voo2do – An Ajax Todo List System
August 18 by Leon Ho | Productivity, Technology, Uncategorized
Yet another online todo list system, but voo2do is more advanced compared to other similar product on the Net. It tracks priority, due date, and time estimates for each task. It also groups tasks by project which give you a more defined view and more suitable to GTD contexts. Here are some requirements that inspired the author to create this system:
- Until you make a plan, you have no idea whether it’s even possible to do a given project.
- Your plan should consist of specific, small tasks. Each task should be measured in hours, and a task over 16 hours should probably be broken down. Joel’s example: if you have “internet integration” as a schedule item for two weeks, you’re screwed.
- A schedule is worthwhile even if all the dates slip. By listing out what you have to do, you realize how much there is, and you can address the important things first. And address the irrelevant things… never.
The system is quite attractive and loads of features, the dashboard view is quite useful to see next actions. Try it and see if you like it too.
Okay, I just entered abaout 15 Todos – and when I saved, the whole thing crashed. “Internal Server Error” – Argh. I’l stick to Backpacklist for a while – even though the concept seems great – this definetely should not happen.
Hi Dushan,
Regarding the crash – it has to do with improper handling of international characters. If you can omit non-ascii characters for now, it would work. I know this is not an acceptable workaround and will address this issue ASAP.
Thanks,
Shimon Rura
creator of Voo2do
Hey man,
the concept is fantastic! Maybe, if you did some testing before, you really could beat out the sh** of all the other. This GTD-thing is really becoming big right now, it seams to me.
Keep it up! I’ll give it another try. The concept really rocks!
:-)
[...] http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/voo2do-an-ajax-todo-list-system.html”>Lifehack.org suggests that readers try it out. [...]
[...] The phrase Life Hacks has been used for nearly two years now, but 2005 is the year that everyone seeks to learn more hacks to increase their productivity in life. Time is just not enough and everyone wants to best use of their time. Getting Things Done was the hottest topic in 2005. During June-July 2005, Techorati reported that David Allen’s Getting Things Done book was the most talked book on the Net. Then there were introduction of new ways of managing tasks and PIM, including new online planning application. People were trying to figure out different ways of using paper organizers – even making their own paper templates and print them out whenever they run out of pages. [...]
Update: The bug Dushan reported above was fixed in August 2005. Voo2do supports unicode so you can enter your tasks in virtually any language.
I know this is an old post, but it’s been getting some fresh attention according to voo2do.com referrer logs. Come give voo2do a try!
Thanks,
Shimon Rura
creator of Voo2do