Productivity software for the project juggler

[danaeris]

So, what productivity software do you use?

I fantasize about something or several programs/systems/methods that could:
-be used as a to-do list
-enable multi-level nesting of tasks
-enable repeating tasks
-enable tasks that only appear once the previous task in the process is completed
-map out the steps needed to complete each project and then create some kind of timeline
-even better if it can sync with online calendars and/or to-do list applications and/or palm or blackberry
-even better if portions of it could be shared with collaborators


I'd be willing to pay some money for the right software, but it would have to be *really* good to be worth money, imo.

Comments

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Take a look at ToDo Matrix (http://www.rexwireless.com/individuals-tmx.php), it's heck of a task manager for the Crackberry with desktop components and web access that seem to do most of what you list, depending on what you mean by some things. Like "enable tasks that only appear once the previous task in the process is completed" might be soemthing that the regenerating tasks might address, or the multiple-deadline tasks might work for.... I keep wishing I had enough to manage that I could justify getting it.

[iclysdale.livejournal.com]

www.rememberthemilk.com

It revolutionized my productivity, and does many of those things, including the sync (with google cal), and sharing with collaborators.

[secretsoflife.livejournal.com]

i heart rtm so much. integrates perfectly with google calendar and crackberries :)

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

Ooo, that looks nifty. Will it also sync up with my (gasp, choke) Outlook calendar?

[secretsoflife.livejournal.com]

there's a beta app to do that here: http://www.codeplex.com/rtmos/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=12557

and if you're on outlook 2007 you can use iCalendar: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/help/answers/icalendar/

hope that helps :)

[awfief.livejournal.com]

www.llamagraphics.com has LifeBalance, which is awesome. It even does repeating tasks like "once every 2 weeks" and it won't start the timer on the next 2 weeks until the task is complete.

[secretsoflife.livejournal.com]

rtm does repeating tasks too... just for comparison's sake :)

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

A Scrum board, with Post-It notes and index cards, on the office wall.

[iclysdale.livejournal.com]

I'm a big believer in those, but I've actually ditched it as my main to-do, rather than visualization, for rememberthemilk, so that I can share lists with collaborators, and access the lists from wherever I am.

If those aren't big issues, than yeah -- that's one of the best ways to go.

[futabachan.livejournal.com]

It helps that I run Scrum as my day job.

[badoingdoing.livejournal.com]

I use hiveminder.com, which pretty much does what I want it to.

[aster13.livejournal.com]

My lovely friend sermoa made www.mychores.com

It's very useful.