ToDo List

As the life gets all complicated again, I started to revisit my search for a good to-do list. I want something that is simple. Something that I will. Something that helps me answer random questions. “What are you working on?” “What did you do?” “What is left?”

I like web-based because I can access it from home and work. But I keep my work and home to-do lists separate but I’d like to be reminded whenever I need. (Ever wake up at 2am and remember that thing you were supposed to do at work?) I’d like some sort of privacy if web-based. Either, maybe, it’s installed on my host or I see security measures like SSL.

Using

Cool Moon To Do: Free. Simple. Nice layout. Printable. Able to be archived. Haven’t found out how to backup/move data from one computer to another though. Windows.

UltraApps IssueManager: Free. I use this to track documentation basically for projects. Like if someone emails asking for a change, I can paste it there instead of searching through my emails for it later. It’s web-based (ASP). I’m not so good at keeping it up-to-date though. I think because it’s got quirks and all the changes should go in documentation with the application. Web.

Haven’t Used

TaskToy: Free. Web application. Simple project management list. Whenever list (like books or restaurants). Color coding. Web based (Zope). Forum and Blog. Drawback is that he hosts it so I don’t know how secure it is and I can’t customize it. Web; hosted.

Build Your Own with Rails: Free. Web. It’s a tutorial how to make a simple to-do list with Rails. Web.

My Life Organized: Free and Cost. Win/Pocket PC. Goal setting, To Do List, Task Importance. PC

Have Used

TaDa and Backpackit: Free. I have two projects in Backpackit: house and wedding. I have pictures of houses I like and prices and information about them in there. The wedding one is mostly places and information I find. I like how easy it is to add things and that I can share the list so that others can edit. The problem, though, is that when people add items that it doesn’t flag who added the item. Web; hosted.

43Things: Free. More a “In my life, I want to do…” type of list that you share with others. People can comment and give you kudos. I like seeing what the most active to-do is. I can put “Visit Ireland” but then I have to use another list to list all the steps or blog my steps. Web; hosted

[edit: added MLO (MyLifeOrganized)]