I would also say that I don't want to spend a lot of time climbing a learning curve to learn (and adapt to) a strict methodology imposed by the program. I don't doubt what you're saying except to say that I know exactly what my list management/to-do needs are. Only then would you see how it shines.ģ hours would not have brought you to this point. You would probably have to buy into the GTD thing first, and then go back to omnifocus. Omnifocus is a very robust and flexible application that allows for a fairly strict implementation of GTD. I don't suppose you are under any obligation to like it, so if you find that Things and Busycal fill your needs, then perhaps you are right in sticking with them. If you don't first understand what hole it fills, it will be quite difficult to figure out how effectively it fills it. It is just possible that you are trying to like the application, without first understanding what it is and what it is for. So, although I think OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle rank among the best software in class I've used, and knowing no program is ever "perfect", I was totally disappointed with OF.įor now, I'll either use Things or just do things in Busy Cal and forget this extra software totally. I suppose it depends on the user's needs I'm just passing along my experiences from using both. I'm sure Things has deficiencies as well and I'm not saying it's "better". I didn't find myself stumped trying to use the program instead of having it help me manage my tasks. Plus, the interface is beautiful and simple. In Things, on the other hand, I can add as many tags as I want. OK I guess, but why do I need to make (and understand) this distinction? Again, IMHO, this is needless complexity lopped onto the user. Then there are the OF views (Command + 1, Command + 2). And again, you really need to understand it. Seems very limiting and confusingly implemented. Really? The way I think of context is it's sort of like metadata. Plus, you can only assign one context to a to-do. In OmniFocus, the whole concept of "context" is strange - at least to me. Something is wrong when software is this complicated and too much of that complexity is lopped on to the user's shoulders.ĭoing some Internet searches, I found similar feedback. Rather than being intuitive, I found myself needing to watch the OF videos again and again and still not being sure I "got it". With OF, it was all about using and understanding OF. With Windows, it's all about Windows, not your applications. Actually, OF sort of reminds me of using Windows. I also think the application is not very attractive, which isn't as big a deal if it's really a productivity booster, which I don't think it is either. I had to call support to find out I needed to fiddle with the Perspectives (change it "back" (?) to "All). In my first few minutes of playing with it each project I added went away after I closed and reopened the program. Love them both and use them often.įirst impressions (after 3 hours of struggling): Yuck. I have OmniGraffle Pro and OmniOutliner Pro.
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