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Dropbox. I don't have to worry about backing up files, and I know if I screw things up I can revert to old versions. Not to mention, sharing files is as easy as dropping them into a folder. I've been using BackPack for to-do lists, but it doesn't have the depth of features I need. Can anyone recommend a to-do list app with good nesting functionality?
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As a developer of MantisBT, assuming that you've looked at it, mind giving me a summary of what Redmine has that MantisBT lacks?
Well, the key feature it lacks for me is that of "not being written in PHP". That might not sound like much, but it means it can't fit into the rest of my Ruby infrastructure, so isn't even in the running really. You did ask ..
http://smacklet.com/ Wrote it for myself. 'Productivity through consciousness'.
Redmine. It's not perfect, but it resolves all of the shortcomings (IMHO, of course) in the other major project management / issue tracking apps.
As a developer of MantisBT, assuming that you've looked at it, mind giving me a summary of what Redmine has that MantisBT lacks?
It's important to note, however, that it's not always about features, and my first impression of MantisBT looking at it now was mostly defined by usability, so much so that it's hard to tell what features it actually has.
The interface on the demo is very noisy. Redmine behaves like a modern web app, MantisBT appears to behave like a no-frills, late-90s bug tracker. That's probably fine for a certain set of developers, but I use Redmine because it's a replacement for both Basecamp and Trac (and fits the workflow of me and my company better than each), and I'm able to use it to manage non-technical projects with non-technical members alongside technical projects with technical members.
Usability is hugely important. It's not just an asthetic issue. Take, for instance, the issue listing:
http://www.mantisbt.org/demo/view_all_bug_page.php or even worse http://mantis.simplepressforum.com/view_all_bug_page.php
Especially in the second example, I have no idea what I'm looking at. There is so much information that needs to be digested before I understand what's going on, and it's hard to digest it because there is a lot of visual noise and overpowering colors. And then once I figure out what's going on and decide I want to look at a ticket, I have no idea what I'm supposed to click to open a ticket (apparently the ID)
In contrast, here is Redmine's version of the issue listing (this isn't my project, just an example with the same theme):
http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/issues
Anyway, I hope this is useful.
Dropbox. I don't have to worry about backing up files, and I know if I screw things up I can revert to old versions. Not to mention, sharing files is as easy as dropping them into a folder. I've been using BackPack for to-do lists, but it doesn't have the depth of features I need. Can anyone recommend a to-do list app with good nesting functionality?
Hacker News. This is not a joke. I realize that hn is not a web app in the classic sense, but I get far more value from hn than any webapp. Let me explain... I learned long ago that increasing productivity was like "striking out the pitcher". You got small, easily measured, and much appreciated improvements. But the real improvements come in major shifts in thinking and processing. I once had a choice of 2 projects t…
Oh brother - what a circle jerk
Ask the commenters in this thread: What webapps decrease your productivity? Preferably those we haven't yet heard of? I imagine the answers could turn out much more interesting :-)
In fact, I'd say Google Reader has increased my productivity, since once I've skimmed the days articles from Slashdot/TechCrunch/etc, I crack on with some work, and I'm not as tempted to use SU.
Dropbox. I don't have to worry about backing up files, and I know if I screw things up I can revert to old versions. Not to mention, sharing files is as easy as dropping them into a folder. I've been using BackPack for to-do lists, but it doesn't have the depth of features I need. Can anyone recommend a to-do list app with good nesting functionality?
If you have gmail, you can add Google Labs Tasks. Nesting, one-click add from email, etc.