If the daily schedule is very hectic, and one has to manage every tasks, then chances are that one may even forget some of those important tasks. Therefore creating To Do lists is important in these type of situations.
The traditional sticky notes should not used anymore and we have to move forward with technology. Just imagine having sticky notes all over the workplace – on the desk or at home, it doesn’t look good, right. That’s where this online To Do lists come to the rescue. The best thing about managing To Do lists online is that there is no geographical limitations, and all your tasks are at one place. Sometimes it any happen that one sticky note is at home, while another is on the office desk. And what if one wants to view that note which is at home, and if that person is at office. Situations like this may also arise.
Rememberthemilk is an online To Do list and task manager. This online tool helps in creating To Do’s online, and it also has a desktop application. This desktop app will work on both modes, online and offline. If on offline mode and tasks are added, then it will automatically synchronize those, once a user goes online. It works on Adobe AIR platform and is compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac.
Apart from this desktop application, one can also work in offline mode, and for that Google Gears will need to be installed. And then new tasks can be added in offline mode also. This would be really useful for people who are not always connected to the internet.
The layout is clean and very simple. It just does the job perfectly. After logging in, tasks are displayed, priority wise. The most important priority is displayed first and then it goes like this. While adding a task, besides its description, one can add – due date, priority, lists and tags, location, repeat and time estimate. All this can be done directly from the keyboard. E.g. the shortcut key for adding due date is ^ and for adding priority is !. These shortcuts really help adding new tasks a breeze. And even after adding a new task, it can be edited by selecting it and doing its settings from right side of the screen.
When a particular task is selected from the checkbox, one can share it with friends, move it to another list, change priority, duplicate, complete, postpone, etc. Variety of things can be done. And no, its features doesn’t ends here, one can also receive notifications by Email, Instant Messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype and Yahoo) or through Mobile. What’s a To-Do list without reminders, right ? That’s why from settings screen, the type of reminders can be set.
Features of Rememberthemilk at a glance
- Manage tasks quickly and easily, and from anywhere
- Organize the way you want
- Share tasks with others
- Schedule and get reminded through Email, SMS, and instant messenger
- Search tasks (Advanced search also included)
- Prioritize things, the way you want
- Take tasks with you, through Apple iCal or Google Calendar. Subscribe to feeds with Atom/RSS
- Application for iPhone and iPad (through App store)
- Application for Android
- Available on Blackberry
- And lastly, this cow has much more potential then this.
This online tool will really help you to speed up the tasks creating process, and then remember when its coming (remembering is also important, right?). After all, its all about organizing and managing your life, the easy and simple way. In case, you’ve over excited and signed up with Remeberthemilk, then check out this getting started guide.
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