I just recently decided to look into a new GTD (Getting Things Done) solution for myself. I want a tool that I can use on both my Macbook Pros, and and my iPhone. Ideally, they should be able to sync with each other. Bonus points if the iPhone syncs wirelessly.
Anyway, I’m looking at two great looking products. The first is OmniFocus. This is a really nice looking product. Very complete, with tons of features and a lot of flexibility in how you GTD. Based on OmniOutliner, which is also a very well designed tool.
The second is called Things. The nice thing about this product is that it is really well designed. The folks at Cultured Code definitely put a lot of thought into this great app. It looks great, it has nice features and even though it’s slightly more limited than OmniFocus, it’s still extremely usable.
The one thing that’s not included (yet) in Things is syncing. I’m hoping that this is done soon, but in the mean time, I heard about a great technology that makes syncing Things between Macs a snap. It’s called Dropbox.
This is very similar to .mac, however it syncs on the fly, instantly. So you have a folder called your Dropbox, and every time you copy a file to it, it automatically syncs it to the Dropbox servers. Then you can access your files from any machine (Mac or PC) or even via a web interface. Public files can even be accessed through a web link by anyone.
This is really great technology, but unfortunately it’s not quite ready for prime time yet. It’s still in beta and if you want to get a look at it, you need an invitation. I was lucky enough to get an invite from Eric Belanger, and now I have 10 invitations that I can pass on. So if you want to take a look at Dropbox, post a comment here. I’ll send invites to the first 10 to ask.
I’ll give my take on GTD apps next time.
June 7th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I’ve read about the Dropbox on several blogs and I think it looks very interesting. -I would really like to try it out. It seems to be a great service to sync files across computers/sites.
June 8th, 2008 at 4:03 am
“Dropbox” is great! This technology will improve our working speed. Could you give me an invite? I’m very interested in “Dropbox”. Thank You.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:13 am
I would love to get an invite. Thanks in advance. Nice looking WP theme by the way.
June 9th, 2008 at 6:31 am
I’d like one! Thanks for sharing!!!
June 9th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Thank you for your invitation! I’m excited about using “Dropbox”. Thank you!
July 9th, 2008 at 5:14 am
Have you looked at Foldershare at foldershare.com. It is a free app that will sync files between your computers (Mac or PC). I think foldershare was acquired by Microsoft. I’ve been using Foldershare for several years across Macs and PCs and it has been flawless so far. Prior to Foldershare, I used Groove, but Groove had a fairly expensive license fee.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Hey Chuck! Great to hear from you. I haven’t had a chance to look at foldershare yet, but I’ll take a look. The thing I like the most about dropbox is how seamless it is, a truly elegant application that works completely behind the scenes.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
hi adam - found your site through mu buddy Stacy. i know this is from a few months ago, but any chance you still have any invites for Dropbox left? looking for something quality to sync my office & home Macs.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am
hey Karl - I sure do, the invite should be on it’s way..