Earlier this week I read this piece from Slate, in which the author reviews a (seemingly arbitrary) handful of web-based to-do list tools. I find these reviews to be useful, but that utility is limited by the fact that the author's criteria for choosing a tool are different than my own.
So, in the spirit of the article, here's a request for some feedback. What kinds of tools do you use, and what are their advantages and limitations? And, given the following parameters, what suggestions do you have for me?
I need/want a system that has the following characteristics:
- Web based, preferably with an offline/export feature
- Visual (either nesting hierarchies, mind mapping, or color-coding)
- Expandable
- Flexible (I want to be able to move tasks from one category to another easily, or to take a sub-task and promote it)
- Deadline/calendaring
- Free (I don't want to pay for a tool that I fear will become obsolete in a year)
4 comments:
I haven't tried any of the following, but Life Hacker has a huge list of possible solutions...some of which I think you've already tried, but they might show other ways of using them.
http://lifehacker.com/tag/to-do-list/
Good luck.
LifeHacker's pretty swell. What do you use?
At work I use paper for daily to-do items. Items with a longer deadline go into Outlook's Tasks. For family/home/personal life I don't have too many to-do items that require me to track. But I do use Google Calendar for calendar items and appointments.
I am feeling rather listless...
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