Productivity Tools for 2012

by John D. Harvey on January 1, 2012

Anyone who’s looking for greater productivity / organization in 2012 may want to take a gander at these tools. I used to use Basecamp.com for project management, but frankly I found it to be a bit overpriced for what you get.

Asana.com

This is a very robust to-do-list-oriented project management tool. You can utilize it for free with up to 30 team members. You can create multiple project work spaces. I first heard about this on the Founders Talk Podcast #27 interview with Ryan Carson, who now uses Asana to manage his new online education project, Treehouse. They also offer a Mac app as well as a web-based interface for all other platforms.

Right now, it’s almost too robust for me. If I’m ever in a position where I’m running a project with multiple team members (designers, programmers, etc.), then I’ll probably revisit Asana.

Asana.com

Asana.com

Rememberthemilk.com

This is what I’m using right now. It’s a very simple, clean (and free) web-based application that handles multiple to-do list, deadlines, and priorities. It’s perfect for a single user, but tasks can also be shared with others. This site offers both an Mac and Android app, both of which are pretty slick.

Rememberthemilk.com

Rememberthemilk.com

OmniFocus

I’ve never used OmniFocus because I’m not a Mac guy, but I keep hearing how good this product is from people who work exclusively on Mac platforms. It’s not free ($80), but I’ve heard it’s worth it. The Omni Group offers several other productivity tools for Mac users.

OmniFocus

OmniFocus

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