Thanks again for replying
Quote Originally Posted by mcogilvie View Post
Thinking Rock looks like a relational database, which is ok but clumsy and slow.
I tried Doit.im and didn't like the lack of sub-projects. With Next Actions being something quite small and doable, I think I should use sub-projects to keep related actions together and manageable. I want my app to fit well with GTD, so I discounted several other nice to do lists and I'm giving TR a go. For someone that doesn't know what they're doing, it's pretty straightforward. I guess I haven't learnt what's clumsy and slow about it yet. I've got my main file in dropbox, and can then work on it from my pc and laptop seamlessly (and anywhere else), with or without the internet. I don't see what's not to like.

It took me a long time to get Omnifocus set up to be as fast and flexible as I wanted.
With all I read on Omnifocus, it would have been top of my list if it had been available for Windows.
For people who want something to try, it's hard to beat Toodledo, which is very flexible and costs from free to cheap.
I've read of many people using Toodledo as a web interface while using another front end. Most of the users are unhappy with it and keep trying other products. Although they mostly return to Toodledo, as their perfect solution doesn't exist, they commonly complain that Toodledo + other are too complicated, so as a first time user that's put me off.

I'd start with contexts, due dates and a star and see what works best for you. If and when it's time to move on, no regrets.
I'm looking forward to reading Tom's conclusion on his large review of stylish apps. For now I might as well keep trying Thinking Rock (it's free for up to 100 actions/projects), but I am interested why people here aren't using it - exactly what am I missing?