mac and isync-enabled PDAs and phones, which is pretty important for this kind of app (this is apparently coming to Actiontastic, but it’s not there yet). On a purely cosmetic basis, Actiontastic ( screenshot) looks somewhat more up-to-date: the metal window has no borders, there’s a filter widget that reminds of Spotlight… but Ghost Action ( screenshot) has a few features of his own: it can sync the next actions with iCal.
You create a few contexts and projects, enter a few actions, and then the app will suggest your next action. The user experience is basically the same with both apps. Both feature three tabs on top to switch between contexts, actions and projects, a source list on the left, and a list of actions in the center. This is obvious when you try and compare Ghost Action and Actiontastic: these two (independent!) apps look like they’ve been separated at birth.
Once you have this working, that’s when you can actually make a difference, by providing the smart and creative interface that will bind everything together smoothly. This lack of GTD applications has always puzzled me - in theory, the workflow shouldn’t be exceptionally difficult to implement, you just need a way to 1) enter actions and assign them to a context and 2) browse through the actions depending on the current context. End of the side note.)īut NOW, all this whining and crying is OVER, because TONS of GTD apps are showing up on the Mac! Joy. Too bad I couldn’t keep up using a Palm, and that the Mac version looks kinda alien on the platform - this is still the best implementation of GTD I’ve used. Since this is a Palm application, you could take it anywhere with you, and it would switch contexts depending on the time. (Side note: One exception to this is Life Balance from llamagraphics – this very smart app lets you create actions with specific contexts and priorities, and based on this information suggests what should be your next action. You still had to do the organizing yourself. Using a computer could help in a purely “maintenance” way, by storing and sorting your notes, using text files or a wiki, but it wouldn’t help you show the next actions based on the current context, for instance. See all of your upcoming items all in one Reviewing popover.In the past years, when you wanted to use the GTD workflow, you pretty much had to do it by hand, by using a Hipster PDA or something in that vein. Copy lists out of Inbox into any application copy a list from an email into the Organize popover and Inbox will parse it for you into actions. And because Apple’s iPad is so powerful, desktop class task management is now possible on a mobile device. Inbox helps you work in the real world, too! Delegate a task to someone else via email and keep track of it until it is done. Inbox Touch’s Reviewing and Doing popover have sorting and filtering features to painlessly keep you on top of your world. You don’t need to know anything about GTD to get started using Midnight Inbox™.
Midnight Inbox Touch 2.0 steps you through your Collected Notes one by one and assists in emailing, delegating, planning, and filing of your ideas, is not to be missed. Not only are all your actions, items, and notes presented in a clean and carefully designed environment, Inbox also provides helpful features to stay focused on your goals and your mindfulness.
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