Tracks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: planning, software | Themes: Software, Business
3. Tracks
Tracks
Tracks is a little different than Backpack in that the main Tracks site doesn’t actually have a hosted version offering. Instead, Tracks offers a free open source application that you can install on your own Webserver. There are, however, a few services that offer a hosted Track solution. For the purpose of this review, we looked at Personal Tracks (www.personaltracks.com).
Tracks makes use of the GTD concept of Contexts for grouping actions or tasks that need to get done. There is also the option of organizing by Project, which might be confusing if you don’t make a distinction in your own planning between a contextual group of tasks and a project that has tasks associated with it.
While you can specify a date for when a task is due, there isn’t full-fledged calendar integration inside of Tracks in order to get a calendar view of what is due when. That said, the main screen does start off with the “Tracks Review,” which clearly summarizes tasks that have not yet been completed.
Tracks’ main view
Tracks also includes a lot of RSS functionality to keep track of your tasks in an RSS reader. To add even more power, Tracks can also make iCal-formatted tasks available, so you can integrate Tracks with the iCal compliant calendar of your choice.
Tracks’ RSS and iCal options
Overall, Tracks offers a more rigid and structured approach to GTD compared to Backpack’s open-Wiki style.
What about Sandy? http://iwantsandy.com works with jott and twitter.
Just like Sean Kerner mentioned in his conclusion
With that in mind I created what can be tried out here:
http://www.michielhuiskens.nl/todo [...] freetoedit
It would be very much appreciated if people tried it out and let me know what they think.
(I know it needs a scrollbar option for when there are more items then fits the screen, don't worry, that is on my personal ToDo list :-))
Just like Sean Kerner mentioned in his conclusion
With that in mind I created what can be tried out here:
http://www.michielhuiskens.nl/todo [...] freetoedit
It would be very much appreciated if people tried it out and let me know what they think.
(I know it needs a scrollbar option for when there are more items then fits the screen, don't worry, that is on my personal ToDo list :-))
Did this review really review anything at all? Reading this review just gets in the way of actually getting things done.
I implemented GTD with Backpack (by the same guys that do basecamp) and it works great from me.
Thinking Rock is a very authentic reproduction of GTD workflow in a dekstop app: http://www.thinkingrock.com.au/
The only knock I have against it is that it does not have server/syncing component for easily accessing your review.
Hi,
For implementing GTD you might try out this new web-based application:
http://www.gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use
checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.
As with the last update, now Gtdagenda has due date for tasks (you'll see in the calendar on the right if you have tasks due today), task notes, and Email & Print support.
Hope you like it.
I can't believe you have a GTD list without http://www.vitalist.com on it.