The Day Today

I like to do lists, but haven’t found one I want to use online. I think it may be because I like my lists to be visible, and unless it’s on my desktop I think I’ll miss it. It’s also important not to overload yourself with too many tasks that they become overwhelming. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from the Agile methodology, it’s that short - achievable - tasks queued up for a release can be very effective.

When thinking about task lists recently, I decided to look for something I could ’stick’ to my desktop as a reminder that I had something to do. I don’t know about you, but I like my desktop to be clean (I have 10 icons and that’s already too many) so something that messes up my desktop would be something I’d want to clean up and therefore I’d get my tasks complete!

I’m sure I’ve heard of Stickies for Windows before, but it basically allows you to drop virtual post-it notes onto your desktop - much like the Mac OS application. Admittedly there are a few features I’d like to see (like a syncronisation that doesn’t require Amazon storage, or preset alternative colours for categorising notes) but these would probably spoil the simplicity of the application.

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