Up to now, the primary way to automate the Master Your Now (MYN) task principles has been using Microsoft Outlook. It is powerful, highly configurable, and well integrated.<\/p>\n
However, many people do not use Outlook; they are using other mail systems like Gmail, Mac Mail, Entourage, or others. Many of these people would still like a fully computerized approach to implementing the MYN system to get their workdays under control, especially one that converts e-mails to tasks. And many people are looking for an iPhone, iPad, or Android platform to run the MYN system on\u2014or some other mobile system.<\/p>\n Unfortunately Outlook tasks do not sync natively with iPhones or iPads (though a product called TaskTask does; see this post<\/a>). In fact, amazingly, Outlook tasks do not even sync with the new Windows Phone 7! So, for many of you, a non-Outlook solution may be the best way to go for cross-platform and mobile task management capabilities. Many solutions are out there, but until recently, none adequately supported the MYN principles. One now does—ToodleDo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ToodleDo<\/strong><\/p>\n ToodleDo is a system that, with some recent changes, now meets or exceeds the capabilities of Microsoft Outlook for managing tasks per MYN. It can run on any<\/em> computer such as a PC, Mac, or Linux. And its base web version is free. ToodleDo also runs on mobile systems like the iPhone, the iPad, and even Android tablet systems (in a browser), with full synchronization across all.<\/p>\n To get a free MYN preconfigured ToodleDo account, click here<\/a>. Then click the image above to see my Video Overview (and manual MYN Configuration Instructions if you want to configure by hand). Or read my white paper<\/a> for more detailed coverage. <\/strong><\/p>\n Going Beyond Outlook?<\/p>\n ToodleDo does not sync with Outlook (not well with current tools), so the idea here is to use ToodleDo instead<\/em> of Outlook for tasks. In fact, as a trial, I moved off Outlook tasks two months ago onto ToodleDo (I continue to use Outlook for all other purposes), and I am fully convinced it can replace Outlook for tasks management. For some of you that use Outlook, it may be a better choice too.<\/p>\n Here are some ways ToodleDo is better than Outlook for tasks:<\/p>\n Don’t Give up on Windows Outlook<\/strong> But if you need to stretch your task management even a little beyond the tight Microsoft client ecosystem, say to a mobile device, or across platforms to Apple, Android, or Linux devices, and especially tablets, ToodleDo is the way to go. And if you are using a Mac and thinking about using Outlook 2011 for tasks, I\u2019d say ToodleDo is also a better way to go\u2014it has far more task features than the Outlook 2011 client (I\u2019d still use Outlook 2011 for e-mail, calendar, and contacts).<\/p>\n To get a free MYN preconfigured ToodleDo account, click here<\/a>. Then watch my overview video<\/a>, or read my white paper<\/a>, for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dec 2, 2010 A PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android Solution for MYN Task Management that can Replace Outlook for Tasks Up to now, the primary way to automate the Master Your Now (MYN) task principles has been using Microsoft … Continue reading ![\"TD-Video\"](\"http:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/TD-Video-Image.jpg\")
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\nDon\u2019t give up on the PC version of Outlook tasks yet of course; the tight integration of tasks and e-mail and calendaring in the full PC Outlook client is still second to none. You\u2019ll also notice, when using ToodleDo, that some things just don\u2019t work as well as in Outlook. For example e-mail conversions do not support HTML and some file types do not attach. And ToodleDo on the PC or Mac is web-based and so not as smooth\u2014a full client like Outlook will always perform better. Therefore, if all your task needs can stay inside the Outlook PC client, I\u2019d remain there\u2014especially since the excellent ClearContext software is available there.<\/p>\n