Comments on: Some Things for Mac, Some Things for iPhone. Reviewed.

By: The MacStories Things Giveaway

The MacStories Things Giveaway — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:56:55 +0000

[...] tasks in areas, tags, people and projects.Giveaway details:- 1 copy of Things for Mac, our review here (worth €49.95)- 1 U.S. promo code of Things for iPhone (worth $9.99)- 1 U.S. promo code of Things [...]

By: Things for iPad, Reviewed.

Things for iPad, Reviewed. — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:28:57 +0000

[...] work and editing.So I went back to the GTD method, and once again I went back to using Things. The second coming of Things was actually way better than the first one, and I kept it in my dock for many months. Still, I felt [...]

By: iphone apps

iphone apps — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:15:26 +0000

That's wonderful apps easy to view and user friendly just exactly I really like.

By: It Could Be A Mac App: Nirvana, Web Based GTD Management. With Style.

It Could Be A Mac App: Nirvana, Web Based GTD Management. With Style. — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:01:55 +0000

[...] to getting things done on a Mac, Things from CulturedCode is the way to go. I wrote an in-depth review of Things (both for Mac and iPhone actually) some weeks ago, and let’s face it: Things is [...]

By: On The Web: Week of January 17, 2010 | Simply iPhone Now

On The Web: Week of January 17, 2010 | Simply iPhone Now — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:44:50 +0000

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By: maique

maique — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:24:10 +0000

great review, as usual.
as a recent convert to things, from rememberthemilk, i still find myself looking for a way to get specific times for some tasks (yeah, yeah, i know these should go on a calendar) and i do miss the sync everywhere, available everywhere, side of the milk.

but you're so right, and the iphone app is so cool and well designed, and i find myself using it more and more.

usually i just add stuff to the inbox, and sort through that when i get home and sync it with the desktop app.

quickentry (with fill) is just too good.

thanks for a great review, and on to the next one (mobileMe review)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:55:12 +0000

Thanks for a useful review. I still use iGTD while I look for a worthy GTD app to migrate to. Things comes pretty close. However, I haven't adopted it because it has no nested or sub-projects. Also, it seems to me that smart folders is a natural and elegant complement to tagging . Any idea if these are on the drawing board?

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:13:26 +0000

Things is simple, but that's what makes it so useable. I want to spend my time getting things done, rather than fiddling with a GTD app. The less time I spend even in Things, the better. I use the Quick Entry for nearly everything and only bring up Things' main interface if I need to start major Projects or Areas. In fact, at this point, I use Anxiety for a quick HUD list of my tasks for the day as it syncs perfectly with Things (due to iCal.)

By: storiesofmac

storiesofmac — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:28:04 +0000

@Julia Altermann, That's great to hear. Feel free to send me any feature request, bug or tip – I could forward it to the developers.

By: Julia Altermann

Julia Altermann — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:45:49 +0000

@storiesofmac, yes, the way GTD is approached is different for THL and Things and it takes a while to switch. I've been holding out with THL for a year now (since the last MacHeist), and it suits my workflow really well (smart lists, almost infinite subtasks etc) – stuff that Things doesn't offer.

Like you (just vice versa) I've tried Things a number of times and it went to the trash almost instantly every time. Just couldn't get a feel for it. This time, I've actually sat down and made a PLAN of how I needed to structure stuff to fit into the Things approach of GTD. With that, it works now.

Hoping with you that some of the issues you mentioned will be addressed in the next update.

By: storiesofmac

storiesofmac — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:03:07 +0000

@Julia Altermann, Thanks for your comment Julia, and for appreciating my mention of the usability issues. I believe the developers are actually looking into them and probably we'll see them fixed in the future updates (I hope, at least).

As for The Hit List, I've tried it many times and it went to the Trash everytime. I think THL is more a technical demo than a full features, reliable to-do management application. They kinda put everything on the "OMG IT SEEMS A REAL NOTEBOOK!" thing and, speaking of usability, I never found the reliability I can get from an app like Things. The iPhone app seems good looking too, but it's never coming out.

That said, I seriously need a powerful, stable and feature-rich organizer app, so I went for Things. Very happy with it.

By: Julia Altermann

Julia Altermann — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:51:19 +0000

Great review and thanks for pointing out the usability issues (projects from the area's section opening in projects; projects being collapsed etc) because those are things that bother me as well and I though I was the only one gritting my teeth on that.

I actually prefer The Hit List over Things. By far. But since there isn't an iPhone app available yet and I really need the project syncing feature (with the subtasks correctly displayed), I bought Things for the iPhone and I'm demoing the desktop app. Might buy it tomorrow at the indie sale.

Still, wish THL would come out as v1.0 with an iPhone app.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:33:12 +0000

Wow, great article, kind of was hoping for a Things giveaway

By: Arthur B

Arthur B — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:15:09 +0000

I love Things. I have it both for my mac and iPhone. It truly is a great piece of software. I can't imagine my day without it.