Offline, 1-file application
11 July 2008
Today I have finished development of 1-file version of "Getting tasks done!" service. It intended for iPhone & iPod Touch users. Application has "sync with server" feature. Note: if you want to use sync with server, you need to create account at GTD! and login.
If you want simple, reliable application for task management - here is it.
You may download it from Google Code:
http://code.google.com/p/offline-gtd/
Application is 1 HTML file with embedded css, images and javascript. No installation required.
Do it now.
4 July 2008
Do it now. You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.
Author unknown.
Sort by date improvement and some animation effects
4 July 2008
Hello everybody.
Today we changed behaviour of tasks in Whiteboard. After changing task's date, it reordering to be sorted by date right. And blink, tuc-tuc ;) So you become noticed about it's new position in list. Also some animation has been added at saving task.
Other useful improvement we made - description field autosizing. It's now auto expand to fit all text. So you will alwas have enough space to write description of the task.
p.s.: Thanks to Juan, Greg and Laura for useful tips.
Creating projects from iPhone / iPod Touch
2 July 2008
Today we added new feature into GTD! - creating projects in iPhone's version of GTD!
You may notice new button at toolbar - "New project".

10 Things To Do When You Need New Ideas Fast!
25 June 2008
By Brain Squeezer
1. Breathe and get into state!
You are a genius. You have a human brain that is more powerful than any known computer.
2. Draw a mind-map!
Grab some coloured pens and paper. Draw a circle in the middle and write your challenge inside it.
3. Get some ingredients!
To
cook a tasty dish, you need to mix different ingredients together. It's
been said that all creativity is the act of putting old things or old
ideas together in a new way. For ideas within a specific field, look at
the old ideas within that field or related fields. Ask how you can put
them together in a different way, a new format or perhaps the opposite
way.
4. Grab a friend!
When you combine
minds, the "computing" power grows exponentially and is more powerful
than the sum of its parts. The truth is that you only need 1 brain to
get creative - yours!
5. Don't be yourself!
Take
on a role. Do your thinking as James Bond, Napoleon Bonaparte, Martin
Luther King, Albert Einstein or Dolly Parton! You are an immensely
creative being. By acting as someone else, you free yourself to access
other parts of your mind.
6. Close your eyes!
Shutting
your eyes immediately transports you into the world of the subconscious
and you can tap into its extraordinary non-stop thinking power. Allow
yourself to relax, make the journey down and think about your challenge
at a deep inner level. Return when you are ready, feeling refreshed,
renewed and ready to fire up your ideas.
7. A little Divine Inspiration!
Here's
an energy exercise much favoured by the hottest Hollywood stars.
Imagine that there is a golden circle of light right in front of you -
this is your spotlight - your place to shine! Step inside that circle
of light and feel the energy and confidence that it gives you. Ask your
Higher Self to fill you with energy, inspiration and ideas.
8. Rob a bank!
Grab
sackfuls of quality ideas from an ideas bank and run with them! There
are various idea banks on the Internet, as well as thousands of blogs,
message boards and chatrooms where ideas are mooted.
9. Milk your brain!
Milk
will only flow from a cow when its teats are squeezed under pressure.
It's the same with your brain! To milk your brain for a bucketful of
creme-de-la-creme ideas, you have to squeeze your brain and put it
under pressure.
10. The Inquisitive Inquisition!
The
brain is a stimulus and response bio-machine. The best way to stimulate
it is to ask questions. Questions awaken your creative responses.
Remember, the meaning of your communication is in the response you get.
So, if you are getting lousy answers, you need to ask better questions.
Interview and interrogate your brain to get the flow of ideas you want.
Now you may work offline!
23 June 2008
Today we added a new feature to iPhone version of GTD! - ability to work without Internet connection. As you may see, new button appears at top toolbar - "Work offline".
Tap "Work offline" button and Getting tasks done! will work as desktop application. You may recognize offline mode by green toolbar. Two buttons - "Sync" and "Go online" will help you. Synchronization will save your tasks on server and stay offline. Go online means to "Sync" and go to http://gettingtasksdone.com/iphone/
Feature is still in testing, and feedback from you are very valuable.
Disclaimer
4 January 2008
If you read this you probably use Getting Tasks Done service. I have started it for my own. Before this I tried many
alternative ways to keep my tasks in order. Notebook and pen, Palm
handheld, desktop software etc. I have very simple needs. So Getting
Tasks Done is looks like page with notes - done tasks checked, and
undone - not.
Not so far I have read great book Getting Real from 37signals. Getting Real is a smaller, faster, better way to build
software. Less mass, less software, less features, less paperwork, less
of everything that's not essential. It's about skipping all the stuff
that represents real (charts, graphs, boxes, arrows, schematics,
wireframes, etc.) and actually building the application with works.
And I would like to repeat - You always welcome to send suggestions about Getting Tasks Done service.