Finding the right digital GTD system

[mickmel]

I'm having a hard time finding a web-based GTD system that is perfect for my needs. Nozbe does a great job, but I keep thinking there must be something better. However, I can't find any that do the job as well as Nozbe.

Here's my list of what I want. Am I asking for too much? Or are there some systems out there that I'm missing?

[djh]

Hey Mikey,

I'm on the quest with you. I'd been using Toodledo for ages, but really looking to get into a system that follows the GTD process more closely.

After a lot of reading (including some of your blogs) and testing, I've signed up with Nozbe and have been migrating over.

I do like it, but I'm not convinced it is the long term solution. I signed up to get a beta invite to Nirvana which looks to be a better GTD solution.

Anyway, I'll be really interested to see how things develop with Nozbe over the next few months. I find that it deals with projects really well and I use Evernote as my inbox so the lack of one in Nozbe isn't a real problem. I'm hoping that the new iPhone app works out - the current one is useless for me and I really don't like the iNobe web app either.

Switching systems is very disruptive so I want to find something I can be happy with for a while.

[mickmel]

Nirvana really needs to get sharing in place, but it sounds like it'll be a while longer. Hopefully that means they're doing it the right way.

Nozbe says that an improved iPhone app it coming soon, but no sign of it yet.

[hikerpa]

I also use Nozbe and for right now it's the best solution for me. I would love to try "eproductivity" for Lotus notes but the investment costs are to much right now, and I've never used Lotus Notes. I'm sure the learning curve would be steep.

I'm also a beta tester for Nirvana and I agree about sharing.

Ellen

[DanGTD]

You can give a try to Gtdagenda.

We just added the Inbox recently, and it follows the GTD processes pretty close.

[mickmel]

You can give a try to Gtdagenda.

We just added the Inbox recently, and it follows the GTD processes pretty close.

Gtdagenda is pretty solid, but it doesn't have sharing/collaboration of any kind. For me, that's a dealbreaker. Sorry.

[Conrad Sallian]

Nirvana really needs to get sharing in place, but it sounds like it'll be a while longer. Hopefully that means they're doing it the right way.

Nozbe says that an improved iPhone app it coming soon, but no sign of it yet.

Seems like Nirvana looks almost exactly like Things, the application from CulturedCode (www.culturedcode.com/things). If plagiarism is not a better term.

[Conrad Sallian]

I'm having a hard time finding a web-based GTD system that is perfect for my needs. Nozbe does a great job, but I keep thinking there must be something better. However, I can't find any that do the job as well as Nozbe.

Here's my list of what I want. Am I asking for too much? Or are there some systems out there that I'm missing?

Is there any specific reason why you want to use web-based app rather than a desktop application? Just curious.

[mickmel]

Is there any specific reason why you want to use web-based app rather than a desktop application? Just curious.

I use a desktop most of the time, but I also have a laptop and netbook that I use quite a bit. I don't want to have to copy files to keep them in sync -- I want to be able to pull it up on any computer and see what's going on.

Beyond that, two of my other criteria are mobile device support and sharing. I should be more specific and say that I want mobile device support without having to use a cable -- sync over the air. While some desktop software might be able to support both of those (and I'd certainly look at any that do), it seems likely that any software that can handle mobile and sharing will be web-based by nature.

[Conrad Sallian]

I use a desktop most of the time, but I also have a laptop and netbook that I use quite a bit. I don't want to have to copy files to keep them in sync -- I want to be able to pull it up on any computer and see what's going on.

Beyond that, two of my other criteria are mobile device support and sharing. I should be more specific and say that I want mobile device support without having to use a cable -- sync over the air. While some desktop software might be able to support both of those (and I'd certainly look at any that do), it seems likely that any software that can handle mobile and sharing will be web-based by nature.

BTW, do you use contexts a lot? Seems like some people, me included, are spending all their working day in front of their computers and the idea of contexts doesn't make much sense for them.