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Links to GTD Apps, Templates, & Scripts
Merlin Mann | Dec 31 2004
I’d like to start collecting links to tools, applications, scripts, and templates that people have created for implementing Getting Things Done, and that they would like to share with folks on the web. If there’s something you’d like to see added here, leave a comment with a link and some background information (status, license, platform, etc.), and I’ll check it out. As with our OS X inventory collection, I’ll add the most useful-, novel-, and promising-looking submissions. While I’m not against linking to modestly-priced shareware, preferential consideration goes to stuff that’s open source, free as in beer, and functionally uncrippled (no save-disabled, “bronze??? editions of your commercial package, please). The idea is to showcase the sweat and collaboration that people are throwing behind a shared interest in GTD. Let’s help new folks start their year off with some cool tools and innovative solutions for getting started with Getting Things Done. (N.B.: not to be a kerchief-dropping belle, but I’m going to hang back and wait to hear from a few folks before adding my own suggestions, so don’t be shy about nominating your or your pals’ projects) 47 Comments
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 I sympathise with Merlin's feeling...Submitted by bsag (not verified) on January 2, 2005 - 9:42am.
I sympathise with Merlin's feeling about apps which aren't specifically designed for GTD. While they can work quite well, there's sometimes a bit of an itchy feeling because they don't fit quite right. That's why I decided to build my own GTD application in the end. ;-) Whatever the application, using a database to store the info seems like quite a good idea, because you can then present the information however you prefer, so it's very flexible. The downside -- and this applies to my app too -- is that installing isn't exactly a drag and drop process. The plus side is that it is cross-platform and also accessible from any internet connected point if you install on a server. I have a feeling that there's a trade-off between cross-platform capabilities and ease of install and use, so it's horses for courses: what's more important for your usage pattern? By the way, I've been working hard on my app over Christmas, and I'm hoping to release an update in the next few days. There are quite a few new features like an RSS feed, password protection and so on, as well as a lot of bugs squashed. And many more introduced, no doubt. :-) » POSTED IN:
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