nanotech;55350 said:
Ok I think I have figured out a little more about this. First of all, RTM when synchronized with a pocket pc doesn't really synchronize every aspect of a task. You would end up using your pocket pc task manager from there forward (Pocket Informant or Outlook or whatever).
Yes, like a palm or ppc synced to outlook.
However, it seems that RTM for iphone is actually software that is installed on the iphone so you get the full real RTM on the iphone instead of a simple, synchronized version of it on your native PIM software on a pocket pc. But I need to double check this, is this true for all of you who use RTM + iPhone??
Technically, with RTM you are using a web application whether you use it on the iPhone or on a desktop or laptop, so it is not really installed. The regular web interface can do a bit more in terms of editing settings, but the special iphone interface is fairly complete.
If so, it seems that RTM + iPhone would be better than RTM + pocketPC. Additionally, it seems that RTM has several ways to update tasks, etc. Is it true that I could have RTM on my iphone and add a new task, and then a few minutes later, log on to my google homepage and update the task there, and later when I am checking my email on gmail, click, "task finished" and all of it is always updated with each other? Or can I just use one interface only?
Yes, you can view and update your data from anywhere you can get to the internet, in multiple ways. Local copies aside, the data resides on the RTM server. You can input new tasks from a web page, from within google calendar or gmail, or by email, Jott, and more. You can view your tasks in multiple ways too. I regularly go between four different devices. No need to sync or anything. Of course, you are completely dependent on the web being there. In a hurricane Katrina situation, I would recommend moving to your emergency back-up Hipster PDA.
I am just worried about what would happen if RTM and ToodleDo go out of business....we would have to re-learn everything in a different program...didn't some other task mgmt company just do this? They can get away with this it seems because its a "beta" version.
Could happen with microsoft too
, but that's just the nature of things. But your GTD system doesn't have to have the longevity of long-term reference files.
Anyway, both ToodleDo and RTM seem a lot more user-friendly than Pocket Informant...though for Pocket Informant it could be because they try to cram it on a small 2.8" screen.
If RTM cannot be simultaneously updated from a variety of different services then it would be pretty much like ToodleDo.
Actually, both RTM and ToodleDo can be simultaneously updated from a variety of services. I think the main difference is that the people behind RTM are really quite good, and have built in a lot of features that are well thought out. Examples: the smart list functionality or the individual list feeds. But YMMV, and I think you can use either RTM or ToodleDo successfully.
If the question is really ppc or iPhone, then you have a whole different set of questions.
