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Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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Don't Microsoft own Wunderlist? My theory is that if you observe a large cluster of developers for long enough, todo apps simply manifest into being. None as good as Lanes though, https://lanes.io . Obviously ;)

This is built by the Wunderlist people, and that's now dead :(

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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post #8

Don't Microsoft own Wunderlist? My theory is that if you observe a large cluster of developers for long enough, todo apps simply manifest into being. None as good as Lanes though, https://lanes.io . Obviously ;)

Trying out lanes now. It looks really nice, but how limited the basic version is is a killer for me, especially when there are so many alternatives.

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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post #12
post #8

Don't Microsoft own Wunderlist? My theory is that if you observe a large cluster of developers for long enough, todo apps simply manifest into being. None as good as Lanes though, https://lanes.io . Obviously ;)

Trying out lanes now. It looks really nice, but how limited the basic version is is a killer for me, especially when there are so many alternatives.

Hey, maybe we can fix this. What in the basic version would you like to see?

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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post #11
post #8

Don't Microsoft own Wunderlist? My theory is that if you observe a large cluster of developers for long enough, todo apps simply manifest into being. None as good as Lanes though, https://lanes.io . Obviously ;)

This is built by the Wunderlist people, and that's now dead :(

For real? Wow, that's super lame (he says, while frantically beginning to code an 'import-from-Wunderlist' feature).

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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Since we're talking about todos, I built a screensaver todo list the other day, and it has helped me a lot.

my main issue with todo lists was that I forget to look at them. Once I'm at my desk I get my head stuck in work and forget to call dave or email chris or whatever. So I built a screensaver, set to 1 minute delay, which displays my todo list. It simply reads a text file from dropbox with some UTf8 icons at the start of each line.

Every time I go for tea or take a toilet break its the first thing I see when I get back. I wish I'd done it years ago

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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I've never quite found a TODO-app I like. They are all too constrained. Kinda like using jira/trello instead of a physical board with post its. It limits the creativity.

I use OneNote and just add things everywhere I feel like it. Different folders, pages and scattered across a single page. Full freedom, instead of a simple list.

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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A simple text file has always been far faster and more useful to me than any of these to-do apps. Lately it's migrated to a text file on dropbox, or using google docs or box notes for cloud sync.

There's also TaskPaper which is nice but only on Mac https://www.taskpaper.com/

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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post #14
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is built by the Wunderlist people, and that's now dead :(

For real? Wow, that's super lame ( he says, while frantically beginning to code an 'import-from-Wunderlist' feature ).

I think Microsoft released one for this new thing. I'm not sure if it's cross compatible.

Re: Introduction to Microsoft To-Do

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Since we're talking about todos, I built a screensaver todo list the other day, and it has helped me a lot. my main issue with todo lists was that I forget to look at them. Once I'm at my desk I get my head stuck in work and forget to call dave or email chris or whatever. So I built a screensaver, set to 1 minute delay, which displays my todo list. It simply reads a text file from dropbox with some UTf8 icons at the…

A screen saver todo is a good idea! Is it open source? Care to share it?

Heh, asking if the code is open source in this context feels like panhandling :)

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