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To-Do lists get funky with LifeShaker
Okay, I couldn't resist posting about the new to-do list app LifeShaker from Funky Cloud, if only to comment on their clever marketing. This is the first piece of software I can remember to have a movie-style trailer (not just a screencast).LifeShaker is an interesting take on to-do organizing. It presents a 3x3 grid into which you can dump your various goals, action steps and categories. As the name suggests, you can "shake" your grid to re-arrange your goals (presumably as a kind of self-motivation). It's an unusual approach; how effective it might be I can only imagine.
In my brief testing, I found the interface to be a bit annoying, requiring excessive use of on-screen buttons for data entry t(instead of just letting me double-click on blank list entries). Still it's worth a look if you're interested in a non-traditional to do list.
LifeShaker is $29.00US and requires Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher. A demo is available (points off, however, for the use of an installer).
[via MacMinute]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sportsmedjosh said 7:23PM on 9-14-2007
What we need is a to-do list on the iPhone. I'm really tired of not having one. I miss my Palm TX.
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sashel said 7:44PM on 9-14-2007
its not just the installer - the hole thing looks more like "my first cocoa steps". Launching full screen ... only my pro apps are alowed to do that :)
you dont launch a little to-do app full screen...
Dont wanna hate but $29.00? Give me a break
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Ed said 8:07PM on 9-14-2007
There's way too much mac software that's overpriced. I'd say it's worth $10, maybe $15.
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Luigi193 said 8:27PM on 9-14-2007
I personally love IGTD (learned about it here) and its free!!! AND IT SYNCS TO .MAC!!!! I
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Michael L. said 8:39PM on 9-14-2007
A shaker that gives you a random set of tasks to consider? That's what ordinary life is already about.
(I just saved $29.)
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designr said 11:21PM on 9-14-2007
GTD it's not!
I'll wait for OmniFocus.
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tom said 12:32AM on 9-15-2007
And is it normal installer behavior for the installer to ask for my password? I'm used to Mac OS X asking for my password when an application is trying to install, but it just didn't look right.
There's no reason they can't put this out as a simple drag-and-drop installation. I think I'll pass on even demoing this.
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Stephen Lang said 2:58AM on 9-15-2007
I agree about the overpriced thing and all. But the app looks interesting enough to try. I'm not a super-GTD'er, and somehow the idea of generating a random grid of goals seems kinda cool (but also perverse at the same time.)
If it didn't have an installer, maybe I'd try it out...
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Adrian vG said 5:08AM on 9-15-2007
It looke like a very good idea, but it looks very bad! Well, better than midnight Inbox which looks fabulous but doesn't work :)
iGTD is too crowded with features...
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bobics said 6:14AM on 9-15-2007
I use iGTD too. Overall, it's great.
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Big John said 12:24PM on 9-15-2007
Echoing other comments... $29, uses an installer (I don't even like when my major apps use one) and launches full screen? That's enough to put me off.
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Martin Baker said 7:11PM on 9-26-2007
Just an update...today we released LifeShaker v1.0.1 which no longer uses an installer or resizes to fill the screen on the first launch.
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