Organize Your To Do List Contest
I make lots of lists. In fact, I´m an expert list maker. But something always happens and they don´t get finished or I lose the list (or my son rips it to shreds) and in the end, my lists aren´t much use at all.
Recently, I had the chance to try out a relatively new task management software. To tell you the truth, I´ve tried this type of thing before and it is either WAY too complicated or just hard to figure out, so most task management programs get deleted pretty quickly from my hard drive. Not like a busy work at home mom needs yet another thing to take up time!
The FruitfulTime Task Management software is basically a to do list program. It´s very easy to use, which actually surprised me. But though it´s fairly simple to figure out, there are still a lot of features available that make your to do lists more organized.
Features I Liked
- Tags. You can select one of three pre-existing tags (Work, Personal, or Leisure) or add your own. This lets you filter your to do list by type. For example, if you want, you can have only the work-related tasks appear.
- Subtasks. In the upper half of the screen, you have your tasks, such as “Write Blogs”. In the lower half, you can add subtasks, like “Las Vegas blog, At Home Mom”, etc. Very nice to break things down.
- Priority by color. Though this takes a minute to get the hang of, you can prioritize your tasks and subtasks as high, medium or low and they are assigned the appropriate color, making it easy to see at a glance what you need to finish first.
- Progress bar. Have a task that is going to take you all day long? Split it into subtasks and then mark your progress on the progress bar, where a green line tells you how far along you are. This could be very encouraging if you are stuck on one job all day.
- Due dates and alerts. This is a VERY handy feature for freelancers or anyone who works under a deadline. Let´s say an article assignment comes in, but it´s not due for another couple of weeks. You put it in your FruitfulTime to do list and set an alert . . . then forget about it. You´ll be reminded a day, three days or whenever you set the alert for. You can work on other projects and not have to worry that you´ll accidentally forget your assignment.
There are plenty of other features in this to do list software, but you´ll be surprised at it´s simplicity. The format isn´t especially pretty, but it definitely gets the job done and since this is on your desktop, it can really be a handy way to keep track of your complicated to do lists.
Now for the best part . . .
How YOU Can Win Your Very Own Copy!
All you need to do is go to the FruitfulTime website and download the free trial. Try it out for a week or so and then post a review on your blog about your experience, linking to both this contest page and the FruitfulTime website. Post a comment below to let me know that you´ve entered and two weeks from now on March 20th, TWO names will be drawn randomly to receive a free copy of the FruitfulTime task management software.
If you don´t have a blog, not a problem, just write your review in the comments . . . but don´t forget to leave a way to contact you!
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Sorry Genesis,
I am a Mac user so this one is a no go for me. But I will include your contest in my “Friday Giveaway Roundup” this Friday!
This seems nice! I know what you mean about other task management softwares on the market, as I have tried several and never been that happy with them. I am into so many things I have to stick to a schedule and would love a nice software that is easy to use! I will be checking this one out.
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Wow, this software is such a godsend! I have recommended it to my boss who passed it on to one of her friends. I also wrote a review here.
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hmmmm…. I’ve never used task management software. I’ve tried using lists and reminders on my e-mail software and it seems to do the trick for me. I think this would be very helpful at work, I wonder if my office would let me use something like this…! Thanks for the review!
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GoalEnfocer http://www.goalenforcer.com has a more innovative visual approach (multi-level visual abstraction). It has a cool brainstorm pad and it can also plot your progress.
I always do my To-Do lists on the computer, that way they are always with me. I use google docs, that way I can use any computer or even use my cell. Wish I had a blackberry
I never remember my to do lists if they are online, I need them right in front of me all the time.