Todolicious
Ever since I found the “Minimally Awesome Todos” I linked to back in December, I’ve been wanting a more Mac-like version of the same idea: a quick-entry, hyper-simple to do list. Todolicious answers that call.
I’d seen Todolicious when it first came out, but I wasn’t exactly sold on it at first (not so much on the price as the commitment to a new system). But today, it went on sale for the low price of free, and so I figured I would give it a spin and could easily chuck it if I didn’t like it.
How wrong I was. Todolicious is not just as easy as the Minimally Awesome solution, it’s even easier. One thing I don’t think the developer of Todolicious sells as hard as he should is just how easy entering a new item is. Rather than switching to the app, clicking to add a new item, entering the item, and finally saving the item (like most to-do lists), Todolicious takes a more Quicksilver-esque approach. From anywhere in your system, hit a key command, type, then hit enter. Bam: instant to-do. No need to leave the keyboard to enter a to-do whenever it enters your mind. While this feature is mentioned in the App Store description, it gets only one (rather uninspiring) sentence in the third paragraph. In my mind, it’s the number-one feature of the app; why isn’t it more prominently mentioned?
The ease of entering a new to-do really highlights the one downside to the app, however. As seamless as it is to enter a to-do, it’s not nearly as easy to check one off. While a key command can bring up the Todolicious window, you have to switch to the mouse to actually check an item—there’s no keyboard control for the list.
Anyway, definitely check it out. It’s an awesome way to guarantee that keeping track of your to-dos is as painless and lightweight as possible. It’s free for today, but if you miss out, suck it up and buy it anyway. Cheapskate.
