/p>\n Then I tried … well, I don’t really remember now all the applications that I tried.\u00c2\u00a0 What I remember is that there are plenty of good ones.\u00c2\u00a0 Each does something differently, focusing on different areas of TODO list management.<\/p>\n … then I settled on Ta-da List<\/a> from 37 Signals<\/a> – people, who really know how to web applications.\u00c2\u00a0 I loved Ta-da List the moment I saw it.\u00c2\u00a0 After all those features and ideas that I saw everywhere, it captured me with it’s simplicity.\u00c2\u00a0 There is practically no functionality.\u00c2\u00a0 Just create lists, add and remove items, and subscribe to the RSS feed. That’s pretty much it.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s what I was looking for.\u00c2\u00a0 In case I wanted something extra – plenty of functionality is available through commercial upgrades.\u00c2\u00a0 But, at that time, I didn’t want any extra functionality.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve seen so\u00c2\u00a0 much of it everywhere that I wanted to get away from it for some time.\u00c2\u00a0 And it worked.\u00c2\u00a0 For some time.<\/p>\n Finally, I arrived to my current choice of TODO list managers – Toodledo<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 A few of my friends were trying it out independently of each other, and all seemed to have only positive feedback about the service.\u00c2\u00a0 When I tried it – I understood why.<\/p>\n Toodledo is a very feature rich service. It has lists, goals, contexts, priorities, notes, due dates, and a tonne of other features.\u00c2\u00a0 Somehow they are organized so that they always nearby, but without jumping into the face.\u00c2\u00a0 The interface feels like it had a lot of thought put into it.\u00c2\u00a0 But the best of all – the connectivity of the service with the rest of my tools.\u00c2\u00a0 RSS feeds are there.\u00c2\u00a0 Google Calendar is there (and it’s done better than that of HiveMinder).\u00c2\u00a0 There is Firefox extension with sidebar and toolbar buttons.\u00c2\u00a0 And there is even Twitter integration.\u00c2\u00a0 What more can I ask for?\u00c2\u00a0 (Provided that I don’t use iPhone, for which they also have an integration).\u00c2\u00a0 In this place and time, Toodledo is just perfect<\/strong> for me.\u00c2\u00a0 If you are in search for a good TODO list manager, I strongly recommend that you give it a try<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n