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Best To-Do List Software?
JojoLinkyBob writes "Greetings, Council of Slashdot. I am curious what everyone here recommends as their favorite organizational software. Specifically, I am trying to find a simple freeware/open-source todo list manager. In the past, I've dabbled with TreePad,
Shadow Plan, Mantis, and various virtual sticky- note apps ..all with mixed success. Currently, I'm back to my old-school ways of scribbling my todo's on the back of each Daily Dilbert Calendar page, which sadly means today is June 23 :)"
Now that MS has a To-Do list patent, shouldn't we keep quiet about this and not give them people to sue?
And by low tech I mean Notepad.exe.
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Perfect for passwords too!
Switch to The Far Side - their desk calendars are much bigger and can accommodate many more notes. *grin*
Might be a bit overkill but I love it.
We use MS Project to manage our to do lists.
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It remembers birthdays, anniversaries, mother's day, plus when you should do all the chores around the home, and it's instantly updatable without effort on your part.
You do know that the TODO-list is patented, don't you?
All your base to do are belong to MS.
I find the best to do list manager is a yellow legal pad. You never have to worry about the batteries running down on it; it won't lose your data due to a system crash; accessable even when you don't have internet access; it features an intuitive user interface (dubbed a 'pen'); it's ease-of-use is well documented; and best of all it is compatable with open standards such as english, french, and japanese.
One caveat, it's not freeware; it could be as expensive as a dollar, but you'll recoup that quickly with the electricity savings.
-- Greg
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the pencil and paper will not remind you when its time to be somewhere or do something. or tell you your busy when you try to set up another meeting.
That reeks of work. So why don't *YOU* do it and I'll just d/l it off you when it's done. Oh and if you can code this in around an hour.. heck I'll even give you 2, I will gladly donate some money for your efforts! thanksbye!
PINE works great for me. I write myself a todo list and "Postpone" it (Ctrl-O). This way PINE asks me if I want to continue my Postponed message, or write a new one. That acts as a gentle reminder everytime I send a new message - which is often enough.
Here're a couple of screen shots:
PINE 4.58 MESSAGE INDEX Folder: INBOX Message 2,444 of 2,444 ANS
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Continue postponed composition (answering "No" won't erase it)?
Y [Yes]
^C Cancel N No
N 127 Jun 18 xxx xxxx (4422) To Do list
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Profit
ah, that's right, there are no text editors whatsoever for any open source operating systems.
that's so bloody easy to forget, you'll have to forgive the ac above you
TaskMaster is free. um...for thirty days.
*shrugs* you'll be out of this 'organized' phase of yours by then anyway.
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Sorry folks, you're not allowed to do TODO lists. That has been patented by Microsoft.
Perhaps you should consider circumventing the patent by making a list of "Stuff I gotta remember not to forget" ?
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...I was going to get around to compiling a list of them one of these days...
taken! (by Davidleeroth) Thanks Bingo Foo!
because, as we all know, Microsoft patented the to-do list, as previously discussed. Bill will be calling soon, no doubt. Hope your last name isn't Rowsoft ;)
then hope your shrink has a piece of paper and a pencil :)
The first thing you should put on your lists is "Make list". That way you get something to check off as done almost immediately.
I've been meaning to check out Palm Desktop, but keep forgetting to do it.
Why do I want my notes and reminders in digital format instead of post-its stuck everywhere? Simple.
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A todo list is only as good as the one who uses it.
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