Comments on: Poll: Google Tasks, Remember the Milk, or Another Solution?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:05:24 +0000

I am using Plancake (http://www.plancake.com).

What I like the most is it is very simple to use with not too many features. That lets me keep focused on what I actually need to do.

By: AnneTanne

AnneTanne — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:19:00 +0000

I have been trying RTM a few times (Why can’t you ‘complete’ a task by checking the checkbox. Why don’t they listen to their customers?)
I tried todoïst (liked the minimalistic interface).
Tried Hiveminder (liked the way you can make your tasks interdependent)
And I finally tried Toodledo. Because I like to try out new apps ones in a while I abandoned Toodledo later on, and was impressed by the major improvements that were made when I came back (unlike RTM!). I went away to try something else, came back, and was impressed again.
I must say that I don’t really like Toodledo’s standard interface (that’s why I use skin at home – can’t install anything extra on my work computer), but it’s functionality is great, the usercommunity is very supportive and the developer actualy listens to your needs.

By: Scotto

Scotto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:11 +0000

Update: I got a new iPod Touch last month and happily it duplicates all the functions my old dead Palm did for the same price and much smaller size.

I tried the RTM app and liked it so much and found it so useful and I actually went out and bought a Pro account. Having my RTM right in my pocket makes it a 100 times more useful and I haven’t used paper since.

I still don’t like the RTM website GUI, but when online I use the iGoogle widget which works much better for in and out use.

By: Chris Ostermueller

Chris Ostermueller — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:30 +0000

Still waiting on that beta six months later. Way to GTD

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:03:13 +0000

Toodledo is the best and most under-rated task manager on the web today. It far outstrips Remember the Mile in functionality and offers EXCELLENT customer support and a developer who actually listens to his customers and implements enhancements based upon their needs and suggestions. Try Toodledo for a week and you will realize that Remember the Milk is pretty, but not nearly as functional. A skim through the Remember the Milk forums will reveal a pattern of frustrated users who have been clamoring for various basic upgrades for several years now.

By: Scotto

Scotto — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:40:20 +0000

I like RTM for recurring reminders and Google Tasks for non-dated checklists, but for day to day task management, especially where my tech and gadgets are not available, I use a Moleskine Cahier and Moleskine Lined Notebook handcrafted into a Calendar/Task/Notes book.

The Cahier (pronounced Cuy Yay, as in Yippee Cay Yay), fits in my back pocket and gets my mind dump whereever I am. I later transfer it to my Moleskine Notebook on a daily or semi-weekly basis where the left page is the 7 day week and the right page is weekly task lists. The back half of the book is reserved for notes.

No batteries, no need for web connections, no glass screens to break.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:09:27 +0000

Amen!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:07:58 +0000

OK after 50% of the comments were votes for “ToodleDo” I HAD to try it out…

… And it is now my solution. Now don’t get me wrong it is FAR from perfect (a bit of a learning curve, the Gmail widget is really the iPhone formatted page so it doesn’t fit well, their Firefox plugin doesn’t support 3.5 yet, the web interface stresses upgrading customers over most-used features, etc) BUT it is the it has several compelling features (context, importance, scheduler, etc.) that make it worth the learning curve and waiting on the devs to fix the 3rd Party stuff.

Bye Bye: Google Tasks, Tasks App & To Do List (literal paper)! You’ve been replaced. Man I got a lot done today too! :D

By: odajay

odajay — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:24 +0000

Toodledo is my choice.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:38:34 +0000

google tasks might be out of beta, but it’s still pretty weak.

By: AndyM

AndyM — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:25:45 +0000

I use Toodledo on the web/iPhone and sync it to Outlook using the utility from Chromatic Dragon.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:52:32 +0000

You should checkout http://www.smartsheet.com.

It is very easy to get started using because it is similar to a spreadsheet, but it has many built in features to help manage tasks. It also has some features you won’t find elsewhere like the ability to easily outsource a task to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk directly from the application. And of course they have mobile access too.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:15:33 +0000

If you like the mind map approach for task planning / task management check GoalEnforcer Hyperfocus http://www.goalenforcer.com

By: Duke

Duke — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:10:39 +0000

Ouch!! That stings.

By: gmazin

gmazin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:57:31 +0000

I don’t have a smartphone, but on my dumbphone I just set alarms with text and/or calendar events.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:16:41 +0000

Oh no prob to put a link to HyperOffice in your comment. I’m just a firm believer in transparency so it might be best to disclose the affiliation instead of just a link. I also questioned it because a prior comment left with a HyperOffice link was left under a different name, even though it was the same IP and email address. Again, it’s a transparency thing. No worries. :)