Getting Things Done, also abbreviated as GTD, is a popular time management productivity method created by David Allen.
The method is just as popular today as it was back in 2007 when we ran our GTD Ninja post featuring more than 50 apps to help you be more productive and organized. But there are a host of new applications out there to help you be even more productive this year. Below are more than 100 of them.
What are your favorite GTD tools? Tell us more about them in the comments.
Complete Solutions
iGTD - A free Mac OS X app.
Kinkless GTD - Free Applescripts for OmniOutliner Pro for implementing GTD-style task management.
OmniFocus - A Mac OS X GTD system that also works with your iPhone.
tasktoy - A GTD app that includes printable lists and mobile access.
Todoist - A simple GTD app with a built-in calendar, Gmail integration, and more.
GTDInbox - A Firefox addon for using Gmail for GTD.
Nexty - A PHP GTD tool that you can install on a local server.
Propel’r - Launching soon, this app will help you collect, process, organize and review your GTD tasks.
TaskFreak! - A free GTD-compliant, PHP task manager you can put on your own server.
My Life Organized - A to-do list app that comes with special templates for GTD.
Neptune - Web-based GTD tool that emails you a report every morning with next actions and reminders.
EasyTask Manager v2.0 - A GTD compatible task manager for Windows or Mac that you can sync with your iPhone.
ThinkingRock - A downloadable software solution for GTD.
Tracks 1.7 - A Ruby on Rails GTD app that comes with a built-in webserver and is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.
Gtdagenda - A straightforward app for GTD that’s also available on your mobile phone.
The Next Action - A GTD app that works with Google Gears.
What’s Next - A GTD system that aims to be effortless and a joy to use.
Get Stuff Done - A Facebook app specifically for GTD that will soon be available on other networks.
Flashpoint - An open source GTD system that focuses on projects, next actions, waiting for, and reviews but has no inbox or “someday/maybe” functions.
d-cubed - A GTD system built on TiddlyWiki.
taskpad.jp - Enter your next action and when it’s due and taskpad will keep track of whether you succeed or fail at meeting your goals.
Jello Dashboard - A GTD plugin for Microsoft Outlook.
Ghost Action - A Mac app for GTD that includes synchronization with iSync compatible devices.
Smartsheet - A GTD system that includes collaboration tools.
Frictionless - A GTD program for Macs that features filtering and focusing capabilities to increase your productivity.
What ToDo - A Mac OS X GTD program that includes .Mac syncing between more than one computer.
ToDoList - Task management app that allows you to split tasks into more manageable chunks while still remaining user-friendly.
Famundo - A family hub that helps keep your whole household organized and includes replacements for calendars, address books, filing cabinets, sticky notes, and more.
KonoLive - A GTD system for teams and groups.
Pimki - A personal information manager based on Instiki for GTD.
Action Method - A complete task management tool that includes the ability to manage and delegate tasks as well as put ideas aside for later (Backburners).
Circus Ponies - Track notes, tasks, and web and email snippets all in one place.
Treedolist - Keep track of tasks, notes, lists, and more in a hierarchical structure.
springpad - An online notebook that includes templates for organizing and jumpstarting your lists.
Collect and Process
MyStickies - Put sticky notes on any webpage and then search, sort, edit or browse those notes later.
Ubikuo - Store public and private notes on stickies attached to any webpage that you can then access from anywhere.
AyeNotes - Take notes online quickly using shorthand that is automatically converted to full notes for you.
Tinderbox - Store and organize your notes and ideas that you can then analyze or share online.
notebook G - An organizer for notes, ideas, household information, and more.
Notezz! - A free and easy note taking app.
Notefish - Save your internet research onto a single Notefish page that you can organize and share.
SecondBrain - Keep your social media, bookmarks, and other information organized and in one place that you can then share with your network.
Pocket Manila - An online notebook that can be used as an idea bank, portfolio, or whatever else you want.
Evernote - A note-taking app that works on the web, on your desktop, or on your phone.
Zoho Notebook - A free online notebook that lets you keep track of text, images, audio, video, and more and includes version control.
TreePad - A personal information manager that includes an organizer and a word processor.
Shadow Plan - Software to take and store notes in a hierarchical structure.
Toodledo - A task manager that includes folders, subtasks, due dates, time estimates, contexts, and more and also integrates with your mobile phone, calendar, email, RSS, IM and more.
Organize, Review and Do
Midnight Inbox - A contextual task management app.
Things - Mac OS X task manager that includes iCal and iPhone sync.
iPrioritize - A simple task list app.
Zirr.us - A free to do list app.
Zenbe - Free web-based email client that includes a calendar, to do list, file sharing, and more.
Do It - A Mac to do list manager that lets you link specific tasks with files on your computer, URLs, or contacts from your address book.
my Lists - A Facebook app for making lists that lets you share them with other users if you choose.
TaskPlus - A Pocket PC plugin for the Today screen that tracks your tasks and important reminders.
Online Task List - Easy to use task list that includes custom task categories, status values, and priorities.
MindManager 8 - A mind-mapping app that also works as a flexible task manager.
TaskWriter - A free action manager for GTD.
Goal Organiser - An application that organizes your goals and the steps necessary to achieve them into next-action-like steps.
Enleiten - An online task manager with support for multiple lists and drag-and-drop functionality for reorganizing or delegating tasks.
voo2do - A task manager for people with multiple projects who want to know what they should work on next.
TaskStep - A PHP task tracker with a functional and attractive interface that works well with GTD and other productivity methods.
Tasks Jr. - A web-based task manager for both personal and professional to-do lists that’s available anywhere with an internet connection.
Life Balance - A Mac OS X, iPhone and Palm OS task and goal manager that offers the ability to efficiently manage your tasks while remaining flexible.
zenlists - A free web app for creating lists of any kind.
DotPag - A free tool for keeping track of reminders, to do lists, notes, and more.
Todopub.com - To do list manager that you can view from anywhere and lets you send your to do lists to your email or a text message.
tedium - A to do list manager that lets you tag, date, and adds additional notes.
NowDoThis - Enter your task list and NowDoThis will only show you the next item on your list.
Lifetick - Track your goals and the steps necessary to reach them online or on your iPhone.
doitdoitdone.com - A to do list manager that you can let others add to and that’s sharable with anyone.
TaskComplete - Online task management that includes customizable fields, project templates, a calendar, and fast task entry.
Taskee - Add task management right to your website.
Doomi - A task list manager built on Adobe AIR.
MyTodos - A free online to do list that lets you share your lists with others and choose default lists for each location you use it from (work, home, mobile, etc.)
Todo.txt - A group of scripts for plain text to do lists.
Beeswax - A simple to do list manager inspired by Lotus Agenda.
TaskPaper - A very simple to do list app that automatically recognizes and formats notes, projects, tasks, and tags.
The Hit List - A brand new task management application that’s available as a free public preview at the moment.
Yojimbo - A Mac OS X information management program to keep track of everything from lists to inbox items.
Wrike - Wrike is project management software that works well with GTD and has an entire blog post detailing how.
YoTask - A task manager that includes a calendar and organizational chart.
The Printable CEO Emergent Task Timer - Flash-based time tracking and task management app.
iOutliner - An online outlining app that’s useful for tracking tasks, ideas, and more.
Scrumy - A task management app based on the functionality of post-its on a wall.
Listingly - A list management app that makes sharable lists that you can also view on your iPhone.
TaskBin - A group task manager that includes personal to-dos in addition to group lists and mobile access.
The Online CEO - Task management with a points system.
TaskAnyone - Task management for teams that includes subtasks, folders, sharing, and more.
Taskado - Team task management that includes email alerts.
TaskDriver - A browser-based task management app that lets you assign tasks to others on your team.
Mobile Apps
reQall - Capture and retrieve information with email, instant messaging, voice, or text messaging.
SplashShopper - A shopping list manager for your Smartphone, PDA, or desktop.
Natara Bonsai - An outliner application for Palm OS.
ToDoMatrix Professional - A task management app for BlackBerry smartphones that is optimized for GTD.
Pocket Informant 8 Windows Mobile - A personal information manager that includes task filters, email integration, journal view, and more. An iPhone version will be released soon.
AgendaOne - A task and schedule manager for Windows Mobile.
MyList - A Windows Mobile list management app that allows you to keep multiple lists organized into a hierarchical structure.
Projekt S60 - An outliner and note taking app for Smartphones using Symbian 9.x.
iPhonedItIn - A shopping list app for your iPhone.
Round To It - An iPhone list app that lets you create multiple lists you can group and order.
Habits - An iPhone GTD ‘companion’ app that lets you track recurring to do items (such as ‘go to the gym’ or ‘call your sister’).
CheckOff - A list management app for your iPhone that lets you create templates for recurring tasks and keep multiple checklists.
Motask - A very simple mobile to do list app.
pTasks - Mobile task manager that’s also available as a Facebook app.
More Productivity resources from Mashable
- GTD NINJA: 50+ Websites for the Kickass Control Freak
- GTD Toolbox: Get Things Done on Mobile Devices
- Top 30 iPhone Apps for Organization and Productivity
- 20 BlackBerry Mobile Apps for Organization and Productivity
- ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY GOD: 400+ Resources to Make You Smarter, Faster, & a Demon in the Sack
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, olm26250
—
Related Articles at Mashable | All That’s New on the Web:
And…We’re Back
RockYou Takes $1 Million In Interim Funding
What Are You Thankful for Today?
Digg Adds New Features to API
WordPress 2.5 Preview Released
Thingfo: Creating Communities Around Twitter Things?
All That’s Wrong With iPhone SDK
There are many, many Linux distributions, and a lot of unique reasons to like them. Read on to see which open-source operating systems inspired our readers to provide our biggest Hive Five response to date.
While not quite as simple to install as some of the other distributions on the list, openSUSE is quite user friendly. This distribution includes YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) to make installing applications a breeze. The user interface also gets a boost from Slab, a polished Windows Vista-like start menu. openSUSE puts an emphasis on hardware support and ease of use, making typically troublesome tasks like setting up a multi-monitor system less awkward. OpenSUSE is also part of the SMOLT driver project—when you install it, you can opt in to participate in a hardware survey to help continue the growth of Linux and foster support for new hardware.
Purists might complain that we’ve opted to group Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint together, but compared to the other top nominees, they have more in common than not. Ubuntu is based on Debian, and Linux Mint in turn on Ubuntu. That said, they have distinctive appeals. Ubuntu currently has the largest share of the Linux user base, thanks in large part to a user-friendly installation, a desktop designed to accomodate first-timers, and a rigorous new released schedule. Ubuntu also comes bundled with an extensive set of open-source software to cover the needs of first-time switchers, but also includes only truly free software in its default installation, winning fans on both sides of the open-source aisle. Debian may not come pre-packed with as many applications, but users can easily retrieve over 25,000 applications from Debian, third-party repositories, and sites like GetDeb.net. Linux Mint shares much of its lineage with Ubuntu, but aims for a clean, green-themed, mostly new look. The distribution has a strong focus on immediate functionality, with a largers driver set included at first installation. It also includes Mint Tools, a set of configuration apps and wizards that strive to make configuring and managing Linux as painless as possible.
If you’re looking for an influential endorsement for a Linux distribution, you won’t find one much better than being the distribution of choice for Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux. Fedora came into being in 2003 as a spin-off of Red Hat Linux’s free personal distribution, when the latter was discontinued. Although technically a younger distribution, it’s a seasoned and solid Linux release with a strong corporate backing and user following. Fedora comes in a variety of "spins," tailored with different apps and functionality, so you can get more of what you want without having to hunt it all down.
Arch Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution which strives to "Keep It Simple". It’s definitely not a Linux distribution for novices, as it installs with just a bash command prompt and no GUI desktop—the screenshot here shows Arch Linux with a basic KDE desktop installed. You get a pretty lean, spartan system at first, but it can be quickly built onto using the Pacman package manager. There’s an extensive list comparing Arch to other distributions in the distro’s wiki, and it’s definitely worth a look if you’re trying to decide whether Arch is for you.
Gentoo Linux starts you off with even less than Arch, as you essentially build your system from scratch during the initial install. Sure, you can download a totally pre-packed version and even a live CD, but the traditional way to install Gentoo is to compile a unique configuration specific to your hardware and software needs right from the start. There are tons of choices and options during installation, but they’re pretty clearly explained. Some readers noted that, although they started with other distributions of Linux, it wasn’t until they started using Gentoo that they really got their hands dirty and learned how Linux really runs.
iFixit has posted a fantastic, step-by-step tutorial tutorial explaining 
Also, to make things a bit easier, they’re offering a 
I don’t know how Level 10 works, but apparently this PC case—designed by BMW DesignworksUSA for Thermaltake—is real. It looks like the son of a Terminator and a Cray supercomputer conceived in Miami.
We’ll always have 
Recent Comments