ML
    • Recent
    • Categories
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    What are you using to track daily tasks?

    IT Discussion
    15
    41
    2.4k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
      last edited by Obsolesce

      @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

      @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

      It's fully copy/paste anything and everything into it and out of it, trackable, usable on any device with OWA, ...

      If you can use it with OWA, is it really Outlook Tasks? Now it is just Exchange Tasks, which I'm fine with if you don't have to install Outlook.

      OWA / Exchange's task list is simple and easy.

      See, Outlook is so complex, even conveying the tool you want to use isn't simple.

      Yes, the URL says outlook.office365.com, and a button at the bottom says "Tasks"...

      https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?path=/tasks

      Also, the "O" in "OWA"... do you know what that stands for?

      scottalanmillerS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
        last edited by

        @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

        @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

        @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

        It's fully copy/paste anything and everything into it and out of it, trackable, usable on any device with OWA, ...

        If you can use it with OWA, is it really Outlook Tasks? Now it is just Exchange Tasks, which I'm fine with if you don't have to install Outlook.

        OWA / Exchange's task list is simple and easy.

        See, Outlook is so complex, even conveying the tool you want to use isn't simple.

        Yes, the URL says outlook.office365.com, and a button at the bottom says "Tasks"...

        https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?path=/tasks

        Also, the "O" in "OWA"... do you know what that stands for?

        It stands for it, but it's not Outlook. It's part of Exchange, not part of Outlook.

        DashrenderD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

          @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

          It's fully copy/paste anything and everything into it and out of it, trackable, usable on any device with OWA, ...

          If you can use it with OWA, is it really Outlook Tasks? Now it is just Exchange Tasks, which I'm fine with if you don't have to install Outlook.

          OWA / Exchange's task list is simple and easy.

          See, Outlook is so complex, even conveying the tool you want to use isn't simple.

          I'm not sure what you're on about now? Exchange OWA is basically Outlook, only completely hosted. Very few things that Outlook can do that OWA can't (add-ons is a huge one, but I know of a few other smaller features (tasks related actually) that I do miss from OWA).

          ObsolesceO 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • wirestyle22W
            wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

            NextCloud has tasks, too. Very simple.

            Yeah I just wish it had commenting

            DashrenderD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @Dashrender
              last edited by

              @dashrender said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

              @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

              @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

              It's fully copy/paste anything and everything into it and out of it, trackable, usable on any device with OWA, ...

              If you can use it with OWA, is it really Outlook Tasks? Now it is just Exchange Tasks, which I'm fine with if you don't have to install Outlook.

              OWA / Exchange's task list is simple and easy.

              See, Outlook is so complex, even conveying the tool you want to use isn't simple.

              I'm not sure what you're on about now? Exchange OWA is basically Outlook, only completely hosted. Very few things that Outlook can do that OWA can't (add-ons is a huge one, but I know of a few other smaller features (tasks related actually) that I do miss from OWA).

              All besides the point, though.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                It's fully copy/paste anything and everything into it and out of it, trackable, usable on any device with OWA, ...

                If you can use it with OWA, is it really Outlook Tasks? Now it is just Exchange Tasks, which I'm fine with if you don't have to install Outlook.

                OWA / Exchange's task list is simple and easy.

                See, Outlook is so complex, even conveying the tool you want to use isn't simple.

                Yes, the URL says outlook.office365.com, and a button at the bottom says "Tasks"...

                https://outlook.office365.com/owa/?path=/tasks

                Also, the "O" in "OWA"... do you know what that stands for?

                It stands for it, but it's not Outlook. It's part of Exchange, not part of Outlook.

                You said many years ago that locally installed Office is just a web app running locally... how does that make Outlook local any different from Outlook from Exchange? (sadly I do know the code base is different - see last post).

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @wirestyle22
                  last edited by

                  @wirestyle22 said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                  @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                  NextCloud has tasks, too. Very simple.

                  Yeah I just wish it had commenting

                  Outlook task has that? or any task lists?

                  wirestyle22W 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • wirestyle22W
                    wirestyle22 @Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    @dashrender said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                    @wirestyle22 said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                    NextCloud has tasks, too. Very simple.

                    Yeah I just wish it had commenting

                    Outlook task has that? or any task lists?

                    Nextcloud Tasks specifically

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • magicmarkerM
                      magicmarker
                      last edited by

                      I'm using Google Keep. I love the simplicity.

                      T 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                      • C
                        Carnival Boy
                        last edited by

                        Trello

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • T
                          taurex @magicmarker
                          last edited by

                          @magicmarker +1 to Google Keep. Love the show checkboxes option:)

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • 3
                            360col @stacksofplates
                            last edited by

                            @stacksofplates said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                            Wunderlist is nice for just a simple task list.

                            I'm using Wunderlist until it completely dies. (MS todo sucks)

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                              NextCloud has tasks, too. Very simple.

                              I'm doing this more for personal stuff. I don't want to put work things out there when I have to be careful what I save.

                              wirestyle22W 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • wirestyle22W
                                wirestyle22 @dafyre
                                last edited by

                                @dafyre said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                @scottalanmiller said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                NextCloud has tasks, too. Very simple.

                                I'm doing this more for personal stuff. I don't want to put work things out there when I have to be careful what I save.

                                If it had commenting it would suffice but it doesn't.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @stacksofplates
                                  last edited by

                                  @stacksofplates said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                  I am currently using Asana to track my day to day tasks but I'd like to find something self-hosted and open source if possible.

                                  We currently use Microsoft Planner but I think looking at something else. Eh it's whatever.

                                  Yeah it has like 10% promise, 70% wanted to gouge your eyes out, and 80% confusion about Sharepoint and where everything is stored.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • BRRABillB
                                    BRRABill
                                    last edited by

                                    @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                    Also, the "O" in "OWA"... do you know what that stands for?

                                    I have found that a combination of Outlook tasks and then someplace to store refernce stuff (such as e-mails and files) that you can point to is a great option.

                                    I also have no issues using Outlook.

                                    ObsolesceO 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • DustinB3403D
                                      DustinB3403
                                      last edited by

                                      My org is big on Teams, which is just a weird combination of software. It combines everything into one piece of software, which OKAY cool. . .

                                      But it's unfreaking usable. Simple things are 4 to 5 more steps on average, the interface is goofy to say the least and I spend more time looking at this saying WTF than I would actually spend just logging into the web portal and making my changes directly in Sharepoint.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                      • ObsolesceO
                                        Obsolesce @BRRABill
                                        last edited by

                                        @brrabill said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                        @obsolesce said in What are you using to track daily tasks?:

                                        Also, the "O" in "OWA"... do you know what that stands for?

                                        I have found that a combination of Outlook tasks and then someplace to store refernce stuff (such as e-mails and files) that you can point to is a great option.

                                        I also have no issues using Outlook.

                                        I store all that stuff inside the task itself. You can drag and drop emails, pdfs, etc... right into the task, and place them wherever you want.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                        • dafyreD
                                          dafyre
                                          last edited by dafyre

                                          I've gotta be honest, Outlook, for all its problems and complexity, is by far the best email app I've used. I know where things are at and how to get them where I want them. I can use my keyboard for mouse to get things done.

                                          I'll keep trying others until I find another one that is just as good, but for now, Outlook does all the things I need it to do.

                                          Edit: I use Outlook to track all my daily stuff as well. It's the easiest app I've seen that incorporates email, calendar, and task tracking for a single user. I've tried and never been able to find a good replacement.

                                          wirestyle22W 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22 @dafyre
                                            last edited by

                                            @dafyre I don't personally find e-mail to be great for tasks.

                                            dafyreD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 3
                                            • 2 / 3
                                            • First post
                                              Last post