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iGTD 1.4.4 update brings, uh, way too many new features

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 18th, 2007

Something tells me the crew who writes iGTD (fortunately) never really grasped how application version systems work (for the record: I say this with the warmest of intentions; iGTD is the first GTD-based app that I really 'get' and use). Typically, a company releases a 1.0, follows up with a few 1.x.x updates to fix bugs and quirks, and maybe a few 1.x releases that add a new feature or two. But as anyone who has been following the last few minor updates can tell, the new features brought with each 1.x.x release are really worthy of major 2.x and 3.x releases. This morning I woke to just such an update (v1.4.4) that brings a landslide of new and handy feature updates, including:

F-key integration with Journler, endo RSS news reader, VoodooPad Pro, EagleFiler and WebnoteHappy
exporting smart folders added ('To complete' tab)
Don't forget! feature - use the Tasks menu option to display a sticky reminder about a task... click it to jump to the task
Send to stickies feature - use the Tasks menu option to display selected tasks as Apple Sticky note
E-mail feature - use the Tasks menu option to e-mail selected tasks via Apple Mail
MailTags 2.0. enhancement: flagged e-mails are imported as flagged tasks
MailTags 2.0. enhancement: a prefs setting to use the MT e-mail notes as a name for task in iGTD
last selected smart folder is saved and restored between launches
integration with Services menu (logout/login required): select a text in any app, go to app menu / Services submenu and use the 'iGTD/Put into iGTD inbox option'
new mode for search panel: 'Search by project name or note'
and much, much more

This update also includes a large batch of bug fixes, as well as enhancements to adding new items to lists that are sorted by various methods. Amazingly, iGTD is still donationware, and this new version should be available by choosing Check for Updates from the application menu, or simply by heading over to the iGTD site.

Tags: contexts, events, gtd, igtd, productivity, projects, tasks, todos, updates

Filed under: Retail, Software, Productivity, Internet Tools

MailTags and iGTD unite features in the name of productivity and discounts

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jun 8th, 2007

A recent update to iGTD brought some significant enhancements, one of which is very, very rich integration with Scott Morrison's MailTags 2.0. With v1.4.3, iGTD can process most of the MailTags 2 information attached to an Apple Mail message. For example: keywords in MailTags prefixed with @ will get translated into contexts, while your other tags will simply become regular tags in iGTD. Same with projects, deadlines, priorities and even notes added to Apple Mail messages with MailTags: they'll all effortlessly transfer over into iGTD when importing messages with an F-key.

If this is all getting your productivity and GTD gears turning but you haven't purchased MailTags yet, Scott Morrison and Bartlomiej Bargiel (iGTD's developer) have just offered a partner promotion that should do the trick: for a limited time, when users donate to iGTD, they can contact the author and receive a $5 coupon off the $29.95 retail price of MailTags 2.0. I say 'limited time' because, as of this writing, they have 35 coupons left, though Scott said he's definitely willing to whip up more coupons depending on how much interest spawns from this promotion (I know, I know: I warned them about the TUAW effect, so we'll see).

As an extremely happy and paid user of MailTags and a budding GTD user for whom iGTD finally made sense, this sounds like a great deal for anyone looking to get more productive with their email. MailTags and iGTD: two great tastes that taste great together.

Tags: contexts, coupon, discount, igtd, mailtags, projects, promotion, tags

Filed under: Software

BuildFactory - automation for developers

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jul 7th, 2006

I'm no developer, but I can call a good dev tool when I see one. BuildFactory from Bleep Software sounds like 'Automator for developers', with features like automated builds, building refreshed sources from Subversion, using your own external editor for errors and warnings, and building multiple projects with one click. A healthy dose of other features are offered in this handy tool, so why not check them out for yourself or watch some tutorials to see BuildFactory in action. The author has even posted a poll on the main product page to find out what features developers would most like to see added. At least you can't say BuildFactory's dev doesn't care about feedback.

A demo of BuildFactory is available, while single licenses sell for $35, with a 5-pack for $150.

Tags: automate, automated, automation, automator, BuildFactory, builds, code, coding, dev, develop, developer, project, projects, software, subversion

Filed under: Software, Internet Tools

Adium to be a Google Summer of Code project

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 27th, 2006

Adium, the open source multi-network chat client with more features than I thought existed, has recently announced that they are going to be a mentoring project in this year's Google Summer of Code. For those unfamiliar: it's a program that brings students together to collaborate on and learn about open source programming. Each summer Google accepts and offers many different projects that students may apply to work on, as you can see from their extensive list.

Adium's list of available projects is quite lengthy as well, which should be good news for fans and users of the app. I have honestly never paid that much attention to the Google Summer of Code events before, but I do know that they have improved or given birth to a lot of great OSS in the past. Good luck to Adium and company!

[via Daring Fireball]

Tags: Adium, Google, open source, OpenSource, programming, project, projects, software, Summer of Code, SummerOfCode, todo, todos

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity, Internet Tools

MailTags 1.2.1 available, 1.3 to feature IMAP syncing

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 6th, 2006

Dave Caolo posted about MailTags last August, but in case you're unfamiliar: MailTags is a fantastic plugin for Mail.app that allows you to both tag your messages and create iCal todos right from within Mail. MailTags' abilities go far beyond simply adding a few keywords though; you can also set projects, categories and priorities for messages and use all this new metadata to create a far more robust organizational system than simply filing messages in a 'todo' folder. Once MailTags is installed, a whole new set of search and rule criteria (such as due date, project, keyword and more) are baked into Mail.app for running searches or creating Smart Mailboxes and rules. It's a pretty amazing plugin, and I urge you to check out Scott Morrison's Indev site for the full details on everything MailTags is capable of.

While MailTags 1.2.1 issues a host of bugfixes but no serious new features, I found out about it from this Hawk Wings post in which Tin Gaden states that MailTags 1.3 will have a new feature many users have been wishing for: IMAP tag syncing. So if you use Mail.app and MailTags on more than one Mac, you can soon keep your tags, as well as (I'm hoping) projects and priorities all in sync.

With all that said, go take MailTags for a spin. It's donationware, so show Scott some PayPal love for the hard work he's putting into this most excellent of plugins.

Tags: app, email, emails, keywords, Mail, Mail.app, MailTags, messages, plug-in, plugin, productivity, program, projects, tagging, tags, todo, todos

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity

Kinkless Getting Things Done 0.83 released

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Mar 28th, 2006

For those who aren't familiar with this "Getting Things Done" term that's being tossed around the 'net more and more often these days: it's a methodology (not necessarily a piece of software) developed by David Allen for better managing your projects, tasks, time and life. Kinkless GTD (Getting Things Done) is a combination of plugins by Ethan Schoonover for both Quicksilver and OmniOutliner Pro that adapts this methodology for the digital lifestyle, allowing you to easily add projects and tasks to a customized OmniOutliner Pro document, as well as syncing them with iCal - reminders and all.

To help you wrap your head around this fantastic new way of organizing yourself, as well as these equally impressive tools, Ethan has produced a 10 minute screencast that should help you hit the ground running. Yes, it's 10 minutes out of your non-stop, lightning-fast lifestyle, but trust me: this could quite possibly be the best 10 minutes you've ever spent learning how to organize the other 1430 minutes of your day.

It's hard to just jump into this system and figure out what's going on, but in case you're already ahead of the rest of the class, you'll need the latest kGTD release, as well as the latest beta of OmniOutliner Pro and the optional but spectacular Quicksilver.

[via Hawk Wings]

Tags: GTD, kGTD, Kinkless Getting Things Done, KinklessGettingThingsDone, omnioutiner, OmniOutliner Pro, OmnioutlinerPro, organize, projects, Quicksilver, screencast, software, time, todos

Filed under: Cool tools, Productivity, Odds and ends, Freeware

Easy project folder setup with Client Folder Maker

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Dec 31st, 2005

Client Folder Maker (CFM) is a handy applescript applet for those of you who repeatedly have to create standard folder structures for any kind of projects such as websites or design proofs for clients. The applet offers a simple UI for essentially creating a folder structure template, allowing you to list all the regular folders you might need. Building websites for clients? Create a folder structure list in CFM with folder names like I have pictured and you can simply run this applet to generate all the folders you need for each project, named according to whatever scheme best suits you. It's a handy little applet if you're doing any kind of repetitive work like this, and for the mere price of $0, how can you go wrong?

Tags: clients, creation, folder, management, projects, structure

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