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Daily iPhone App: Text file to-dos make the leap to iPhone with Todo.txt app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 31st, 2013)

Sometimes the best to-do list apps are the ones that keep things simple. These basic list-making apps are perfect for those times when you need to jot down something quick like a phone number, a song you heard or an app you want to remember. One lightweight to-do manager with syncing support is ...

Things 2 for Mac now on sale for 50% off

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2013)

Cultured Code has a treat for Mac owners looking for a new task manager. Starting today, Things 2 for Mac is on sale for US$24.99, a 50 percent discount off the app's normal $49 price tag. Things is a fantastic to-do manager that appeals to a wide range of users. With tags, projects and areas ...

Things 2 now out, adds long-awaited cloud sync

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 9th, 2012)

Cultured Code has released Things 2, an update to its Things task manager, including the very, very long-awaited cloud sync capability. Did we mention that we've been waiting for it for awhile? The best news is that unlike rival The Hit List, cloud support is free on Things 2. Things 2 is a ...

Metro Tasks is an option-filled task manager for detail-oriented users

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 18th, 2012)

Power users looking for an effective way to manage their to-do lists should take Metro Tasks from Developer One for a spin. Metro Tasks is filled with features that'll let you control your tasks, instead of your tasks controlling you. When you first open Metro Tasks, you are greeted with a ...

Clear app updated, new themes and helpful tweaks

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 23rd, 2012)

Clear made a big splash when it was first introduced because the interface was a bold experiment in user interaction. Instead of icons and buttons for functions, most of Clear's interface relies on gestures, or sliding and pinching items to make things happen. It wasn't for everyone, although ...

Daily iPhone App: Clear uses iPhone's intuitive interface to its advantage

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 15th, 2012)

We got a sneak peek at Clear last month, and fellow TUAW editor Steve Sande and I have been happily playing with the beta ever since. The collaboration between Realmac Software, Milen and Impending, Inc. has turned enough heads that it caused a knockoff to briefly appear in the App Store over the ...

Add tasks to productivity apps using Siri and CalDAV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2011)

Last month, Remember the Milk published a quick tutorial showing their customers how to use Siri's voice control with the Reminders app and CalDAV to send tasks to RTM. A slightly different Siri workaround can be used by iOS owners to send their tasks to other third-party to-do apps. All you need ...

Daily iPhone App: Any To Do

by Mike Schramm (Oct 18th, 2011)

We're looking at apps that aren't games this week, and today's selection is Any To Do. It's a little pricey, but might be worth it for the right user. I use the excellent 2Do on my iPad, but Any To Do is nice as well. While it lacks a little bit of the syntactic sugar that 2Do has, it does ...

Daily Mac App: iProcrastinate

by Samuel Gibbs (Sep 20th, 2011)

Most of us have a love-hate affair with task management apps. We hate the fact that we have to use them, but love the fact that some of them really help us get stuff done. iProcrastinate, a free task manager for the Mac aims to fall into the love category. iProcrastinate helps you avoid its ...

Video App Demo: Wasabi

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 25th, 2011)

Wasabi is another in a crowded market of "to do" apps, aiming to keep your to do lists handy across iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. There are a number of novel twists keeping Wasabi worth a look for your listmaking needs. The most unique feature are text files which become quicklists, a preset ...