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TASCK - Minimalistic online task management

TASCK task managementTASCK is a bare-bones task list-manager web application. What TASCK lacks in features, it makes up for in minimalism. Literally, the only thing you can do on the site is add tasks by hovering over the plus symbol, and either check off or delete them as you complete them. It's unclear what the difference is between checking off a task and deleting it; in either case the list item simply disappears.

Though you don't need to sign up to use TASCK, it's probably a good idea to if you plan on making any serious use of the site. Simply clicking the How To Use link and then going back to the site was enough to lose the short list of items I had entered.

The name TASCK is intended to be a combination of the words tack and task. The site is intended as a task management tool for people that are too busy to fuss with more complicated task managers.

If you're looking for something a little more functional than a plain text document, but without all the confusing bells and whistles that today's batch of GTD-inspired applications offer, TASCK might be right down your alley.

Filed under: Design, Developer, Internet, Utilities, News, Productivity, Freeware, Social Software

Toggl, free web-based time-tracking

togglSo you use basecamp for project management or Google's apps, or something else, but how do you track your time on a project? basecamp offers time-tracking, but you have to pay a bit for that feature. Any cheapskates out there who like to get something for nothing, even if it means remembering yet another logon to yet another website? Many of us would jump at the chance, it isn't like any of us have a problem with web accounts, how many do you have again?

Toggl is an excellent solution, offered in a completely savvy web 2.0 interface that gets you where you want to go. The site tracks time and lets you hit a toggl (whoa, go figure) button to start and stop your "billable hours" timer. I was a bit wary at first that toggl wouldn't offer a way to change the time it had recorded, leave you stranded with pushing the button every 108 minutes until you got the right amount of time, but my worries were completely unfounded. I was ready for something much harder than clicking on the box and reentering my own length of time.

If you think pie is easy, toggl is easier. Complete with a reporting feature and multiple projects, toggl's goodness clocks in (pun somewhat intended) at the right price of free. As you know, our motto here is one more happy cheapskate, or wait, I don't think we actually have a motto. I'll have to get back to you on that. meanwhile check out toggl, and you will never wonder if you charged your client enough for the hours you spent on that killer project.

Add "toggl" to your spell-checker, jack, and you won't be disappointed.

Filed under: Business, Fun, Internet, Productivity, Web services

Task tracking with HiTask

hitask gets stuff done with a little fun?

HiTask is an online based task management tool that collects tasks, groups them and applies colored tags so users can easily review them. The HiTask interface is built with an easy to use drag and drop calendar to schedule items and reshuffle or prioritize them as needed. Tasks can also be rearranged in groups or projects for added organization.

The scheduling of meetings, reminders or notes can be setup by dragging and dropping their instance onto a calendar and dragging instances down based on how much time is required. Colors can be assigned to tasks to highlight important tasks or categorize them. HiTask can also be used in a team environment by inviting members and easily assigning those tasks by dragging them onto the individual's name.

The interface is very clean, and it's simple to use, there is no learning curve here that's for sure, and the drag and drop feature makes it easy to organize. Now, is it fun? I wouldn't call it fun, but it is pleasant to use. If the free plan isnt enough for you, there is also a Premium account available for $12 U.S. per year that allows for unlimited everything.


[via mashable]

Filed under: Games, Internet, Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Open Source

QuickKill, and app-killer's best friend

QuickKillAny app killers out there? Do you perform the three-finger salute--you know, Ctrl, Alt, Del--every day? Even if you aren't an app-killer by nature, this app will give you the chance to be a maniacal grim app-killer, laying waste to any processes that stand in your way. Dana Hanna (the "Software Jedi") keeps cranking out winners in his An App a Day project. He is proving his Ninja Jedi skills by cranking out QuickKill, an app that will allow you to arbitrarily kill any unneeded tasks on your PC. Think of it as HijackThis for the real-time here-and-now, instead of on start-up. It is getting a lot of positive comments right now, so go check it out!

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