shhLIFE!

I’m SUPER jazzed and excited to see Bluetoo venture’s Todoist application for the iPhone.  As many of you know I’ve been researching GTD applications and trying to come up with as system that works for my needs.

I’m currently using Toodledo which is a very nice application.. it’s well documented, has tons of support, and the development team is great.  The only problem is that I’m just not a fan of the web UI. It’s difficult to use.. the sub-task support is complicated and feels buggy. I’m not saying it is buggy.. it just feels funky when i use it. Oh, and the UI just doesn’t make me scream with joy.  There are a lot of great things about Toodledo.. it really is a fantastic product.  However, for day to day use I keep coming back to..

Todoist.  It is a much simpler application but I LOVE the UI.  Unfortunately, it hasn’t had an iPhone application to match, therefore making it unusable for me in production.

Well, Bluetoo Ventures is about to release “Doings”.. their todoist iPhone application.  I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m VERY excited.. can’t wait to give it a shot!

After all this time of trying various task managers, it feels like I’m starting to settle on one.  Believe it or not, it’s one of the tools I started  out trying and discarding for various reasons, but after much hunting and pecking and trying and pulling and reading and writing.. I’m about *this* close to settling down.

Yes, I’m going to bite the bullet and commit.

This is a really big deal for me, because this search has gone on for quite a while.  I’ve tried numerous systems, and even used multiple todo lists at the same time.

I’ve tried pure web-based applications and pure iPhone apps.  I’ve tried using Outlook to manage my tasks and a OS X to email combination.

Through everything I’ve tried, only one application has had the best customer support, iPhone application, and web application that makes it easy, cheap, and possible to use a GTD system to manage my tasks, be they management, animation, home, etc.

That application is raman amplifier Toodledo.com.

Yes, I hate the web-based UI.  I can’t stand that I can’t have subtasks unless I pay for support.  The name makes me think of the Denny’s “rooty tooty fresh ‘n fruity” commercial from the 90′s.

But even with all that, every other todo application I’ve tried has been lacking in some area, and Toodledo (shudder) lacks the least.  The only thing I really don’t like about it is the UI on the web page, and there are so many other ways of integrating with it that I can get over that.

Here are the things I dig about it:

• The iPhone application – easy to use, syncs fast, 4 bucks
• The forums – super crazy active with great advice!
• The developers – actively working to improve their product.  This is more than I can say about RTM and Todoist, my two other favorite apps
• Integration with other tools – iPhone, twitter, email, google gadgets, firefox, ical, rss, jott… the list goes on and on!
• Customized saved searches
• Tags and contexts and folders and goals.. and subtasks if you’re a pro subscriber!

So if you haven’t tried Toodledo, give it a try.. but use this link:
http://www.toodledo.com/index.php?ref=td49a592734c5eb
if you do, because if 4 people sign up I get pro access for life!

I love the game lux for the iPhone.. It’s just like risk, only better because the game only takes 5 or 10 minutes instead of 7 hours .

I do wish there were a multi player option though…

I’ve included snaps of my last game. I am blue..

Holy wow… I knew the iPhone was pretty darn cool, but this application is absolutely amazing. It is an ocarina foe the iPhone!

What is an ocarina you ask? It’s kind of like a flute.. But it is so damn cool… Just downloaded it and I am blown away!

You just gotta try it yourself!