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iPhone To-Do Apps: Part 2

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 – running time 07:02
In this week's episode of AppJudgment, David Prager reviews the popular "Getting Things Done" Apps: Things and OmniFocus.

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"Getting Things Done" is one of the most popular productivity methodologies created by a guy named David Allen.

If you're like me, you have a zillion ideas in your head, a bunch of things that you'd like to prioritize to get done, and you'd like to have an organized way to manage all of it - that's what "Getting Things Done" is designed to help you do.

In this episode, we'll explore the two most popular apps for "Getting Things Done", Things and Omnifocus.



Review by: David Prager

Things

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Things

Version 1.3.11 | Developed by Cultured Code | $9.99

PROS:
- Excellent ability to create tasks quickly and organize them on the fly
- Good prioritization of tasks and sub-categories within projects
- Easy and convenient to sort categories of tasks with tags

CONS:
- Only syncs to the desktop app via LAN
- Not accessible via the cloud
- Pricey, especially if paired with the $49 desktop app
- if you want strict adherence to "Getting Things Done" methodology, Things is not your app

00:39

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OmniFocus

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OmniFocus

Version 1.5.3 | Developed by The Omni Group | $19.99

PROS:
- Based fully on the battle tested "Getting Things Done" methodology
- Organizing tasks by context is very handy
- Project management and sub-task capabilities are great

CONS:
- Pricey $20 for the iPhone app, $79 for the desktop app
- Too many sub-categories and statuses to cross label tasks and projects
- Seemingly impossible to go back and undo or see completed tasks

01:33

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Hot App of the Day

This app grants you access to a huge archive of live and rare music dating back as early as 1959! Check out Wolfgang's Vault.

03:17

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The Verdict

Changing the way you get things done is definitely a noticeable paradigm shift. There's a necessary learning curve involved in taking advantage of a good application. It's actually more work in the beginning - but the payoff should be substantial.

05:12

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Highlights

squarespace: 0:21, 4:36
app: 0:46, 3:10, 4:33, 6:03

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" War."

" A few weeks back in that judgment episode 25 I took a look at a couple of the most sought after productivity apps for the iPhone. This is part to what we'll see the two most requested getting things done out things an omni focus."

" After and is -- to -- Squarespace. "

" Getting things done is one of the most popular productivity methodologies -- by guy named David -- If you're like me you have a zillion ideas in your -- a bunch of things that you'd like to prior ties to get done. And you like to have at all organizing a way to manage all that well that's what I'm getting things done is designed to help you do it. Let's start with things which was by far the most requested and recommended to be covered as a productivity. The iPhone app is 999 beacon function well in the candidates 49 dollar desktop partner but functions better overall with it."

" Things is a rock star of an apple and focus specifically on task management tasks can be -- are on the fly to your inbox and and sort in the categories like today."

" Next scheduled Sunday and projects that anytime you can sort tasks and mortar type -- date and make modifications. To do show over the next list and then anything scheduled for today we'll -- the list for today. You can start any item on any list to appear on the list for today in order to create your own engine on the fly."

" You can also look at items on the schedule -- easily modify their due date as well as a start date."

" My favorite features that there's a project list where you can divide more complex -- in the smaller individual steps. As to -- with their own deadlines you can also assigned projects and tasks as inactive for later review. Next up I've saved who I think is the most significant of all the productivity apps -- the iPhone for last. And it's -- focus and it is the real deal and it's also less expense about the -- out. -- focus follows the getting things done methodology to the -- that means organizing tasks and projects with a set of rules based on this thick book. But on the books is also summarize it all in its when he page tutorial."

" Just like in things the top of the home screen of -- focus features and inbox this is where literally everything can start. Let's say that on win you decide you'd like to learn to play the guitar well here's how old -- working on -- focus you start by immediately putting it in your inbox. Alongside other new items like I've got this one for calling my friend Dan."

" Learning to play the guitar is far from a one step process so when you have more time you'll take it from the inbox and turned it into a project. Projects are the ultimate goal and you'll create actions required to achieve that goal within a project you can decide whether it's actions must be -- sequentially or in any order AK parallel."

" I've created several actions under this project and I can assign a context engine and a context means what is required to accomplish the action."

" Researching guitars I can do my computer the -- guitar I'll actually have to go out as an errant. This way you can accomplish -- related actions for different projects depending on their relevance so I'm calling the guitar shop I can also take care of caught my friend -- and which is under the same context. There are many levels of -- any project erection can have including due dates the repeat schedule like guitar practice."

" Or if something is on hold and even GIS location based."

" There are -- number of additional variables like amount of time required delegating tasks that only seem to be available by using the army focused desktop app. "

" So this takes us to our pros and cons but before that we'd like to give a shout out to our sponsors."

" And our hot -- today. Hey everyone -- here and today's hot happened today is for the music aficionado up there it's called -- Download this -- and you'll have access to a huge archive library music dating back as early as 1959. To music of today here's a sample."

" Let's admit it -- said it weeded out in the sense that there. --"

" You can favorite tracks and even email links to your friends and find something like that get directed to the world and -- website. There are thousands of -- attract some concerts all available for free. World games vault is free in the app store. After it is brought to you by Squarespace. At different theories for the most interested in the news Squarespace app. Says the squares into account and download the free iPhone -- and long time ago the -- really matches the look and feel of the Squarespace interface and no -- He can get stats and multiple accounts and enjoy -- I beat you. I'm still do that blob that aren't you know this app is in coming anyone traveling conferences. Spur of the moment he blocks my -- But Squarespace today and fine appeasing the current act judgment to get 10% off the life or order now backed -- in his judgment on things and on. So let's start."

" The pros and cons of things the pros for things is it's got an actual ability to create tasks quickly and organize them on the fly. It has great privatization of tasks in sub categories -- projects. It's easy to sort categories of tasks with tags the cons are the desktop -- only sings -- local Wi-Fi and is not accessible via the cloud. Ten dollars for the -- is a bit pricey you combine it with the 49 dollar desktop -- to get the full functionality. And if you want to getting things done doctrine followed to the team well things is not Iraq. India and based on my personal interests into organizing large numbers of individual tasks complete with time lines and schedules. Things is a solid efficient -- and worth the download. The pros on the focus is based fully on the battle tested getting things done methodology. Organizing tasks like context is very handy and the project management and sub test capabilities are great. Now for the cons -- book is is a very pricey twenty dollars for the iPhone app and a whopping eighty dollars for the desktop that. It feels like they're almost too many sub categories and status is to cross -- tasks and projects. And finally I found it next to impossible to go back and undo forcing completed tasks. Overall -- focusing getting things done can feel like -- requires quite a learning curve because you introduced yourself to so -- levels of debt. That said you can start as simple as you want to take advantage of the full feature set and -- focus as you ramp up you use today. It's a hefty price tag but if you really serious about using capable tool to manage everything you do from aspirations to civil past I think you'll find it well worth the money. -- solid decision to download I'm gonna greater if there's anything you western view on the shows and as an email at judgment at revision3.com. And don't forget to join -- judgment FaceBook fan page over it FaceBook dot com slash -- judgment. All right we'll see you next time."

" War."

" A few weeks back in that judgment episode 25 I took a look at a couple of the most sought after productivity apps for the iPhone. This is part to what we'll see the two most requested getting things done out things an omni focus."

" After and is -- to -- Squarespace. "

" Getting things done is one of the most popular productivity methodologies -- by guy named David -- If you're like me you have a zillion ideas in your -- a bunch of things that you'd like to prior ties to get done. And you like to have at all organizing a way to manage all that well that's what I'm getting things done is designed to help you do it. Let's start with things which was by far the most requested and recommended to be covered as a productivity. The iPhone app is 999 beacon function well in the candidates 49 dollar desktop partner but functions better overall with it."

" Things is a rock star of an apple and focus specifically on task management tasks can be -- are on the fly to your inbox and and sort in the categories like today."

" Next scheduled Sunday and projects that anytime you can sort tasks and mortar type -- date and make modifications. To do show over the next list and then anything scheduled for today we'll -- the list for today. You can start any item on any list to appear on the list for today in order to create your own engine on the fly."

" You can also look at items on the schedule -- easily modify their due date as well as a start date."

" My favorite features that there's a project list where you can divide more complex -- in the smaller individual steps. As to -- with their own deadlines you can also assigned projects and tasks as inactive for later review. Next up I've saved who I think is the most significant of all the productivity apps -- the iPhone for last. And it's -- focus and it is the real deal and it's also less expense about the -- out. -- focus follows the getting things done methodology to the -- that means organizing tasks and projects with a set of rules based on this thick book. But on the books is also summarize it all in its when he page tutorial."

" Just like in things the top of the home screen of -- focus features and inbox this is where literally everything can start. Let's say that on win you decide you'd like to learn to play the guitar well here's how old -- working on -- focus you start by immediately putting it in your inbox. Alongside other new items like I've got this one for calling my friend Dan."

" Learning to play the guitar is far from a one step process so when you have more time you'll take it from the inbox and turned it into a project. Projects are the ultimate goal and you'll create actions required to achieve that goal within a project you can decide whether it's actions must be -- sequentially or in any order AK parallel."

" I've created several actions under this project and I can assign a context engine and a context means what is required to accomplish the action."

" Researching guitars I can do my computer the -- guitar I'll actually have to go out as an errant. This way you can accomplish -- related actions for different projects depending on their relevance so I'm calling the guitar shop I can also take care of caught my friend -- and which is under the same context. There are many levels of -- any project erection can have including due dates the repeat schedule like guitar practice."

" Or if something is on hold and even GIS location based."

" There are -- number of additional variables like amount of time required delegating tasks that only seem to be available by using the army focused desktop app. "

" So this takes us to our pros and cons but before that we'd like to give a shout out to our sponsors."

" And our hot -- today. Hey everyone -- here and today's hot happened today is for the music aficionado up there it's called -- Download this -- and you'll have access to a huge archive library music dating back as early as 1959. To music of today here's a sample."

" Let's admit it -- said it weeded out in the sense that there. --"

" You can favorite tracks and even email links to your friends and find something like that get directed to the world and -- website. There are thousands of -- attract some concerts all available for free. World games vault is free in the app store. After it is brought to you by Squarespace. At different theories for the most interested in the news Squarespace app. Says the squares into account and download the free iPhone -- and long time ago the -- really matches the look and feel of the Squarespace interface and no -- He can get stats and multiple accounts and enjoy -- I beat you. I'm still do that blob that aren't you know this app is in coming anyone traveling conferences. Spur of the moment he blocks my -- But Squarespace today and fine appeasing the current act judgment to get 10% off the life or order now backed -- in his judgment on things and on. So let's start."

" The pros and cons of things the pros for things is it's got an actual ability to create tasks quickly and organize them on the fly. It has great privatization of tasks in sub categories -- projects. It's easy to sort categories of tasks with tags the cons are the desktop -- only sings -- local Wi-Fi and is not accessible via the cloud. Ten dollars for the -- is a bit pricey you combine it with the 49 dollar desktop -- to get the full functionality. And if you want to getting things done doctrine followed to the team well things is not Iraq. India and based on my personal interests into organizing large numbers of individual tasks complete with time lines and schedules. Things is a solid efficient -- and worth the download. The pros on the focus is based fully on the battle tested getting things done methodology. Organizing tasks like context is very handy and the project management and sub test capabilities are great. Now for the cons -- book is is a very pricey twenty dollars for the iPhone app and a whopping eighty dollars for the desktop that. It feels like they're almost too many sub categories and status is to cross -- tasks and projects. And finally I found it next to impossible to go back and undo forcing completed tasks. Overall -- focusing getting things done can feel like -- requires quite a learning curve because you introduced yourself to so -- levels of debt. That said you can start as simple as you want to take advantage of the full feature set and -- focus as you ramp up you use today. It's a hefty price tag but if you really serious about using capable tool to manage everything you do from aspirations to civil past I think you'll find it well worth the money. -- solid decision to download I'm gonna greater if there's anything you western view on the shows and as an email at judgment at revision3.com. And don't forget to join -- judgment FaceBook fan page over it FaceBook dot com slash -- judgment. All right we'll see you next time."

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