Comments on: To-do list application?

Question: To-do list application?

arielmeadow — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:19:14 -0800

Can anyone recommend a floating to-do list widget for my PC?

It seems like such a simple thing: I'm looking for a to-do list application that floats over my windows and will let me add and check off tasks interactively. I poked through Yahoo Widgets and Firefox add-ons but interactive task lists eluded me. Basically, I want something like todalist that's a freestanding desk app. Seems so simple, but my google-fu must be broken.

By: anadem

anadem — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:23:38 -0800

I use Rainlendar -- it may be more than you want but can probably run in just to-do mode. Free.

By: devilsbrigade

devilsbrigade — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:26:16 -0800

Why not use a text file?

By: thilmony

thilmony — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:37:04 -0800

yeah use notepad

By: a007r

a007r — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:40:58 -0800

Rainlendar was something cool I used under Windows. Alas, I use Linux & GNOME now, so I'm somewhat piggybacking on this thread if anyone knows of open source alternatives to rainlendar. If not, I might end up writing a simple one in python+GTK someday...

By: Doofus Magoo

Doofus Magoo — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:54:51 -0800

Rainlendar 2 (currently in beta) is available for Linux.

By: fire&wings

fire&wings — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:56:04 -0800

A Note?

By: ancientgower

ancientgower — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:18:44 -0800

I have wanted the same kind of thing over on the Mac side and couldn't find anything that does what I want, but 2Remember has come closest. I don't know of anything for PCs, though.

By: bodega

bodega — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:24:36 -0800

I third Notepad.

If not that, then check out ATNotes. I used to use it all the time. (Though, I must admit, it's been years.)

It's a freeware "Post-it note" like program with a few neat features including varying levels of background transparency. And it looks like there's a new version!

As with all freeware, use at your own risk. YMMV.

By: shinji_ikari

shinji_ikari — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:02:48 -0800

If you use Backpack at all (it's from the same people that did TadaLists and has pretty similar checklist functionality), there's a widget for Yahoo Widgets called UbiqMemo that provides access to view, create, reorder, and check off items on your various Backpack pages, in addition to creating notes. I've found it pretty useful.

By: MrZero

MrZero — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:17:04 -0800

MoRUN.net Sticker Lite

By: matholio

matholio — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:47:56 -0800

Perhaps this http://www.tadalist.com/ and Yahoo Widgets RSS reader.

By: petsounds

petsounds — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:19:35 -0800

I highly recommend To-Do List by htpshareware. This is what the program looks like

By: jroybal

jroybal — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:52:23 -0800

If you use Google Desktop, there is a Sidebar Gadget that does just that. (It can, of course, be undocked to float wherever you want it to be.) Very simple: To Do entry box above list items with check boxes. Checking an item strikes it through and moves it to the bottom. Right-clicking allows for adding a new item above or below, editing (also available by double clicking the item), and removing checked and unchecked items. Pressing Shift twice brings the Gadgets (the To Do list, as well as whatever other Gadgets you have) up to the front.

By: roomwithaview

roomwithaview — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:18:54 -0800

Not exactly what you're looking for, but I use DeskTask, which snags your to-do list and calendar from Outlook and floats it on your desktop.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:50:34 -0800

another vote for rainlender here.

By: miniape

miniape — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:25:27 -0800

If you do decide to use notepad, you can make it automatically append a time stamp to your list. Open a new notepad doc, make the first line .LOG and save it. Each time you open it, the time and date will appear on a newline.

By: NotMyselfRightNow

NotMyselfRightNow — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:59:08 -0800

My Life Organized

By: Zeedog

Zeedog — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:01:16 -0800

Rainlendar here too - with calendar and events visibility unchecked, and Moderna skin. Clean, unobtrusive, efficient. Move items up and down, separate groups of related entries with a line, mark done but leave in list or mark done and remove from list. Calendar and events still accessible from taskbar icon.