bam: a new to do

I love making to do lists. I make one every week. By hand. In my Moleskine notebook. In the same color pen. And have it with me at all times. I'm that person who even writes things down on my to do list that I've already done just so I can have the satisfaction of checking it off my list.

For my job, however, I work with a team of people located in offices in different states and countries so it's been tricky to find a joint to do list we all can use. In order to keep tabs on each other, we use Wunderlist. Although it lacks the physicality that I usually require with to do lists and calendars, it's an awesome online task manager program. It's free (did I mention I work at a non-profit?) and can be accessed and edited by multiple people. It sends email notifications when anyone on the team has completed a task. You can upload files to a task so everyone can see what is being worked on. You can also download the Wunderlist app to access the list when your away from your computer. My favorite feature is the "Add to Wunderlist" browser extension that you can install. Similar to Pinterest's "Pin It" button, it sits next to your browser's URL address bar.

Anytime you want to save a website, click the "Add to Wunderlist" button and a little screen pops up that allows you to describe and/or rename the item before adding it to your list.

Downloading that browser extension also creates a Wunderlist button in your Gmail. Clicking the "Add to Wunderlist" button turns any email you received into a to do item.

Once inside your Wunderlist, you can add due dates, new tasks, and updates to any of the items. In conclusion, it's such a great program that I've even begun to keep my personal to do lists on Wunderlist (!). But don't worry, I still maintain my weekly to do list in my notebook. I highly recommend Wunderlist for someone who is searching for a new, easy and efficient way to keep track of their work or personal to dos--or both!

-Cam