Comments for Scott Huffman Weblog http://huffman.wordpress.com Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on HowTo: Using Gmail For Todo List Management by Mary J http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3575 Mary J Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:54:44 +0000 http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3575 I've adopted this system with some tweaks. Apart from the todo label, I have one for each class I'm taking (I'm in high-school and so use it to keep track of assignments) and a set of labels with statuses. The todo label is preceded by three periods "...Todo" to keep it near the top. Next each class is named with two periods "..Class" to keep them after the todo label. Each status has only one period ".Not Started" I use a complex series of filters to make sure everything goes where it needs to go, but it works perfectly, proof of the extensibility of Gmail as a todo list. I’ve adopted this system with some tweaks. Apart from the todo label, I have one for each class I’m taking (I’m in high-school and so use it to keep track of assignments) and a set of labels with statuses.
The todo label is preceded by three periods “…Todo” to keep it near the top.
Next each class is named with two periods “..Class” to keep them after the todo label.
Each status has only one period “.Not Started”

I use a complex series of filters to make sure everything goes where it needs to go, but it works perfectly, proof of the extensibility of Gmail as a todo list.

]]> Comment on HowTo: Using Gmail For Todo List Management by Tom Taranto http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3572 Tom Taranto Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:30:38 +0000 http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3572 I was thinking of exactly the same thing. I just bought a G1 from T-Mobile and I love Google, Gmail, and the Android phone. I even got a password manager program for the G1. The only thing I didn't seem to find right away was a good to-do list. It struck me today that Gmail itself could be a great place to send to-do items and then be able to access them from anywhere in the world, free of charge, an from my G1 as well. Plus, I can add attached files to the to-dos for free, up to 7GB. Reminders and the like have to go through Google Calendar. Great idea! I'm sure there are some tricks needed to make it really useful, but this issue is one I've been working on for a long time, and this idea could really work! I was thinking of exactly the same thing. I just bought a G1 from T-Mobile and I love Google, Gmail, and the Android phone. I even got a password manager program for the G1. The only thing I didn’t seem to find right away was a good to-do list. It struck me today that Gmail itself could be a great place to send to-do items and then be able to access them from anywhere in the world, free of charge, an from my G1 as well. Plus, I can add attached files to the to-dos for free, up to 7GB. Reminders and the like have to go through Google Calendar.

Great idea! I’m sure there are some tricks needed to make it really useful, but this issue is one I’ve been working on for a long time, and this idea could really work!

]]> Comment on HowTo: Using Gmail For Todo List Management by pastorcox http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3569 pastorcox Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:52:51 +0000 http://huffman.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/howto-using-gmail-for-todo-list-management/#comment-3569 That's a great idea - I too would like to integrate my to do list with gmail, since they're both open all the time. I'd really hope that someday somebody at Google might develop a little sidebar todo widget though, like the Talk window. For now, good idea. That’s a great idea – I too would like to integrate my to do list with gmail, since they’re both open all the time. I’d really hope that someday somebody at Google might develop a little sidebar todo widget though, like the Talk window. For now, good idea.

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