Win a copy of Things for Mac and iPhone

I have used a lot of productivity apps on my Mac and my iPhone. I wound up using Things every day because, for me, it struck the perfect balance of features and flexibility. Now three lucky winners will get a chance to see the Mac-iPhone sync, the keyboard shortcuts and the excellent tagging features in Things. As you can see in the picture, I keep the Things app [iTunes Link]handy on my iPhone as well -- it is an excellent complement to the desktop application.

Here's a pro tip for Things if you use MailPlane (an excellent Gmail front end for your Mac): Select some text in an email, press Shift-Ctrl-Option-Command-P (yeah, that's a lot of keys) and the HUD will pop up with a link to the email and the selected text in the notes section. As I loathe Mail.app for serious work, this has been a huge productivity booster. Google's task tool simply isn't up to par either.

OK, the rules are the same as always: US-only (sorry, promo code thing), 18 and up, only one entry per person (we'll check!) and three winners. To enter just leave a comment below telling us how you "get things done" right now, and whether or not it's working for you. Good luck!

Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
To enter leave a comment telling us what you use to stay organized/productive and if it works for you.
The comment must be left before Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.
You may enter only once.
Three winners will be selected in a random drawing.
Prizes: One copy of Things for Mac (Value: US$49.95 and one promo code for Things for iPhone ($9.99).
Click Here for complete Official Rules.

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bruinfan1994

I use ToDo and Toodledo. It's ok, but I have to edit some things in ToodleDo that I can't do in ToDo. I would love to just have to edit once and then sync. I tried the trial for Things, but I just can't afford it.

December 31 2009 at 2:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Gianna

I use a lot of to-do lists and do a little housework and laundry every day so i'm not overwhelmed :)

December 30 2009 at 11:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lily Kwan

I use an iPod Touch to stay organized/productive. It's working for me so far.

December 30 2009 at 11:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave Patterson

Need this for my iPhone

December 30 2009 at 9:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Timocus

I use many different tools depending on what I need to do. i have used Zenbe List, and just the basic notes app on my iphone. On my Mac I have often used iCal and some Dashboard utilities.

December 30 2009 at 8:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

chris

As a teacher, I can see myself using Things a lot.

December 30 2009 at 7:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ian Harrier

I use Mail.app notes and todos to jot down stuff that I need to do. Unfortunately, I have no easy way to categorize and/or manage the data. Things would be a welcome addition to my workflow, not to mention the cool iPhone companion!!

December 30 2009 at 4:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MrHeist

Right now I don't have a system, but I'm looking for one...

December 30 2009 at 3:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

SUSAN

the post-its I use now are not working!

December 30 2009 at 1:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dburney

I do use Things - for my Mac. Would love Things for my phone. But I'm currently only using Things for work stuff, adding that power to my iPhone could be good or bad. I might actually get more stuff done - or I'll be overwhelmed by the fact that I actually accomplish very little on a day to day basis.

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