10/25/10

Remember the milk

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Remember the milk is one of the oldest and most reliable web task managers. Providing a quick and simply designed AJAX interface as well as a small ecosystem of helper applications/utilities, RTM shook the world of many users around the world to become one of the top task management solutions.

While method agnostic, RTM can be turned into a GTD task manager relatively easily and there are several ways for a user to do that.

Killer features:

  • Google Gears compatibility. The whole application can used off-line and synch back to the server when connection is available.
  • Smart Add. Users can enter lots of fields at the same time using the Add new task field.
  • Advanced search and saved searches. Users can create new lists based on a number of search criteria or simple queries which supports every data field.
  • Shortcut keys. Users can perform most of the operations using shortcut keys.
  • A busy forum where you can pickup and share great ideas.

GTD mode: a) Using tags as contexts and special named tags as projects b) Using lists as projects and tags as contexts. Use priorities to mark Next Actions.

Weaknesses:

  • Tag cloud is not customizable and can be hard to read when there are many tags in the system.
  • Printing is really simple
  • Mobile site is really basic and hard to work on

 

remember the milk

Supported elements: Tagging, priorities, lists, locations, multiple users, saved searches, due dates and recurring tasks. Tasks can have notes and URLs. Simple list printing is also supported.

Supported services: Atom& iCal feeds, API, Email, Gmail, Google Calendar, iGoogle, Twitter, Netvibes, Google gears, plugins for firefox and Google Chrome, IM, SMS, Outlook sync (pro), and a number of supported applications.

Mobile access: Mobile site, iPhone app (pro), Android app (pro), Blackberry (pro) and Windows mobile (pro)

Cost: Free Plan, Pro ($25/year)

Conclusion : Remember the milk is one of the best task managers around, with a huge number of supported services which will cover every need from students to businessmen.

 

http://www.rememberthemilk.com