Review by Mark Levison

My Life Organized - Review

Date: 20-Dec 2005
Autor: Mark Levison
Application: MyLife Organized - Version 1.5.01
Platforms: Windows & PocketPC
Website: www.mylifeorganized.net
External links: Notes from a Tool User

Can't keep track of all the tasks you have to do? Always chasing little scraps of paper around the office? Then consider "My Life Organized" (MLO) as a task manager.

This is a very short review because I know I have another five tasks to achieve before I get can get back to my paid work this morning. How do I know that I have five tasks? Because I use a combination of David Allens "Getting Things Done" (GTD) system and "My Life Organized" (MLO).

In a nutshell MLO is task outliner. It allows you keep track of all of the things you want to do now, tomorrow and ever. The outliner looks and works like the windows folder system. If that was all MLO offered it would be a good tool.

What sets it apart from every other todo list manager I've tried (and I've tried 20+ applications) is the to do list. When you create a task you assign it places (contexts in GTD speak) - like: Home, Office Office Calls, etc. In the to do list view you filter by place, so you only see the tasks that you can do at the current moment. For example I'm currently sitting at my office desk so I see all the places related to my Office. There are tools to focus on a branch in the outline, to limit places to visible at certain times, etc.

There are two other key aspects a very active user community (on Google groups) and developer who is listens and constantly improves the program to fit its users needs.

So if you were like me, always chasing bits of paper then stop reading this review and try: My Life Organized: http://www.mylifeorganized.net/

There. One task on my list is complete. Four to go.

Mark Levison, 20-Dec 2005