I'm seeking some advice on online planning tools.
(And when I finished typing I realized I am seeking advice in a really long note!)
As I mentioned on Iris Lilies "planners" thread (which I didn't want to derail), I use a combination of a calendar on the frig for family events, Google Calendar and Excel. Plus a blackboard. And plus two notebooks, one for project ideas (writing, craft, gardening) and one for to-dos -- a kind of ongoing "getting things done" type list. Plus Excel for personal goal tracking.
Here's my dream:
* I keep the family calendar, which works for everyone and is near the phone (doctor appointments, etc.)
* I keep the blackboard since I like to see it in the morning (I update the list at night) and I love the way it looks
* I use an online planner for everything else, integrated with my Google calendar.
Here's the kind of thing I need to keep track of -- the everything else:
* Deadlines for online courses that I teach -- helps predict arrival of assignments for feedback
* Deadlines, next steps, other steps, etc. for projects I work on for $ -- I often have several going at a time (education-related -- course development, etc.)
* To do lists for three major projects at home (house, garden and boat)
* Ideally hours spent on each project, and doing what -- especially for the paid ones, since I usually bill by the hour (I keep track of this in Excel at the moment)
* Ideally tracking tasks connected to my major goals as related to those goals
Here are the three I'm thinking of:
* Omnifocus, which turned up on some old threads here when I searched and is recommended various places
* Wunderlist, which some people have mentioned before, and
* Todoist, which seems to pop up whenever I look for this kind of thing.
Suggestions? Comments? Recommendations? Thank you!