Ask HN: What apps do you use to get stuff done (task management)

11 points by ishbits 12y ago ↗ HN

I am currently feeling very tied to Mac and iOS due to my reliance on OmniFocus... Pretty much everything else I use is multi-platform, and I want to break this tie so I can just carry one laptop for work (Linux) instead of 2.

What apps do you use for task management, and that are cross platform? For my beginning searches, there is nothing that equals OmniFocus for task management.

To give you an idea of my needs.. I'm a contractor, I have 2 clients. I also contribute to an open source project, part of that is sponsored by one of my clients, the other part is self driven. I also use OmniFocus to for weekly reminders to take out the garbage weekly, change the furnace filter every 3 months and so.

I don't manage other people, so collaboration features aren't necessary.

Thanks!

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rooshdi 12y ago ↗

Trello may be suitable for your needs: https://webmenu.org/apps/trello

EduardoRT 12y ago ↗

I tend to use SublimeText + Plain Tasks: https://github.com/aziz/PlainTasks

With the pomodoro technique. I find it useful.

woutervdb 12y ago ↗

Not sure if it helps, but here's my workflow:

- Google Calendar for maintaining appointments; - A notepad (the paper version, yes) for quick notes, I use it to really "picture" the things I think/talk about; - A whiteboard as a to do list, and for when the notepad is too small;

As you can see, I use no apps at all. This is because I try to separate maintaining my workflow from the workflow itself, if you can follow me.

codemac 12y ago ↗

emacs org-mode 4 life!

https://github.com/codemac/config/blob/master/emacs.d/boot.o...

But seriously, you don't need omnifocus for GTD, and all of it's features can (and I have a corollary to almost all of them.) be implemented with emacs org mode.

mrjatx 12y ago ↗

I use Producteev (https://www.producteev.com/) for work projects/task management and I'm currently trying to decide whether I like doitim (http://doit.im/) or Todoist (https://en.todoist.com/) more for more personal tasks, like taking out the trash, dinner dates, etc.

I'm very pissed at Yahoo for shutting down Astrid which was perfect for the latter task management.

mattm 12y ago ↗

The philosophy from the book "Getting Things Done" together with Evernote

taoquay 12y ago ↗

I also use the GTD method, but with Remember the Milk instead of Evernote.

Here's a good blog post that shows how to implement the GTD system with RTM: http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2008/05/guest-post-advanced-...

RTM has a web app for regular browsers and mobile apps for both iOS and Android. There is also an extension called "A Bit Better RTM" for Chrome/Firefox that adds nice tweaks to the web app.

nkz 12y ago ↗

On iPad and Iphone I use the "accomplist". THis is simpler than omnifocus to learn and use and based on GTD.

"Things" is another good app to try.

ioddly 12y ago ↗

Trello. I have lists for daily, monthly, and yearly goals. There's a calendar view and due date feature now too, although I don't use it very much.