Things – Fantastic GTD app for graphic designers or anyone else.
I have to apologize for not being very faithful with my blog posts lately. As work has become increasingly busy I’ve slacked off on the writing a little (okay, maybe a lot).
This will be a brief post but I just wanted to mention a tool that I’ve been using for a while and has become invaluable. If you’re like me you would be lost without your to do list. I’ve tried several different methods of keeping track of my projects and by far the best I’ve found is Things from Cultured Code. Things is available for the Mac and the iPhone (sorry Windows users) and is very reasonably priced for such a robust application.
The interface is very simple to use and quick to learn. You can keep things easy with a simple itemized to do list or add further functionality using tags and organizing tasks into projects. Tasks can be scheduled for a future date and will appear at the time you specify. You can set up repeating to dos and even search through all of your tasks.
For me the best part of Things is the way it so easily syncs with my iPhone. Due to limitations from Apple it can’t sync through iTunes and must be synced over a wifi connection but this can actually keep things quick and easy as long as you are on a wireless network.
I recommend taking a look at the Things web site and reading some of the other reviews, you’ll see that I’m not alone in my recommendation.
Please note that I have not been compensated to write this review in any way. I’ve paid full-price for the Things apps, I just wanted to post this review since Things has proven so invaluable to me.
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 am
I’ve been wanting to get Things for the longest time, but haven’t yet taken the plunge. I had it during the beta, it took some time for me to actually follow through with it, but once I did I used it all the time. But once it was released I just haven’t been able to justify getting it, I am poor, you know… Although I have been reconsidering lately. This may have convinced me…
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 am
You could always start off with just the iPhone app since it’s only $10. It’s nice to have the desktop app too but I wouldn’t say it’s a necessity.
June 25th, 2009 at 1:27 am
For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:
http://www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.
June 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Dan, thanks for the link. It looks like Gtdagenda could be a useful program.
One thing that I appreciate about Things is the simple, intuitive and attractive user interface. From what I can see, this is lacking with Gtdagenda but perhaps if that’s not important to the user then it could be a good option.