Remember the Milk, one of the best online task managers out there, has just released a Firefox extension that integrates its task management seamlessly into your Gmail account. One look at Remember the Milk sitting hand in hand with your Gmail and you'll be saying, "this is how integration is done; seamless as cell towers passing off your phone call." Oh, and you'll have a rich, Holmesian accent as well. We can dream, can't we?Simply download and install the extension, and then restart Firefox. When you load up Gmail, you'll see a new section running down the right hand side of the page (you'll be reminded to login to the Remember the Milk site if you haven't done so already). Once you're logged in, you'll see all of your tasks laid out next to your email messages.
But that's just the beginning.
You can easily customize which tasks you see in your task window by filtering them based on tag, location, or advanced search criteria. You can also create new tasks at any time by typing in the box provided. Make it as detailed or simple as possible; you can include tags, due dates, etc...
And integration with the email next door? Take a gander:
If an email needs to be followed up or responded to, you can star that message, and have Remember the Milk automatically create a reply or follow up task. (Those settings can be edited and customized directly in the Gmail settings, under Tasks). You can also create a task from an email by selecting Create task from the More Actions drop down.
The Remember the Milk Firefox extension also connects to Google Calendar. You know when the little hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and it gets really cold? That's not dead people; that's the moment where Remember the Milk sees that you're adding a task related to an event in your calendar, and automatically sets the appropriate due date. Creepy.
But enough talk! Download the extension, signup for a Remember the Milk account if you haven't already, and get to tasking.
[Via Daily Apps]














Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-28-2007 @ 3:27PM
Hashim Warren said...
I love this integration! I use my task list 100% more since I have it in my inbox view now.
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12-28-2007 @ 4:15PM
Peter said...
This is fantastic!!!! Everything I need to do in one place. This is the way Google should have done it to start with.
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12-29-2007 @ 12:15AM
michael said...
I don't get why nobody ever makes extensions for IE7 :(
A lot of users use it, but nobody ever makes these cool extensions for them.
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