

Other nice features include the ability to add locations via Maps and voice notes. While it doesn’t offer the advanced skills of its life-organising rival, it’s more than a simple to-do list: you can create projects with timelines, for instance, or simple checklists. The big advantage 2Do holds over OmniFocus is that it can synchronise to-do lists with Outlook on your PC, as long as they’re both on the same wireless network. But don’t be put off: it could transform you into the most organised person in your business. OmniFocus has its faults, primarily that it can’t sync directly with PCs (it can to Macs). Or you can view actions by due dates, by project, or any other context you choose – such as “Computer”, which denotes all the actions you can take at your computer. You make the context of these actions “Tony”, and next time you’re having a meeting with him they all appear by his name. Let’s say you need to ask Tony lots of little questions. OmniFocus helps break it down to individual, timelined actions, all assigned to “contexts”. Take the huge work assignment consuming your thoughts right now. It’s more akin to a life manager than a project manager, with no task too small to be entered, but its greatest skill is to integrate into your working life – and all the projects that fill your time. We were OmniFocus converts within 30 minutes.
