{"id":2970,"date":"2013-10-08T03:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainesmithwrites.com\/wp\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2014-02-09T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T20:05:06","slug":"what-a-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainesmithwrites.com\/wp\/2013\/10\/08\/what-a-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What a to do!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My new favorite To Do list.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So, yesterday I was telling you about the miracle of getting back to getting things done.<\/p>\n

The bottom line, of course, is that you have to decide to do things.<\/p>\n

But I am a big believer in To Do lists, and I have been on a perpetual quest for the one perfect To Do list software.\u00a0 I’ve used the Task List in my Palm Pilot.\u00a0 I’ve used my Blackberry (forget that one!).\u00a0 I’ve used a word processor.\u00a0 I’ve used a spreadsheet.\u00a0 I’ve used Personal Brain–which is good for organizing information but not so good for a To Do list.\u00a0 I’ve tried Remember the Milk and other online solutions.<\/p>\n

Lately, I’ve been using followupthen.com to get emailed reminders, and I like it.\u00a0 It’s a fast way to schedule follow ups, especially on anything that hits your email inbox.<\/p>\n

But it’s not a To Do list.<\/p>\n

Back when I was working, I made my own project management software using Microsoft Access.\u00a0 It was pretty good.\u00a0 But it wasn’t perfect.\u00a0 Mostly because I didn’t invest the time to make it better.<\/p>\n

Now, lo and behold!\u00a0 Efficient To Do List<\/a> from Efficient Software does almost everything I want a To Do List to do.<\/p>\n

I can organize tasks by any hierarchy of categories I want.\u00a0 I can set due dates and reminders.\u00a0 I can sort by task, by category, by due date.\u00a0 I can sort by priority. And I can check off things that are done and watch them disappear from the list.<\/p>\n

Downsides are limited documentation and help features.\u00a0 The priority list isn’t flexible enough for me.\u00a0 I’ve invented a way around that.\u00a0 Occasionally, assigning tasks to Groups (categories) is a bit slow.<\/p>\n

Also, this is a Windows product.\u00a0 Mac users may be out of luck.<\/p>\n

Considering I paid less than $15 for it, I find all of those caveats acceptable.<\/p>\n

And I am getting things done!<\/p>\n

Maybe you can, too.<\/p>\n

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