Quote Originally Posted by ahimsa View Post
I just tried setting a Start Date on an Outlook 2003 task, but it requires have a Due Date too. Setting the Due Date to "None" wipes out the Start Date too.
Ah, yes, I forgot that - another reason why I prefer OmniFocus. One possibility is to give all of those tasks a Due Date in the distant future, like five years from now. So they have a due date, but it doesn't blur your real due dates, because it never comes up.

Or, yes, you could use a tool other than Outlook - I find Outlook incredibly clunky. OmniFocus isn't an option if you're not on a Mac, but there are probably some good tools on the PC.

Gardener