Check Off: Get Things Done Faster

In order to stay on top of society, you need to be organized. Face it, the more organized you are, the better you can handle what ever life decides to throw at you, whether it be apples or lemons.

For as long as I can remember, people have tried to create solutions for the world’s chaos and disorder. Daily planners are great for staying organized, and one of them happens to be Check Off.

Check Off is a free program for the Mac (Leopard) that sits in the menubar. Once activated, by a click of the mouse or an assignable shortcut, your whole schedule is displayed before you. Inserting your day into this compact program is relatively hassle free. Clicking the folder button gives you a new category, and clicking the plus sign gives you a new task/item.

Check Off contains Finder.app’s wonderful label system. The only limitation is the amount of colors. You get to choose from the seven defaults. Going into Check Off’s preferences lets one change the name of the color tag. I have mine set up so Red means “Due Monday”, Orange means “Due Tuesday”, etc. Labels are great for checking your to-dos on the fly.

This GTD program’s export features are really nice. From the application, you can export to a few different formats. Two include RTF and HTML. With this you can keep your life on any ordinary external hard drive. Also, you can print the exported file if you do not own another hard drive, or sync it to an iPod. Once enabled in the app’s preferences, your schedule is transferred over to the Notes section of the iPod. The only problem occurs when someone else’s iPod is plugged into your computer.

I definitely recommend using this GTD program for all of your planning needs. With its ease of use, exporting features, and color labeling, it is sure to be everyone’s favorite planning program. Try Check Off for free today and let me know what you think of it.

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