I've been using Todo since the first release. I've tried others (the free/lite versions) to see what others are doing but happily keep coming back to Todo. The service and response are excellent which helps as well.
For tasks and events, I live in 3 applications, Todo, Outliner, and Calendar. I don't do very much contact oriented work but what I need (like Call Joe Smith) Todo handles admirably. In fact, it's so seamless I never thought about it until now. I would not want Todo to become a contact manager any more than it already is. On the other hand, one big improvement for me would be a built-in calendar. The current calendar app is pretty basic and I'm used to using full task/event managers on the Treo. I switched to an iPhone last September. We use Lotus Notes at work, so calendar syncing between work and home (Outlook) and my smartphone is a thing of the past. I routinely enter an event into my iPhone as well as into my work calendar. At least the iPhone syncs to Outlook on my home laptop. I use Outliner for projects and multi-level checklists. For example, my Spring task list is broken down by areas around the house that need work, both inside and outside. The ability to expand/collapse and mark things complete or incomplete as a group helps a lot. Todo is not an outliner nor a complete project management tool, nor do I necessarily expect that. I do have a task that says "Check Spring List" which will recur until I finish. It would be nice to be able to open Outliner when I tap that task, but that's a nice to have rather than a necessity. Everything else is handled in Todo. Tasks, reminders, shopping lists, even notes. I prefer to have it in one place that I always look. I don't use contexts or tags. I found that I want to see everything all the time. Mind you, I only have a few hundred tasks. Before there were contexts and tags, I made lists titled Home, Work, Shopping, etc. I've just left those. I rarely need to be so organized that I make a series of phone calls, or a series of computer tasks, etc. My work tasks are more often reminders, although there are a few of the "I have to do this by <date>" type of task. I don't filter very often. On the other hand, Search is fantastic. I search all the time. For example, I have a task titled Next Car Checkup with notes as to what will need to be done. It's dated roughly when I expect to need to make the appointment for the next checkup. If something comes up, I search for "car" and add the entry. I could make this a project or checklist but just haven't bothered yet. I have the same thing for doctor's appointments. I do have a list that is titled Someday/Maybe, as in the GTD approach. These are things I'll get to someday and usually have lots of subtasks. My shopping and errands list is set up as a project with a due date of Jan 1, 2009, so it always appears at the top under Overdue. I add items as needed and usually delete them. I don't use it for recurring grocery type items. Still on paper with that because I don't like having my iPhone out in grocery stores. I use Todo for notes as well. For example, I keep track of money in Quicken and if I spend cash and don't get a receipt, I'll add a task with the amount spent. Then I enter it into Quicken at night. While I sync to Toodledo, it's mainly a backup to me. I rarely go there to change something. I'd prefer a local backup to my home laptop but at the moment it would have to be Windows. I used to use a lot of sticky post-it notes. I use a few these days but far fewer than I used to. That's due to the ease of use of Todo. Bob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Learn more about Todo, Notebook (notes available everywhere), and AccuFuel (fuel efficiency tracker) on Appigo's website: http://www.appigo.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Appigo Todo" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/appigo-todo?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
