Free Outlook GTD Plugin

For those unfamiliar with this system, GTD is basically a time and commitment management system, and this definition from Wikipedia truly encapsulates the concept perfectly…

“GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to move tasks out of their mind and get them recorded somewhere. That way, the mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that needs to be done, and can concentrate fully on actually performing those tasks. “

…and yes – speaking from experience, it really works. Jello GTD is a brand new open source plugin which helps you implement this system in Outlook

What’s good?

It’s free, open source and under constant development
It’s developer ‘Dr. Uqbarrun’ is quick and responsive to comments and suggestions in the comments sections, which has lead to quick implementation of features.
Syncs with your handhelds

What’s not?

Having tried it out, it seems that there is no obvious way to associate email to the tasks created. As a lot of of my work is driven by emails that need to be actioned, this is a big drawback.

Conclusion:

If your work is not heavily email based, and you’d like a better way to keep track of your tasks, it’s certainly worth a try… after all it’s free. If anything this program will help whip a scattered workflow back into shape. It’s better than ending up like this…

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10 Comments For This Post

Marvin Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 5:01 am

What I want to do on my blog, is every few hours take the oldest post and move it to the
front of the queue, all automatically. Anyone know if there is a plugin that can do this or
a simple way to set up another plugin to do this (use my own feed perhaps)?
Thanks.

James Yeang Says:
December 20th, 2006 at 4:03 am

Marvin: Interesting need, but wouldn’t the oldest post always be the same one? (the first blog post). Anyway, I’m struggling to understand the wnd purpose of the plugin you need. Can you elaborate a bit further?

limi Says:
February 9th, 2007 at 10:29 am

Great!
I am looking for it for long time.

Thanks!

Skippy Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 11:00 pm

The link to the plug in no longer works.

James Yeang Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 10:44 am

Thanks Skippy, have fixed it now. The site moved.

Kevin Crenshaw Says:
April 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

You and your readers might like this resource. Jello.Dashboard (as it is now called) is featured along with nearly 100 GTD software apps (all researched, categorized, and verified) at this location:

GTD Software Comparison Table

Includes free and for-pay titles.

Jeff Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 2:21 am

It was suggested to me to download the trial b/c i’m such a huge fan of Getting Things Done (GTD), but i was hugely dissapointed in the Outlook Addin. So I wrote a plugin for Outlook based on GTD principles for myself. Much simplier and useful i think.

piper k Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 3:16 am

I found the Outlook Track-It add-on to be very helpful and very easy to use. All killer, no filler kind of deal. It flags e-mails you need to keep up with in a “Follow Up” folder, flags e-mails other members of your account need to follow up on in a “delegates” folder, and you can set follow-up reminders for yourself and others.

You can download a free trial at http://www.outlooktrackit.com

cje Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 3:49 pm

piper – yeah, same here. Outlook Track-It has a great toolbar. you can also flag emails for the recipient to follow up. it’s awesome.

Dan Says:
February 19th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

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Marvin Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 5:01 am
What I want to do on my blog, is every few hours take the oldest post and move it to the
front of the queue, all automatically. Anyone know if there is a plugin that can do this or
a simple way to set up another plugin to do this (use my own feed perhaps)?
Thanks.
James Yeang Says:
December 20th, 2006 at 4:03 am
Marvin: Interesting need, but wouldn’t the oldest post always be the same one? (the first blog post). Anyway, I’m struggling to understand the wnd purpose of the plugin you need. Can you elaborate a bit further?
limi Says:
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Great!
I am looking for it for long time.

Thanks!
Skippy Says:
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The link to the plug in no longer works.
James Yeang Says:
March 1st, 2008 at 10:44 am
Thanks Skippy, have fixed it now. The site moved.
Kevin Crenshaw Says:
April 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
You and your readers might like this resource. Jello.Dashboard (as it is now called) is featured along with nearly 100 GTD software apps (all researched, categorized, and verified) at this location:

GTD Software Comparison Table

Includes free and for-pay titles.
Jeff Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 2:21 am
It was suggested to me to download the trial b/c i’m such a huge fan of Getting Things Done (GTD), but i was hugely dissapointed in the Outlook Addin. So I wrote a plugin for Outlook based on GTD principles for myself. Much simplier and useful i think.
piper k Says:
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I found the Outlook Track-It add-on to be very helpful and very easy to use. All killer, no filler kind of deal. It flags e-mails you need to keep up with in a “Follow Up” folder, flags e-mails other members of your account need to follow up on in a “delegates” folder, and you can set follow-up reminders for yourself and others.

You can download a free trial at http://www.outlooktrackit.com
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piper – yeah, same here. Outlook Track-It has a great toolbar. you can also flag emails for the recipient to follow up. it’s awesome.
Dan Says:
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For implementing GTD you can use this web-based application:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

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