task lists?
(closed account) says:
Hi there. I'm loving RTM so far, using it only on the iPhone.
A friend of mine has a program called Pocket Day Lists (http://www.pocketday.com/products_pdlists.php) for his BB, and I'm wondering if RTM has a feature like it has. Say there's a set list of items that you have to do for an event. For every event, the tasks are the same:
- task 1 (call the newspaper)
- task 2 (call the shipping company)
- task 3 (schedule the appointment)
- etc
I think that in Pocket Day Lists, they are called Templates. So that the next time he has an event, he can go in and check off the items in the list as they get done. They don't repeat / reappear until the next time he has an event. Then when the next event happens, he starts with a fresh list.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
A friend of mine has a program called Pocket Day Lists (http://www.pocketday.com/products_pdlists.php) for his BB, and I'm wondering if RTM has a feature like it has. Say there's a set list of items that you have to do for an event. For every event, the tasks are the same:
- task 1 (call the newspaper)
- task 2 (call the shipping company)
- task 3 (schedule the appointment)
- etc
I think that in Pocket Day Lists, they are called Templates. So that the next time he has an event, he can go in and check off the items in the list as they get done. They don't repeat / reappear until the next time he has an event. Then when the next event happens, he starts with a fresh list.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
This has been covered a few times on the forums, most notably/recently here.
There are a few methods, so you'll have to pick what works best for you, and there are even more if you search some people's methods on working on their grocery lists. :)
There are a few methods, so you'll have to pick what works best for you, and there are even more if you search some people's methods on working on their grocery lists. :)
(closed account) says:
Most of the features I use on my grocery list would work just as well for a packing list. I'm planning on doing some packing lists when I get a little time. My grocery list schema is described in a couple of the grocery list threads others have mentioned.
For a packing list, I'd first list all the items I normally take on a trip. Right now, the most common type of trip I take is tjust overnight o visit my son's family an hour away. So I'd list this very basic set of items in a standard view I'd call "Pack". And I'd give them a tag "basic" or "overnight" so I know I need them on even the simplest of trips.
For longer trips, more items, tagged "
I'd use the priority field to tell me when to do things. Since priority has no real meaning in terms of packing stuff up, I'd make things that have to be done before the trip P1, the day of the trip P2, during the trip P3 and after the trip P4 (no priority). Of course, sorting by priority would put everything in order, but only in terms of before, 1st day, during and after. Within each priority I'd have to figure it out myself or use some special naming convention, as other have mentioned.
So for a week long camping trip, I'd search for "tag:basic OR tag:weekly OR tag:camping and have my list.
Finally, for optional items that I might want to take on some trips but not others, I'd include them in the appropriate lists and just delete them off my "long list" before I start preparing for the trip.
HTH
For a packing list, I'd first list all the items I normally take on a trip. Right now, the most common type of trip I take is tjust overnight o visit my son's family an hour away. So I'd list this very basic set of items in a standard view I'd call "Pack". And I'd give them a tag "basic" or "overnight" so I know I need them on even the simplest of trips.
For longer trips, more items, tagged "
I'd use the priority field to tell me when to do things. Since priority has no real meaning in terms of packing stuff up, I'd make things that have to be done before the trip P1, the day of the trip P2, during the trip P3 and after the trip P4 (no priority). Of course, sorting by priority would put everything in order, but only in terms of before, 1st day, during and after. Within each priority I'd have to figure it out myself or use some special naming convention, as other have mentioned.
So for a week long camping trip, I'd search for "tag:basic OR tag:weekly OR tag:camping and have my list.
Finally, for optional items that I might want to take on some trips but not others, I'd include them in the appropriate lists and just delete them off my "long list" before I start preparing for the trip.
HTH
(closed account) says:
Above post should have read:
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For longer trips, more items, tagged "
(closed account) says:
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