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Good todo lists other than Gootodo
My book Bit Literacy is now two and a half years old, and while it continues to sell, readers are increasingly asking me for updated recommendations on tools - especially todo lists.
When I wrote the book in 2006 and early 2007, there really were no good todo lists available (and this is before the iPhone, remember) - so I created Gootodo, a tool designed for people to empty their inbox and manage their todos as quickly and easily as possible. I've continued to add features and am still as confident as ever in the tool.
But these days there are many options for people looking to get organized, and so when people ask for updated recommendations, I always tell them that Gootodo is my favorite but that they might prefer others out there.
Here are some of the alternatives to Gootodo that I point people to:
• Outlook 2007 allows you to drag emails onto the calendar, to turn them into appointments. There's no "BCC the future" ability, and the interface is generally cluttered, but the drag-to-date is a nice feature. I'm happy to be able to suggest ways to use Outlook for bit literacy because it's the tool most people are forced to use anyway.
• Remember the Milk offers a ton of features. I find it too complex for my own needs, but I tell people that they might be able to hammer out a good solution for themselves after investing the time to learn the system.
• Highrise has some ability to forward todos into the future, but I think it's built more as an address book.
• Todoist is totally free, unlike all the other tools on this page, but I think it lacks some of the key features of a bit-literate todo list as described in the book.
If I've missed your favorite todo list, feel free to post it in the comments.
I've been using Todoist for over two years now after trying several other apps. It's far from perfect, but I love its simplicity. Integrating it into all facets of my life has been easy.
I am partial to http://flowtodo.com - probably because it's my own product, that I'm currently building out.
I've been using evernote.com. It's not really a todo list, so it lacks many basic todo list features.
Gmail has an integrated calendar and now has a todo list with some useful features. I'm curious what your take is on it.
I've been pretty happy with Hiveminder (http://hiveminder.com/). It's definitely a todo list with a nod to a programmer's mind; it has things like alphanumeric identifiers for each task and a command-line client.
I use ReminderFox (which works as an Addon to Thunderbird) which I find works well. There is a 'Send and add' option on emails, so you can send the message, and add it to the todo list at a date in the future. Not quite as flexible as Gootodo although, as I can only use it from Thunderbird!
I've been pretty happy with http://www.toodledo.com - the basic service is free and works well enough.
tadalist.com by 37 signals is a great service too.
http://teuxdeux.com/ looks interesting, but I haven't tried it yet.
Very pretty interface. And has todos separated by date. Those are good. But missing the other elements - email-to-list functionality, rich detail views, attachments, categories, etc. etc.
P.S. Don't miss Fast Company's review of Teux Deux as "the Web's most beautiful todo list":
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/teuxdeux-webs-most-beautiful-calendar-app
If you’d like a tool for managing your time and projects, you can use this application inspired by David Allen’s GTD:
http://www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage and prioritize your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.