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MyLifeOrganized - a journey in search of the perfect GTD software

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brotherS:
I'm struggling with GTD and MLO myself.
Lately I just don't even open it, I know more or less what's pending...
-urlwolf (May 15, 2006, 05:26 PM)
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That's not exactly GTD-style ;)

But I have the same problem... I let AutoHotkey open a specific txt file twice a day that I need to review/edit, maybe I should use that solution also for todo GTD lists.

moerl:
This is the thread I've been waiting for for two years. THANK YOU!

I've tried about 90% of all the products you mention in your review, and while you only mentioned some and described the use of others, I must say that I could never befriend RTM as much as you. It's interface just doesn't speak to my soul. I don't like how it splits everything up into separate lists, dividing them up by tabs. I'd like to see everything on the same screen and be able to drag and drop and move stuff around, not to mention, use labels and tags the way GMail uses them. I guess you already can do the latter, but something about the tabbed interface really bothers me in RTM. I've known RTM since it's early beta stage. I was right there with it from the day it was born, so I know it well, and while I loved the design and the people behind it from the start, somehow it's magical in a special way, to me. Once I start using it, the UI drives me away, but once I'm gone from it, I keep coming back, that is, until I decide the back and forth isn't worth my time. The UI is incredibly pretty. The graphics artwork is awesome as is the implementation of AJAX on all fronts.. I suppose what doesn't really convince me is the LOGIC of the interface structuring. Guess my brain's just not wired that way.

I've been looking at and testing all sorts of PIMs for as long as I can remember, never finding the right one. And boy have I tried a lot of them.. is there any chance you saw all the hype about Active Desktop Calendar (hype = great reviews), then tried it out, and just thought to yourself.. HUH? If so, that's what happened to me.

I've never tried MLO and always meant to, but I had no idea it could be such a serious player in the life organization software market.. I thought it was just some small player in one corner of the web, something not many people know about, even less use. Guess I'm wrong! :)

I also tried WikiPad and found the concept behind it intriguing but found the interface super intrusive.. in a way that just hit me in the face like a brick when I opened it. Do you remember all the saved "notes" on the left? Wow. I opened it up and I was just like.. "Ooooook.. I gotta look at this later. This is gonna take a WHILE". Ultimately, that's where it failed for me.

I'm surprised Google hasn't given us some kind of to-do list solution.. well, they gave us Calendar, and it's great, especially because it integrates with GMail.. but you know what I mean :)

Today I'll try MLO. I'll let you know how it went. Anyway.. thanks a ton for an excellent mini-review :)

superboyac:
Hey m_s, I just saw this thread.  That's quite a journey you've been through!  I'm glad you finally found something that kind of works for you and your busy lifestyle.  I'm still using MLO myself, but my schedule is no where near as hectic as yours.

JavaJones:
Hm, I could have sworn I read this thread earlier, but it appears I only read the later replies thinking I had read the OP. Anyway, great mini-review! I loved hearing about the journey you went through; I think many of us can identify.

For the moment I am using Outlook for basic reminders and text files for all "to do" lists and it's really pretty cumbersome. I installed MLO a couple months ago now and still haven't gotten around to using it. I think my biggest mistake is basically assuming I need to transfer over all my existing to-do's before I start relying on it. It seems like instead I can just put any new tasks that come up into it and sort of have a split system for a while. It can't be much worse (more cumbersome) than what I am doing now. :D

- Oshyan

moerl:
The only thing keeping me from sticking with MLO is price. It really is rather expensive.

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