If you're sick of hearing about GTD, relax, this isn't about that. This is about a program that's just a to-do list; no contexts, no realms of responsibility, no next actions to speak of. It's called Dejumble and it sits nicely in your menubar and allows for fast creation of new tasks with tagging and basic categorization. Tasks can have due dates and notes as well, without all of the extra goodies that a lot of people just don't need.
I was, however, frustrated by the keyboard/mouse switching necessary to add new tasks. I'd love for a hotkey to open the window, and to be able to just tab through the input. But it's still in beta (public), and development is under way. Integration with system apps like iCal and Mail is apparently on the way.
If you're sick of bloated task managers, this may be a good fit. Fair warning, though: every time you run it, it will add itself to your startup items without asking. And there's no easy way that I could find to quit beyond killall Dejumble. There, you've been warned.
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4-02-2008 @ 10:19AM
FoundInTheFlood said...
besides all those problems, very nice design ! Apps like Taskpaper do they job but are so ugly i could use textedit (well isnt taskpaper textedit ;P)
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4-02-2008 @ 10:24AM
Ruud Welten said...
I may have wanted to try this app but the auto-add-to-start-up-items feature would really bug me. So I'll maybe try it when they remove that one.
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4-02-2008 @ 11:05AM
kakapo said...
If I have to go to terminal to control simple action of an applications - I am not even close to interested. Not because I have "terminal" issues but because I prefer having my Mac act like a Mac not a pseudo-M$ box... I would rather write stuff down on scrap paper... At least I know then that when I dump it - it is dumped.
Thanks for the heads up, Brett. This is actually what I like to see in software reviews. Not just glorified commercials.
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4-02-2008 @ 11:25AM
Jesse Grosjean said...
TaskPaper is going to beauty school for version 2.0... in reconstructive surgery for the moment so don't look now, but by the 2.0 release you'll have many more options for prettifying things.
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4-02-2008 @ 12:04PM
David said...
Is this 10.5 only? I finally got it to download but it won't open...
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4-02-2008 @ 12:51PM
Todd Sieling said...
> Fair warning, though: every time you run it, it will add itself to your startup items without asking.
Reason enough to not even check it out, for my download dollar. Thanks for the review.
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4-02-2008 @ 2:47PM
ThinkingCode said...
Hi all, I have updated Dejumble to version 0.9.2 The new version fixes the problems Brett pointed out.
Whats new in 0.9.2
- Asks the user on first run if he/she would like dejumble to startup at login.
- Quit option
Click on the "dejumble" button on the bottom of the window then click on "Quit Dejumble".
We look forward to more of your suggestions and feedback.
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4-02-2008 @ 4:26PM
dagaz said...
Where can we download the new version from? When I try to download I still get 0.9.1.
4-02-2008 @ 4:28PM
dagaz said...
Never mind. The download has the new features you mention, but still shows version 0.9.1 in the Finder. Looks nice so far, but won't be a regular part of my workflow until it gets iCal integration.
4-18-2008 @ 3:01PM
DanGTD said...
Hello,
For implementing GTD you might try out my application for time management and productivity,
http://www.gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
Hope you like it.
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4-23-2008 @ 6:51PM
Dejumble said...
We have just officially released Dejumble 1.0.2. It features a lots of fixes, iCal synchronization, tear-off view and more.
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