Comments on: GTD & BlackBerry

By: Pawel Sitarz

Pawel Sitarz — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:06:21 +0000

Hallo :) Thank you for recommending rexwireless.com It looks fantastic. Multi perspective is great ;) And Desktop synchronization – this is what I was looking for! Pawel from Poland

By: johnjr

johnjr — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:34:49 +0000

A big portion of the main gripe in this podcast is now outdated. At least BIS now syncs read/deleted mail (not sure about BES). I’ve been using ToDoMatrix but am seriously considering switching to Viira.

By: Achim Hilwers

Achim Hilwers — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:51:57 +0000

First i tried to use the built in task-manager of my BlackBerry but after short time it got a little chaotic and I wasn’t able to process my tasks correctly anymore.

In my opinion collecting and processing tasks have to be very simple because otherwise I don’t do it. With this in mind I created my own application for the BlackBerry – DoItGS (http://www.doitgs.com).

Maybe it’s also useful for others.

Achim

By: phil

phil — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:27:19 +0000

I’ve tried a buch of software but settled on REXwireless products: ToDoMatrix and REXconnect. I don’t work for this company or any of it’s affiliates! :-) But these are superb. Great, flexible products supported by web tutorial videos for “refreshers.” Nice web interface for backing up information should your hardware fail. I also use the web interface for larger pieces of information I don’t want to “thumb-enter” into the Curve. They also just published an update for ToDoMatrix that makes the interface a little more appealing by changing the colors, etc. Wonderful software – and powerful!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:03:13 +0000

I also use Viira (http://www.kartamobile.com) for Blackberry and like it’s clean simple interface. I purchased it because you don’t need 6 months to sort it out or slog through whitepapers to become proficient. If you are familiar with GTD then Viira is self-explanatory. I also like that the data is backed up to your computer automatically when you do a Blackberry sync. You don’t have to purchase additional online services to back up your device.

Kartamobile came out with version 2.0 on November 11 adding better support for Next Actions and the capability to inject email tasks. That along with multiple calendar support convinced me to pay for the upgrade. My only complaint is that the app is somewhat expensive at $29 compared to Apple GTD applications with similar functionality.

By: Ashwin

Ashwin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:20:34 +0000

Blackberry Native Tasks (synced with Outlook) is very basic. Try Todomatrix (www.rexwireless.com) and read their whitepaper. One needs to really use it and experiment for few mths before you can comment. I’m using it for six mths and has resulted in increased productivity. Agree it is a matter of personal preference but just evaluating over few hours/ days is not enough..

By: JR Lawhorne

JR Lawhorne — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:32:29 +0000

For those that are torn between solutions, I’ve found using an agile web app works well. There are several but for example, using something like Toodledo.com on your computer is nice. Then, you can use all the sync features that come with it to other services. There is both an iPhone app (called Toodledo.com) and a Blackberry app (called TaskJot) so there isn’t really any danger that the solution will “tie you down” to one mobile platform. Toodledo is especially good if you like data freedom. They offer a horde of export and integration options.

By: Scott S

Scott S — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:41:11 +0000

Thanks for an informative podcast. I didn’t know about the BlackBerry’s ability to have the same folders under Inbox appear both in Outlook and on the device, so thank you very much for sharing.

The idea about using an @Desktop context is also quite clever.

You forgot to mention a BlackBerry GTD application called Viira (http://www.kartamobile.com). It is pretty effective and has worked well for me over the last couple of months. Reasonably priced too and a good supplement to a desktop GTD system.

By: Tyler_McCart

Tyler_McCart — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:53:25 +0000

This is one of the podcasts that GTD put out that assisted me in my decision making process. I was torn between an iPhone or BB. I had implemented GTD in two places. One was my company and the second was with my job. I had implemented GTD on the iPhone thru OmniFocus (this was with my company) and GTD thru BB and Outlook 2003 (thru my job). So i did have 2 different perspectives, yet I was torn.

This podcast and a conversation with an awesome friend (Matt Cunningham) sealed the deal. The statement from the podcast that helped, “The iPhone a great device if you want to play and a BB is for business only.” And Matt asked me to clarify my purpose of the device. I only needed a device that I could make calls, store my contacts, have my calendar on, check my emails, and implement GTD. All other things on the iPhone were fringe benefits.

So obviously, I choose the BB and rolled it into my Outlook 2003 for my company (McCart International).

Thank you GTD for putting out up to date info.

By: Theo J.

Theo J. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:15:38 +0000

One more comment. I just listened to the podcast and thought it was great information. If you want a good task manager check out Remember the Milk. They have an app that works with the iPhone. Once you get using it, you’ll find it’s a pretty powerful product that doesn’t cost a lot. Just thought I’d share. Thanks.

http://www.rememberthemilk.com