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Alternative perfect freeware application ... - Version: 2.0, 11/24/2008 06:36PM PST
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roro01
... Do It.
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- Alternative perfect freeware application ...
Hooked - slowly, but surely 
- Version: 1.0.3, 1/10/2008 11:53AM PST
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songliner
Actually I didn't want to try it out, even though I purchased a license with the recent MacHeist bundle.
As I started to think about the missing features in Things (which is going to be great, I believe - and far more flexible to suit your needs than iGTD, which I left for good) I just wanted to see how TaskPaper stacks up against it.
And ... it's great. I can literally develop my own sorting and prioritization system with the task, while the interface is just great: KISS at its best.
I'll stick with it for now and keep an eye on Things.
As I started to think about the missing features in Things (which is going to be great, I believe - and far more flexible to suit your needs than iGTD, which I left for good) I just wanted to see how TaskPaper stacks up against it.
And ... it's great. I can literally develop my own sorting and prioritization system with the task, while the interface is just great: KISS at its best.
I'll stick with it for now and keep an eye on Things.
It's nice, but . . . - Version: 1.0.2, 11/11/2007 01:06PM PST
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flwriter
I checked out TaskPaper and agree that it's simple and straight forward, and that some of these apps take more time to manipulate than the actual task your doing. However:-) there's another app called Check Off at Softpedia that I think is at least as easy to use, and it's FREE.
Quickly becoming indispensable - Version: 1.0, 10/27/2007 02:21PM PST
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songsintheattic
I have tried the other organisers (the best of which until now was iGTD). They were pretty, but I spent more time fiddling with them than actually getting any work done.
I have to admit, I was initially rather skeptical as to whether this app was any more useful than using a simple text file in Text Edit. After all, you're simply typing text into a window, right?
However, having used it for a few days, I think this Taskpaper may be one of the most useful organizers out there. The appeal comes from the totally free-form interface. Because the program accepts plain text input, you don't have to adapt your workflow to the way the software works. You can set it up for the way YOU want to work.
However, the magic comes from the "tags" or "contexts". A tag is any word that you type which starts with the @ symbol. You can create a tag by just typing it - there are no dialog boxes or menus needed to set up a new tag. All tagwords become clickable - a click on a tag displays a custom view in which all of the other tasks with that tag are visible. So, you can instantly view which tasks need to be performed when you are @desk or @shops!
I really didn't expect this to be any use, but I've already started "getting things done" a lot more efficiently than with the more complex software packages, and that's the whole point, isn't it?
I'm still very surprised that the author was able to make all this work, and still keep the files in a non-proprietary plain text format. Would the program be worth more if it used flashy graphics and a locked proprietary file format? No. In fact, part of the appeal is the knowledge that I'm not going to lose any info if I decide to stop using the program in the future.
I have to admit, I was initially rather skeptical as to whether this app was any more useful than using a simple text file in Text Edit. After all, you're simply typing text into a window, right?
However, having used it for a few days, I think this Taskpaper may be one of the most useful organizers out there. The appeal comes from the totally free-form interface. Because the program accepts plain text input, you don't have to adapt your workflow to the way the software works. You can set it up for the way YOU want to work.
However, the magic comes from the "tags" or "contexts". A tag is any word that you type which starts with the @ symbol. You can create a tag by just typing it - there are no dialog boxes or menus needed to set up a new tag. All tagwords become clickable - a click on a tag displays a custom view in which all of the other tasks with that tag are visible. So, you can instantly view which tasks need to be performed when you are @desk or @shops!
I really didn't expect this to be any use, but I've already started "getting things done" a lot more efficiently than with the more complex software packages, and that's the whole point, isn't it?
I'm still very surprised that the author was able to make all this work, and still keep the files in a non-proprietary plain text format. Would the program be worth more if it used flashy graphics and a locked proprietary file format? No. In fact, part of the appeal is the knowledge that I'm not going to lose any info if I decide to stop using the program in the future.
Genius - Version: 1.0, 10/23/2007 02:34PM PST
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matterman
This thing is genius
I have tried several GTD apps before, and all seemed overly complex, and incredibly rigid for my needs. Your needs are probably very different than mine, and a task management program / methodology is a very personal thing. There are no right and wrong ways, only ways that work and don't work for you in your particular context.
What sets TaskPaper apart from all the other GTD / ToDo / task management programs is that it does not impose a strict structure on you. By liberating you from someone else's strict structure you are also liberated from having to tab from field to field and feeling like you are doing data entry. Entering information is just like writing notes.
TaskPaper is is based on an incredibly easy to learn syntax that you type like punctuation. Projects are denoted with a : at the end. Tasks have a - at the beginning. Contexts or tags use a @. Thats it. Nothing more to learn. TaskPaper then takes care of all the formating, allows you to search in multiple ways, presents projects in different tabbed views that behave in much the same way as Safari tabs. Click a project and you view only that project in the current tab. Command click and your project opens in a new tab. A couple of pull down acts like bookmarks letting you go directly to a project, or tag view.
Unlike any other so called productivity app, TaskPaper lets you change fonts, font size, font color and background colors. You can personalize it to look right for you. No more forms, with distracting fields all over the place, or columns that are too wide or narrow. It looks like a well formatted intelligent list, because thats what it is.
The back end of TaskPaper is a plain text file. You can move that file to any device, email it in the body of your email, view it in a web browser and even edit it on a PC. Because the syntax of TaskPaper is so transparent you can even create your tasks on a PC then view them on a Mac.
Price:
If this sold for $1.00 someone would still be complaining it was too expensive. I guess those people just don't value their time, or feel like anybody should be able to make a living from their programming skills. If I consider how much time TaskPaper has saved me, it pays for itself in hours.
I have tried several GTD apps before, and all seemed overly complex, and incredibly rigid for my needs. Your needs are probably very different than mine, and a task management program / methodology is a very personal thing. There are no right and wrong ways, only ways that work and don't work for you in your particular context.
What sets TaskPaper apart from all the other GTD / ToDo / task management programs is that it does not impose a strict structure on you. By liberating you from someone else's strict structure you are also liberated from having to tab from field to field and feeling like you are doing data entry. Entering information is just like writing notes.
TaskPaper is is based on an incredibly easy to learn syntax that you type like punctuation. Projects are denoted with a : at the end. Tasks have a - at the beginning. Contexts or tags use a @. Thats it. Nothing more to learn. TaskPaper then takes care of all the formating, allows you to search in multiple ways, presents projects in different tabbed views that behave in much the same way as Safari tabs. Click a project and you view only that project in the current tab. Command click and your project opens in a new tab. A couple of pull down acts like bookmarks letting you go directly to a project, or tag view.
Unlike any other so called productivity app, TaskPaper lets you change fonts, font size, font color and background colors. You can personalize it to look right for you. No more forms, with distracting fields all over the place, or columns that are too wide or narrow. It looks like a well formatted intelligent list, because thats what it is.
The back end of TaskPaper is a plain text file. You can move that file to any device, email it in the body of your email, view it in a web browser and even edit it on a PC. Because the syntax of TaskPaper is so transparent you can even create your tasks on a PC then view them on a Mac.
Price:
If this sold for $1.00 someone would still be complaining it was too expensive. I guess those people just don't value their time, or feel like anybody should be able to make a living from their programming skills. If I consider how much time TaskPaper has saved me, it pays for itself in hours.
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Nah, I don't think so... - Version: 1.0, 10/23/2007 01:39PM PST
:: MILE ::
I tried it briefly and also checked the info on the website, it's nice and simple...but actually it is maybe even too simple, especially for that kind of price tag -- 18,95 for a text-based to-do list...?!? No thanks...
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