I’m kind of a nut when it comes to nit-pickiness in applications. I have always wanted to use Office Tasks as my todo list, however it was never effective enought to stick with.
The lifehacker recommended todo.txt is as lo-fi you can get before going completely non-tech, but I really don’t want to manage a text file. I want the computer to work for me.
I recently discovered todoist.com, a minimalist, but oh-so-flexible todo-list application that really has me using it. It’s got more umph than the excellent tadalist.com, and this is why it’s more useful to me.
Here’s a screenshot of my current list. I have top-level projects called Work, Home, and Leisure and I drill down from there.
Notice how I have recurring tasks in the @Home project. (Also, notice that I didn’t mow the lawn or sweep the driveway this weekend. Oops! I guess this goes to show you that no matter how fancy your todo list is implemented, you still actually have to DO stuff to accomplish anything)
I also jot down little notes and things, such as what movies to rent or buy next, or what my reading list looks like.
Todoist has a pretty simple API as well. Everything is token based, so you have a long token that serves as your credentials for making a call. This is similar to the way that google does it.
Speaking of google, todoist integrates with GMail with a simple bookmarklet or firefox plugin. Just open an email within GMail and click the bookmarklet and the email shows up as a task in todoist.
Another awesome feature is the Launchy plugin. Everyone knows I loves me some Launchy, but now I can type todo | add “get some milk” to “Shopping” and todoist will pick it up. Slick.
Anyway, I’m smitten with this tool. What do you use to manage your todolist? If it’s not Outlook, then I’d like to hear about it in the comments. (If it is Outlook, I suppose you can comment as well, I’ll forgive you)