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No good GTD software for Windows?
03/28/08
No good GTD software for Windows?
Unfortunately, I'm beginning to think there is no decent GTD software for Windows.
I don't want anything that integrates with Outlook. I don't use Outlook.
I want something standalone. Plain and simple. Something where I can create tasks, organize them into projects, tag them into contexts and filter them a million different ways.
Searching on the web keeps pointing me towards Tudumo, which, frankly looks awesome on paper (I mean on the web). I also feels pretty good when you install it.
Now try creating 639 tasks (basically I copy/pasted a part of my todo list for b2evolution) and the thing turns into a slow bloated .NET application nightmare.
Pathetic!
Who needs a todo list manager when you only have 10 things to do anyway ?
6 comments
Ouch :) Sorry 'bout that - there is a focus on <200 items and making that slick as possible (wrapping text/auto-height - costs processor time), but I have tested it up to 500 items so maybe I should re-check.
Possible fix - add some tags and restart so not everything is visible at the same time. Tudumo only generates controls when they're first used so if not all are visible/loaded then it should speed up.
Possible fix - add some tags and restart so not everything is visible at the same time. Tudumo only generates controls when they're first used so if not all are visible/loaded then it should speed up.
03/31/08 @ 10:06
Richard it is "workable" when the view is filtered down by some tag. However, whenever I change the filtering I have to wait again. It is definitely slick but it is extremely inefficient when you have more things to do.
03/31/08 @ 14:58
Comment from: Kevin Crenshaw - Executive Time & Task Coach [Visitor] 
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http://www.priacta.com/Articles/Comparison_of_GTD_Software.php
New titles and verified features are added almost daily.
Some of these titles do well with large numbers of tasks. You should ask the Resident Geek (link on page) to do a review specifically for non-Outlook apps that do well with lots of tasks.
We do this research to support our coaching and training services.
P.S. New dimensions of information will be added soon that may help even more, so check back. Let us know if this helps you find what you're looking for. Suggestions are appreciated.
04/22/08 @ 05:46
Comment from: Richard [Visitor] · http://www.tudumo.com
I'll work on it! I think there are a few quick-wins I can get in indexing larger data sets. Thanks for the pointer.
04/23/08 @ 18:45
Keep watching! After switching back to the PC from the Mac I have a ton of things I miss from the two big hitters of GTD (namely Kinkless and OmniFocus). I'm working on a remedy to this particular itch that I'll announce within the next couple of months.
04/30/08 @ 19:40
Don't stray too far from the Mac world ;)
I had been using TaskPaper for the Mac for some time, but there wasn't a windows alternative. So, I released TodoPaper, a lightweight GTD tool. Check it out here:
http://widefido.com/products/todopaper/
Best,
Jordan
I had been using TaskPaper for the Mac for some time, but there wasn't a windows alternative. So, I released TodoPaper, a lightweight GTD tool. Check it out here:
http://widefido.com/products/todopaper/
Best,
Jordan
05/06/08 @ 18:35
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