Received my invite today too, just taken it for a spin. I’ve got a lot of time and info invested in OmniFocus but I’m loving the tags in Things which enables actions to exist in multiple contexts. Filtering tasks for when I’m @work but also @tired is the big feature missing for me in OmniFocus.
Things Alpha
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I got the invitation to the alpha of Things from Cultured Code today. While some aspects of task organization are confusing at first, I’m immediately appreciating the flexibility of the system. I’m also appreciating the fact that it seems to be built around the way I actually organize my tasks, allowing for a Next Action view that can be manually converted into a “Today” view. Built in support for “Someday” and “Postponed” make for instant compatibility with the systems I had previously created manually in other programs. It takes a simplified—and possibly more user friendly—approach to a lot of the features found in other task organizers. The usefulness of the tagging system in my own workflow will be determined as I play with it further. I’m reluctant to make a complete switch, first because it’s alpha, second because at this point there’s no sync or import feature that I’m aware of. Too much trouble and not a wide enough safety net. I am, however, really psyched to watch this one develop. 
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12.17.07 / 4pm
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12.18.07 / 1pm
No export yet, either. Indispensable for switching/experimenting.
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12.18.07 / 2pm
Right. If it just had iCal syncing or any flat file export, I’d be a lot more willing to give it a good workout. Of course, if it had iCal sync, it would be a lot easier to get all of my tasks INTO Things. The other major thing that’s dampening my enthusiasm is no quick way to turn an email into a task, although that’s on the planned features list as well.
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12.20.07 / 2pm
Came here looking for the update to MoodBlast, but saw this article & couldn’t resist adding my 2ยข. Been using Things, and honestly, it’s become my tasks manager. iCal & Mail are great, but honestly too limiting, and while they’re never going to offer recurring to-dos, the author of Things has mentioned that this is coming, so I’ve dropped RememberTheMilk in favor of Things!
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