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Comment on What I want in a task management system by Daria

Daria — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:10:33 +0000

Mick,
Thanks for your feedback on Wrike. It’s actually a bit surprising to find out you find the software complex, as we constantly get lots of excited comments about the simplicity of Wrike’s UI. I guess, it all depends on what you are trying to use the tool for. If you need a simple to-do app, than probably Wrike is just not for you. Wrike is built for multi-project use. That is, you can build different views, share those views with people and still have a complete picture. A simpler tool, like say Nozbe, might be a better choice when you run one project or you are just trying to organize your personal to-dos. A lot of users turn to us from simpler tools, when their businesses evolve or they try to institute a PM tool on a wider scale. So we hope to see you back someday in the future.

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Comment on What I want in a task management system by Adrian Try

Adrian Try — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:18:31 +0000

I just visited Gqueues again this morning, and discovered lots of updates, including changes to the way they handle recurring tasks. This app continues to impress me, and right now I’m finding it very tempting.

Comment on What I want in a task management system by mickey

mickey — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:51:14 +0000

Amy,

Those are good links, and I agree with “easy” being a key component. A task management system should allow you add items quickly, and not spend too much time on the meta stuff so you can spend more time getting work done.

After reading through those links, I still think RTM needs work. Those workarounds go completely against the “easy” idea, and you still don’t have a product as good as Nozbe, Thymer and some others. Still, it’s getting there. Thanks for the input!

Comment on What I want in a task management system by Amy Gordon Stokes

Amy Gordon Stokes — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:29:37 +0000

Mickey, I’m searching as well. Perhaps these tips for Remember the Milk may address the insufficient overview problem. These workarounds may be best suited for DBA and SEO types, instead of everyday users. If you should should try these, please advise. I understand your 7 criteria, but let me add my own: easy. Appreciate you for sharing your research.

http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2008/05/guest-post-advanced-gtd-with-remember-the-milk/
http://sheenonline.biz/2008/06/super-charge-remember-the-milk-with-smart-lists-and-tags/

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Comment on Organize Your Digital Life 7 – Organize your tasks by mickey

mickey — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:55:03 +0000

Google Tasks are awful, so comparing it to that is pointless. GQueues is certainly progressing, but it has a long way to go. It looks like the recurring items are fixed, that seems to be about it. It’s hard to tell, since their blog hasn’t been updated since October…

Comment on Organize Your Digital Life 7 – Organize your tasks by Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:42:32 +0000

Take another look at GQueues. It is evolving quickly and is much better than Google tasks.

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Comment on What I want in a task management system by Harold Zimmer

Harold Zimmer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:33:29 +0000

I use the GTD addin for Outlook with great success. How I’ve mastered the issuses you mentioned is simple. First I use one calender to keep all my appointments balanced. How I do this is through the use of my google calendar I sync this with Outlook when I return to my office and on my iPhone I use the program called informant. Informant sync’s all my GTD folders and when I create a new task or appointment ican assign whatever category that is appropriate. Now in order to sync through iPhone I did install a program called toodledo, this program is what brings it all together. If you’d like to discuss this inmore detail, send me your number. Believe me I too an relate to you fustration. There is at last a solution…