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Jason 'Bug' Fenter

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Dec 19, 2009, 10:09:19 AM12/19/09
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Does anyone know of a good way to implement a "Getting Things Done"
(David Allen) methodology using mozilla calendar tasks?

I need to classify a task in three ways: a status (of "next action",
"delegated", "someday", etc.), a context (of "work", "home", etc.), and
a project. I *could* use the "category" field to handle one of those
three. I suppose I *could* use different calendars to simulate a second
of the three... maybe have a "work" calendar and a "home" calendar to
handle contexts.

So far, the best interface for task management that I have found so far
is the "Pocket Informant" app for the iPhone. It allows classifying
tasks by context, status, and project as mentioned above. It has a
"Today" view which lists all tasks that either: are due or overdue as of
the current date, or are marked as a "next action". The fact that tasks
are stored in a cloud (Toodledo) is also a huge plus.

Any thoughts or suggestions from the community about this?

Pascal

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Dec 20, 2009, 6:12:23 AM12/20/09
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I tried, but Lightning's tasks are currently too limited to implement
even a minimalistic GTD workflow.

My _feeling_ is that the Lightning team is mainly focused on the
calendering part and doesn't care so much for tasks (which I fully
understand). Maybe their focus might change once that Lightning 1.0 is
finalized; any comment from them regarding this ?

Pascal

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