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Things vs Omnifocus
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I am a heavy user of Omnifocus and love it. I did try the trial of Things, but it just didn't meet my needs. For example, Things doesn't support "start dates" for tasks, and Omnifocus does. That's huge for me--I use start dates all the time and find that it's instrumental in getting everything out of your head that is crucial to a GTD implementation. As an example--say my mom's birthday is 2 months from now and I want to put in a task to mail her bday card. I'll get that task out of my head by entering into OF, but I don't need to see this task all day every day for the next 2 months, so I'll set a start date around 6 weeks in the future, so when the time comes, the task becomes active and I can get it done. Similarly, if I need a report from Bob, but Bob is on vacation for 2 weeks, I can still record the task with a start date 2 weeks ahead, and I don't have to look at a task that I can't do until I can actually do it!
In terms of overall functionality, OF beats Things hands down, but not everyone needs OF. Things does have a nicer UI (OF2 will be released this year with a much improved interface) and may offer enough functionality for you. You should download both trials and check them out.
In terms of overall functionality, OF beats Things hands down, but not everyone needs OF. Things does have a nicer UI (OF2 will be released this year with a much improved interface) and may offer enough functionality for you. You should download both trials and check them out.