PowrTaskr

firace · 06. Jan 2012, 08:17 AM

PowrTaskr is a tiny portable program allows you to access Google Tasks much faster, straight from your Windows desktop.

http://dre.tx0.org/snap01.html

(Yes, I'm the developer!)

kendall.a · 06. Jan 2012, 10:13 PM

Looks very interesting. However, I'm not familiar with Google Tasks. Can you tell us more?

firace · 07. Jan 2012, 07:08 AM

Google Tasks is Google's own "to-do list" cloud-based app
implementation. Most users first find out about it through Gmail.
I find it extremely helpful for procrastinators (such as myself!).

Of course, there are many other "to-do list" solutions out there, such
as Wunderlist or Rememberthemilk (both full of nice features), but
Google Tasks has many fans due to its very simplicity and its great
support for smartphones.

Now, it still feels like a web-based app, meaning the UI loads and
displays much slower than a native app UI, which is particularly
annoying for a to-do list. PowrTaskr attempts to address that issue.

kendall.a · 07. Jan 2012, 07:25 AM

I currently use Wunderlist. It's nice because I can sync my home computer, my work computer, my Android phone, and my iPad. How does Google Tasks compare to this functionality?

firace · 09. Jan 2012, 08:25 AM

I know there's a number of 3rd-party iPhone & Android apps that are based on Google Tasks,
although I don't have direct experience with them. But I do use is Google Tasks on 2 different PCs *and* my BlackBerry (directly accessing the mobile URL) and it's been a breeze to use.

But I guess it's a matter of preferences and requirements, which vary from one user to the other.

06. Jan 2012, 08:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
firace Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	PowrTaskr PowrTaskr is a tiny portable program allows you to access Google Tasks much faster, straight from your Windows desktop. http://dre.tx0.org/snap01.html (Yes, I'm the developer!)

06. Jan 2012, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	Looks very interesting. However, I'm not familiar with Google Tasks. Can you tell us more? __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

07. Jan 2012, 07:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
kendall.a Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,814	I currently use Wunderlist. It's nice because I can sync my home computer, my work computer, my Android phone, and my iPad. How does Google Tasks compare to this functionality? __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

07. Jan 2012, 07:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
firace Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Google Tasks is Google's own "to-do list" cloud-based app implementation. Most users first find out about it through Gmail. I find it extremely helpful for procrastinators (such as myself!). Of course, there are many other "to-do list" solutions out there, such as Wunderlist or Rememberthemilk (both full of nice features), but Google Tasks has many fans due to its very simplicity and its great support for smartphones. Now, it still feels like a web-based app, meaning the UI loads and displays much slower than a native app UI, which is particularly annoying for a to-do list. PowrTaskr attempts to address that issue.

09. Jan 2012, 08:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
firace Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	I know there's a number of 3rd-party iPhone & Android apps that are based on Google Tasks, although I don't have direct experience with them. But I do use is Google Tasks on 2 different PCs and my BlackBerry (directly accessing the mobile URL) and it's been a breeze to use. But I guess it's a matter of preferences and requirements, which vary from one user to the other.