Task2Gather is a very powerful to-do list that will allow you to make your Christmas preparations very easy. It is a web-based application that can be used from anywhere. The iPhone version as well as WM client work together so if one of your family members has iPhone and the other a WM device you’ll be able have common lists of things to do and things to buy.

This is how we suggest you to get organized this Christmas: first create a project called “Christmas” by tapping the “+” icon on the top right corner of the screen. If you’re going to get things ready for Christmas together with your beloved you may share the project with her/him by tapping the “share” button in the bottom left corner in the “i” window of the task. There you can send an e-mail invitation to make sure nothing gets lost.

So now both of you have access to the same project. What next? Put subtasks to your “Christmas project” like:

“Shopping list” -
“Presents”
“Christmas menu” (what to buy for cooking)

Each task can be assigned to a different individual. Thus you’ll avoid buying the same things if you shop separately.

Most importantly you can leave comments on each task asking what is worth buying and what’s not. Task2Gather works online so you’ll be informed by push notification if your partner made some changes or answered on the comments in the shared tasks.

Find this advice helpful? Go and buy Task2Gather with a discount for Christmas time only!

Happy to tell you about how I use t2g.

I manage 4 computer labs (1 large-ish one and 3 small ones) in my academic department, with a total of over 40 computers. At any given time, I have 2 or 3 student workers who put in a few hours a week each to help keep things running smoothly.

With busy schedules during the school term, it’s difficult to communicate and stay on top of tasks that need to be done (installing new software, imaging lab machines, solving problems with printing or shared drives, etc.). Our individual schedules and the shared task list are all on t2g so we can easily keep in touch and focus on what needs to be done.

Furthermore, lists of software, configurations, hardware, and other important information about the resources we manage are also kept there. Everything from requests for new software to equipment that needs to be purchased makes its way into this powerful tool that has now become a repository of everything related to the services we provide.

The iPhone/iPod Touch app is just the icing on the cake. Our campus doesn’t have good GSM coverage, but WiFi access is fairly ubiquitous, so I can check on the progress of various tasks from virtually anywhere.

We use comments to maintain a history of changes to a particular item and discuss proposed changes, so new team members can easily see not just where we are, but how we got there. We occasionally wish there were tags or priorities for individual items, instead of the strict
hierarchical tree structure, but we’ve made it work quite well up to now.

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BTW, I also use T2G at home–my wife and I share our shopping list, honey-do list, and trip preparation list there. It’s a great tool!
Thanks!

We also invite other Task2Gather users to share their stories about how they use Task2Gather and what features they would like to see in future versions. Please e-mail me here olya at vitotechnology dot com.

As a day-to-day task manager, it’s probably a little cumbersome – you’d be better off with TasksPlus or Remember The Milk. But for organising projects it makes perfect sense - it’s easy to set up and use, you can organise new or existing projects on the hoof and discuss them with your colleagues as you go. Notifications and alerts would make it more useful, with an alarm or an email to inform you of changes, but even so, it’s a decent, no-frills project organiser.

If you got interested you can read a whole review here.

1. Remember the Milk: If you want Outlook-like quality with nice design, Remember the Milk is where you’ll find it.

2. Toodledo: Toodledo offers some serious power in a nice package.

3. Nozbe: It could easily pull you away from Outlook.

Reading this article made me think about how often people change their task managers if ever they do this? And if they decide to do it what are the crucial features that make them change their task manager?

#1 Mistake: Being a slave to your email or cell phone (and now Twitter)

By learning how to manage these tools, you can often reclaim a full hour of productive time every day.

#2 Mistake: Fighting fires

When you take care of tasks before they become emergencies, they often require less time, energy and resources and turn out better, are more creative and even more profitable than they do as full-fledged emergencies.

#3 Mistake: Not using an effective task list

An effective task list, adapted to your needs and style, is an extraordinarily powerful tool to save time and increase your productivity.

#4 Mistake: Ignoring your personal time management style

Knowing your learning style (visual, auditory, kinestetic) will allow you to develop tools and strategies that actually work for you.

#5 Mistake: No contingency planning

What if you child gets sick the evening before an important meeting? Having a backup plan, allows you to immediately spring into action and deal with the emergency effectively and quickly.

Task2Gather for iPhone now has:

PUSH for New Items:
Get an instant notification when a change appears on your list item. Accept it and read straight away or keep it on the display as unread. The number of new tasks will accumulate to keep reminding you.

PUSH for New Comments:
See, read and answer any new comments directed to you or to your projects straightaway, start a seamless conversation in the comments area with your colleagues and track their thoughts.

T2G is a great Collaborative Tool:
Free desktop client, offline and online mode. It works as a standalone application or seamlessly synchronized with http://task2gather.com. All your tasks will be available everywhere at anytime.

T2G has great Sharing Options (on the go and on the web):
It gathers all your personal, family, and business tasks that will be shared between all your colleagues or family members no matter whether they are using a desktop PC, the iPhones or a Windows Mobile device. Use it as a todo list for daily errands, reminders for your kids, wife or husband.

Buy Task2Gather for $2.99 at Appstore.

01.08.2009
1. Web version with the following functions available:
· Hierarchical structure of tasks together with list mode
· Sharing of projects: each project can be shared with different people
· Each project and task can be: assigned to different people, can be colored by legend, can have time progress (estimated and spent hours), have a deadline and can be commented by the participants
· All tasks can be exported in html and then printed out
· All tasks can be moved around the projects
· Generate reports: user statistics, project statistics and project progress
· iCalendar subscription can subscribed to your calendar (Google Calendar, Outlook express or Apple iCal)
· Shortcuts support:
N - Creates new task
Arrows (up, down, left and right) help you navigate through tasks
Enter for edit mode of the task
Esc Exists the edit mode
Ctrl+Enter Save the changes after editing tasks

2. iPhone version of Task2Gather involves the following outstanding features:
· Free Web synchronization
· Filter Tasks
· Full integration with iPhone, web and Windows Mobile applications
· Organize tasks and subtasks
· Discuss your tasks in the comments area
· Track priority, due date, and status of tasks

3. Windows Mobile version of Task2Gather :
· Adding new projects and tasks
· Sharing projects, assigning the responsibility to one of the participants,
· Setting the deadline,
· Marking tasks by color
· Stylish and intuitive interface

COMING SOON:

* iPhone version with Push Notification see and listen to new tasks and comments as soon as they appear (under approval at Appstore)
* New Windows Mobile off-line version

Happy Birthday, Task2Gather!

First ten people who comment on this entry will get free licenses for Task2Gather (either iPhone or WM versions)!

We told you it was coming and it is now here! The new version of your Desktop task management tool now has:

• Search Function included (choose “list” mode, focus the mouse on project you want to search)
• New and improved look
• bugs fixed

Enjoy the new UI and set your projects effortless with the upgraded version.

Don’t forget the other great features, the live synchronization with your WM devices or iPhone, the comments area, the ability to add multiple participants and secure deadlines to check progress.

Here a quick overview of the main Functions in Task2Gather:

PROJECTS: See all the active projects in your business on the right hand column

SHARE: select members and invite them to take part in the project

LEGEND: create your own priorities and show it for all your projects and check their progress

TASK and SUBTASKS VIEWS: choose the tree or list view depending on your preference

COMMENTS Area: give your ideas and suggestions on the tasks and communicate them t your peers

Please let us know what you think about it, we are always working on updates and taking into consideration your suggestions.

What i really like about this application is that it is fast. What i mean by fast, is that, it doesn’t load itself as a traditional website does. It loads the section it needs to and not the whole thing. For example, you wanted to add a new task, it doesn’t load the whole website to take you to a page where you can add new tasks but rather loads the section immediately. It is viable to say that it is truly a “Web 2.0? app. The login interface seems to be easy to figure out and very easy to register yourself with few basic details and you are on to the app.

You may read the whole review here.

5th of July, 2009 – VITO Technology releases the new 2.0 version of Task2Gather for iPhone a major upgrade with great features added. Task2Gather now has instant access to all your tasks online and offline. Everybody wants to be able to check their todo everywhere at anytime. With the free desktop client available, all functions get synchronized on the web and on our iPhone so that you will never miss a todo. The new version also offers a new look&feel to it that always help.

Task2Gather for iPhone is a unique todo application for AppStore that allows full collaboration on the go. With the offline mode of the new version this app will become even more irreplaceable as you can do changes while you’re on the plane or anywhere else where there is no internet connection.

Task2Gather also integrates with Windows Mobile Devices and also the web interface. All web support is free and guaranteed for you. This allows you to share tasks and manage projects also with those people who might not have an iPhone but a Windows Mobile device or are sitting in the office or at home in front of their computer.
The new look&feel of Task2Gather is going to be another surprise for our users. New nicely designed look of Task2Gather will give you the feeling of old magic book that will make all your things done.

Key features:
° Gather tasks and do them together with your family, friends and colleagues
° Free Web version - all tasks are available everywhere and everytime.
° Automatic sync with web server - you will never miss your todo
° Ability to collaborate with WM users
° Discuss each task in the comments area
Task2Gather supports English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, and Russian. It is available for $2.99 at appstore.