Ask HN: Todo lists
I really like Things (http://culturedcode.com/things/) but I've found it to end up too cluttered with all of my different projects. I have difficulty keeping future stuff separate.
I've also used Todo.sh (http://ginatrapani.github.com/todo.txt-cli/) in the past, but what I'm looking for is something like that but with revision control.
I've tried paper. I feel that I use too much paper, and I also don't like the way archiving works. It's just not easily searchable, and managing someday tasks is difficult. (Note that I've also tried HipsterPDAs, and variants.)
I also view scheduling as separate from task management. I would just use iCal if I didn't.
Web Apps like Remember the Milk also don't catch my eye. I have relatively large amounts of data that I manage. I also do not consider it secure enough. I do like remote access functionality. SSH from my BlackBerry works for todo.sh, or the todobot.pl extension with AIM, so something similar to that would be fine.
I would like to be able to have extensive tagging support. I have many layers of lists. I include a lending list (stuff I've lent out) and a wish list (birthday/xmas/shopping list). Some lists include stuff that I will not address for long periods of time like ideas for children names or housing design ideas.
I'm at a loss for solutions. There probably is an obvious one. Crowdsourcing solution searching. Go.
Org-mode is now the place where I keep everything that fits in text (or simple tables). Recipes, todos, personal goals, gift ideas, outlines for future projects, wine tips, my diary, stuff to buy at Ikea, etc.
The formal is very informal and ad hoc. You can see it here:
http://pastebin.com/f53965a01
I also have an hourly cron jobs that extracts the tasks under "TODAY" and mails them to me.
http://www.taskfreak.com/ is where you can download it, it's written in PHP so it should be fairly easy to host it.
Good enough for a 9 minute response time ;) ?
Ask HN is one of the greatest features of HN I think.
ok, you can get it here:
http://ww.com/tf.tar
They probably have a newer version out by now, when they're back up you can get the latest but like this you can at least see if it is what you are looking for.
http://demofreak.dracon.biz
username: admin
password: demo
http://www.todoist.com
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