Tech Parent: Remember the Milk

One of the things that despite solid offering for e-mail, and Calendar kept me locked into Microsoft Outlook was Tasks (or To-dos).  Yes there are a few different offerings out there of a Web 2.0 nature, but nothing that integrated with other offerings very well.  That was until I discovered RememberTheMilk.com.  Remember the Milk is brilliant in its simplicity and ease of use.  But, that is not the end of it.  It can integrate into your Google Calendar, it has features called SmartLists (basically pre-sets like “all tasks due in next 2 weeks, 1 month, etc”), you can share tasks with others.. all for free.  And if you go for a Pro Account, you will be able to sync Remember The Milk with your Windows Mobile, Blackberry or even Apple iPhone.

There are plenty of places that have given full reviews of Remember The Milk, so I am not going to give you a full run down.  It is a to-do list and Task manager.  You know what it does (basically).  Sign up (its free), and give it a try… and you may never forget the milk on your way home again.

It will be interesting to see what Windows Live Mesh will bring to the table with the ability to sync data “across the cloud” but until it is fleshed out a bit more, and the direction clear, I will stick with Remember The Milk for all my tasks.

Of course, as with many small Web 2.0 companies, particularly those still in Beta, or of unknown financial status, I would not keep anything in this or any other site that would be devastating if it was lost.  Keep duplicates, or synchronize with another source, but never trust your only copy of critical data out of your own control.

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