Cultured Code's Things can help you get organized and keep tasks, ideas, and inspiration from falling through the cracks. And through January 31 it's on sale for half off in the Mac App Store, $24.99. That's a great deal -- I paid full price for this app, personally, and it's been worth every penny. (They didn't pay me to say that, by the way. I just wanted to tell you guys about this sale.)
We gave Things 4 out of 5 stars back in 2009 (version 1), and it's only gotten better since then. Cultured Code has rolled out an iPad app and an iPhone app in the meantime, and Things for Mac is up to version 2.1.1, just updated this past Wednesday.
If you follow the Getting Things Done productivity method, Things fits in perfectly, with an Inbox to quickly dump ideas and tasks so they don't take up your brain space while you're focused on something else. It's got a Next Actions view, a Someday file, project lists, Areas of Responsibility, everything David Allen's method recommends.
But even if you haven't joined the GTD cult, it's easy to customize Things to suit your own individual needs, and it's not so complicated or jargon-filled that you'll feel lost.
I used to absolutely swear by Things (I even wrote a love letter to it in an issue of our sister mag MacFormat, srsly), although when I was using it, the only sync between the Mac version and either iOS app was done over Wi-Fi, requiring both apps open on the same network. So I jumped ship to OmniFocus, which feels more complicated to use but has a really reliable cloud syncing feature. Guess what? Things has that now too. It's called Things Cloud, it's a free service, and it was written to be fast, secure, and utterly dependable. I haven't tried it myself yet, but cheers to Cultured Code for making it happen.
Anyway, if you've ever been on the fence about Things, this 50% discount is a great opportunity to give it a whirl. (There's a free trial on Cultured Code's site, too.) It's really simple to get up and running -- you won't feel like you're wasting time fiddling with a to-do app instead of...you know, doing.
REReader
January 25, 2013 at 1:41pm
Not only is the program--or paired programs--every bit that good, their customer service is excellent, responsive and fast. I paid full price, and worth every cent!
