Well, I got Frictionless 2.0 (My GTD app for the mac) done enough to be useable.
So I released it out into the world today.
You can read about it here
I’m pretty happy with the new UI design although I’m not finished. It still has some rough edges compared to some of the other GTD apps out there, but I think its more useable on the day to day basis then any of those other GTD apps out there.
NSTreeController still sucks eggs though.
You can get the latest here. It's now called “Execute”, since I wrote it so I could “execute better”.
Still crashes occasionally on adds/deletes, so save early and often.
Docs are updated with release notes.
For you upgraders:
Open your previous file with the old one.
Save it as XML.
Now open with the new one.
In fact, ALWAYS SAVE AS XML. I found out the hard way that “binary” files don't upgrade across model changes. The SQL ones might, but why bother? XML is perfectly fine for this kind of thing.
Eventually this is moving away from my blog and over to www.twinforces.com, as soon as Sandvox will let me actually publish there. :-)
Basically, this is a clone of Kinkless.
It's missing a lot of features of Kinkless, and its buggy (save often). This is a very early release, its just barely useable.
But basically it does 3 things well:
I'm planning lots more features, but I've been trying to get it useable enough for me to replace Kinkless, since the whole AppleScript thing is starting to bug me. It's not quite there yet, because I use a lot of notes, and I haven't written that stuff yet. But its almost there:
Quick Tutorial:
Context View: This shows you your existing contexts. Click “Add” to make a new blank context, which then you can edit. You get started with 4, but you'll need more.
Projects View:
The Projects view is your basic hierarchical to-do list. Drag to rearrange items, the “New” button makes a new sibling, the “NewC” makes a new child.
Actions View: Next Actions View shows you only the leaf nodes of the Projects view, or in GTD terms, “the next action”. They're sorted by Context initially, but you can change that. Type in the search field to limit things you see.
Archive View: This shows you completed items by date, which I use during my Weekly Review process. Eventually you'll be able to view this in a project hierarchy, but that's not working at the moment.
For $19.95 if you buy the Chamois color. Good for you hipster PDA guys like me who are starting to think that carrying both a wallet and all these 3x5 cards is getting silly.
Hmmm... That was quick, Chamois seems to no longer be available...
Might be worth calling: 800-357-9991
Pierce
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I've used up the sample spool of label tape that came with my labelmaker.
Even worse, I used it up labeling the file cabinets in the garage where my wife “filed” the big tools like the drills and the saws because I was tired of having to search through each drawer to find stuff.
So I've gone from never making a label in my life to labeling stuff my wife does (who's generally more organized then me, she needs First Things First not Getting Things Done ).
Speaking of which, I got another friend of mine to join the cult. As he put it: "I've never felt so good about spending $200 on office supplies."
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