Yesterday while browsing through my RSS Subscriptions I chanced upon TeuxDeux thanks to John Gruber(Daring Fireball) who described it as Clever, simple, date-based online to-do app. I immediately signed up and I’ve been hooked to it ever since.

As you can see from the Screenshot the interface of TeuxDeux is very clean, minimal and simple. Its the kind of UI that most of us normal users need, rather than the complex UI’s of other GTD apps.

The best thing that I like about TeuxDeux is the fact that it kinda resembles your personal diary, in which you jot down stuff you need to do.

How Does it Work?

To add a task, you just need to type into the textbox. It’ll be automatically be added to the todo list. To remove a task hover over the task and click the cross button. And the best thing, if you don’t complete a task today it will automatically be added to tomorrow’s tasks. Tasks can be drag dropped from different days, which makes it flexible.

The Days that are already past are in light faded Gray, while Today is in Red, and the future dates in the deep black. A simple but clever presentation idea.

Here’s a demo video that shows how TeuxDeux works :

So if you are finding it difficult to keep your life in order, and need to remember things to do, you must try out TeuxDeux.

TeuxDeux (A Swissmiss and FictiveKin Product) | Photo Credit : tracitodd

Getting things done is a rage these days. I’ve been a long standing fan of Remember the Milk for managing my day to day activities. Recently I heard about Fruitful Time Manager and decided to try it out..

I’ve been using it for the past couple of days and suffice to say I’ve been more than impressed by it.. The most important thing is obviously the fact being a desktop software it is always there for you, but that itself is its biggest advantage for people always on the move and that’s where Remember the Milk tops Fruitful Time.

Nevertheless Fruitful is a beautiful piece of software and should be of great use to freelancers and other web workers working from home. Here’s a screenshot of Fruitful in action..

Here’s a rundown through its features :

• Manage your to do list easily and quickly.
• Create / edit / delete tasks.
• Tasks can be split into smaller manageable subtasks like paying telephone bill can be split to paying landline bill and paying mobile phone bill.
• Monitor the progress on each task / subtask.
• Assigning tasks to different contacts.
• Set the priority for each task.
• Set up reminders for tasks
• Assign tags to tasks
• Password protect your tasks such that only you will be able to edit and view it.
• Carry your task list with you anywhere if you install FruitfulTime TaskManager on a USB pen drive.

The absence of online access is more or less compensated by the ability to carry your task list on a USB pen drive, but still the online addition would have been really useful..

Here are a few screenshots of FruitfulTime in action. The Screenshots alone show the raw power of the software.. (Click on them for bigger versions)

FruitfulTime Task Manager is a good desktop solution to manage tasks, organise your life and increase your productivity. FruitfulTime Task Manager is currently available for Windows 2000, XP and Vista and requires Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0.

FruitfulTime Task Manager comes in two flavors :

• Version 1.0- Free for Home and Non-Commercial Use- Download Free Version
• Version 2.0- Improved features than 1.0 , Price $29.99- Download Trial Version

Which apps do you all use to enhance your productivity ?

Notesake is the easiest way that I have seen to take notes. Its elegant and eye catching interface is a sucker and it pulls you into it. NoteSake allows you to take your class notes completely online, enabling you to access them from any computer, at any time.

With some social features built in like Groups, Tagging etc.. Notesake is a must kitty for any serious college student. Ever Since I found Notesake I have been using it, and it is the place where I draft all my posts simply because of its powerful editor.

With NoteSake, you can take your notes during class, share them with a friend, or groups can work together on the same note, all through your laptop. As soon as you have registered, you will be ready to take notes which can then be searched, printed, and organized at your convenience. It’s easy. It’s helpful. It’s free.

Here are some screenshots taken from the Inner workings of Notesake :

Go ahead and complete this amazing tour of Notesake and I am sure at the end of it you’ll definitely fall in love with it, and I am sure you will use it daily from now on. 

• Accounts : A place for everything

Manage all of your checking, savings and credit card accounts in one, comfortable spot. Use the online tab to review your transactions side by side with your online banking account from within Cha-Ching. Or simply import your QIF files directly into Cha-Ching.

 

• Bills Manager : manages your bills

Never miss a bill again. While Cha-Ching can’t make them magically vanish, the new Bill Manager keeps track of all of your upcoming bills. Create a bill with a title, due date and repeat setting, set your tags and Cha-Ching takes care of the rest.

 

• Budgets : all you can spend

The completely redesigned Budgets in Cha-Ching is the perfect tool to keep track of everything you are spending and earning. Simply set a couple of tag-based rules to keep track  of all of your incomes and expenses and Cha-Ching sits ready at your fingertips to compile all that data into a clear and concise overview. Plan your budgets and let Cha-Ching make sure you keep to them.

 

• Smart Folders : and regular ones

Organize your money any way you want! Just like iTunes, Cha-Ching lets you create smart folders to group your data any way you want.

• Interface : simply stunning

Cha-Ching has been redesigned from the ground up to offer you a simple, fun and sexy way to manage your money. Try the demo and see for yourself!

 

So if you are a money management freak then Cha-Ching is a must have tool for you.

Are you a Mac user with lots to do. Mori is a digital notebook that makes it easy to record and organize your thoughts. Unlike the alternatives, Mori doesn’t box you into one way of thinking. Instead Mori’s simple and flexible design puts you in charge of your information.

Mori is a place to remember your notes and organize your ideas

Imagine a notepad that grows and grows. No matter how big it gets, you can search it in an instant, as if it’s all written on the back of your hand.Mori is your notebook, project manager, research assistant, and more. In other words, Mori lets you decide how you want to keep your information. Notes, tasks, clippings, and writings—Mori does them all.

How can Mori help you?

• Food lovers – Keep all of your recipes in one easy to find place. Rate the success of each recipe and create a smart folder that will collect your favorites.
• Students – Don’t forget another assignment. Keep your class notes, todo items, and projects all in one place. Need to find something fast? Just type in the search field for instant results.
• Writers – Writing the next great novel? Grinding through a thesis? Use Mori to help structure your writing. Use aliases to gather all text related to a single character into one place. Use links to join your thoughts until they make sense.

So Go ahead and download Mori Today.

Ever since David Allen’s book on GTD (Getting things done) became extremely popular we have seen some of the best GTD Apps. We have seen desktop apps and web apps.. But one thing that caught my eye today was Things from Cultured Code. Things is a really beautiful app that helps you in getting things done even more easily than ever before and with its elegance and simplicity Things looks very promising to me.

Here is a litle bit of sneak peak into Things

Things is an ambitious project to create the easiest and most fun to use personal To-Do management application. Simplicity, however, will not be achieved at the expense of powerful features…

Well here are some of its features :

• The big picture

A Leopard style source list lets you easily focus without ever switching view modes or wrapping your head around filter criteria.

• A magical tag bar

It automatically appears when needed and adapts to the currently displayed list. It lets you drill down even the longest list of To-Dos. Hierarchical tags? We got you Covered!

• Teamwork

Things offers convenient collaboration features. Easily delegate tasks by Mail, Bonjour or Chat to members of your team.

• Look Ma, no columns!

Whether it’s multiple tags, dates or notes, To-Do items display their information on an as needed basis. No more space wasted by empty or irrelevant column cells!

Things also uses Open XML so it doesn’t lock you into it. It always gives access to third party apps to access your apps so that they can communicate with things. The XML can also be viewed with any modern browser with all its styles intact.

Things is still in a preview mode so signup for its newsletter to know about it as soon as it comes out.