Coder’s Eye

Last year, I wrote about my love of apps which “just fit” into OSX. At that time, iGTD was my pick for an app that best fit my Mac and how I use it.

Unfortunately, despite it being easy to get new tasks into iGTD, it wasn’t so easy for me to use on a regular basis. This is primarily because of lack of ability to get any kind of real summary about where I was overall and what I should be doing next.

So, despite the very real cost of breaking up with my previous app. I went questing for a new GTD app last week. I went “on the market”, taking several out for a figurative cup of coffee. Thinking Rock and Things were early contenders, but the chemistry wasn’t there.

But I’ve found the one. I’ve even paid for the app as an alpha user. I’ve found my new love, OmniFocus.

OmniFocus, how I love thee.

I love your wonderful perspectives, where I can quickly drill down to see tasks due in the next day or week.

I love being able to limit my view to just the next action.

I love how easy and fast it is to enter tasks and rapidly assign a context (and a subcontext) with just a few keystrokes.

I love that I can use it in a modified GTD manner - with actual task due dates.

I love that I can quickly pull up a list of tasks that’ll take less than 15 minutes.

I love that it is pretty.

I love that I don’t even know major parts of the app yet.

I love supporting a long term Mac development company.

OmniFocus, will you be my new GTD Girlfriend?

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