A few posts ago, I wrote about the tools I use to stay productive using the Mac. Well, in the past few weeks since writing that post, I have been re-evaluating those same tools. And, in so doing, I have decided to remove OmniFocus from the arsenal. This was not a light choice, although it made sense from a consolidation standpoint.

Why? Well, OmniFocus is an amazing tool. But Daylite is more powerful (and I already use it for so many other things). I will give the folks at the OmniGroup credit for building a beautiful, modern application with rich functionality. However, for my needs, and for how I was using Daylite already, I needed to remove OmniFocus as it was just creating more work for me.

Here is the reasoning:

• Daylite allows me to create tasks just like OmniFocus does (and utilizing the GTD method). However, the OmniFocus UI is better at it.
• Daylite allows me to link those tasks to projects, contacts and opportunities. OmniFocus has no concept of contacts, opportunities, groups, etc.
• Daylite allows me to sync this data utilizing Daylite Touch on my iPhone without an intermediary (MobileMe’s iDisk). OmniFocus requires a lot more work to have sync occur between the computer and the iPhone. In effect, I don’t have to manually sync anymore. Oh, I can also sync Daylite Touch over 3G (OmniFocus requires local WiFi sync). This is a huge time-saver when I am out and about.
• Both Daylite and OmniFocus allow me to add tasks via email. Why have the redunancy?
• Both applications allow me to add tasks from a universal Hot Key.

In a group environment, being able to delegate tasks is even more important and this is where Daylite surpasses any competition. OmniFocus is really designed for a single-user setup. This is fine, but I have a group environment (even in my home).

How about you dear reader? Have you moved to Daylite yet? If you want to learn more about Daylite, please click here.

Tags: Daylite, Personal

I am sure that many of you already know about Twitter. I have been using the service now for two years. For the first year, it was mostly about lurking and posting random items (at dinner, etc.). Then, I became educated.

In my second year, Twitter became a service for communication. It’s another mechanism to find out about information and managing that information. Twitter in many ways has replaced my RSS reader (although I still use Fever so that I can manage my feeds privately).

Going into my third year with Twitter, I am now focusing on how I can deliver more information to the community. I hope to provide more posts about managing your information and balancing your workload/workflow. I would not call myself a guru, although I am beginning to see even more proficiency without the layering on of tools upon tools.

I am by no means a Twitter power user. I just have one account and I have a limited set of trends and searches that I follow. Further, I do not auto-follow folks who follow me. I am pretty discriminate about what I like to read and I am not interested in amassing a large amount of followers. Frankly, it isn’t that important. Quality over quantity…

Lastly, I am going to minimize public replies and focus on responding with Direct Messages. Since many of your followers can’t see the entire thread, it just makes sense to keep it private. Maybe I am mistaken, although I think removing the noise from others lives is a positive thing.

I am curious how my readers use Twitter, so please leave a comment below with your thoughts/feedback.

Tags: Personal, Twitter