"the hit list" - my new digital to-do list

Not sure if others are into to-do lists but I think they help me be organized, more productive and most of the time prevents me from forgetting things I either want or need to do (basically the "getting things done" concept). Since even building micro/focused websites is a task intensive business I'll take all the help I can get.

I've been using a Mac and iPhone app called "Things" for about a year. I've been frustrated with Things because I didn't like the way it organized my to-do items. My frustration with "Things" came down to the projects view which does not offer an expanded view option so that you can see your different to-do lists and each item in the to-do in a single view.

So I've been doing paper to-do lists. The problem with paper is you can't easily rearrange your list (without an eraser and free time - or you can constantly rewrite your list!?!?!). Plus paper does not sync with my iphone.

This week discovered an app "the hit list". It kept showing up on the home page of the Apple App store. Anything related to to-do lists always interests me. So I gave the demo a try.

I like the way "the hit list" organizes my to-dos. I now have a wonderful full view of my to-do lists and each to-do item on it in a single clean window. And my list looks like a legal pad which is sort of how I do my list on paper (I know that's just ascetics). There's also the option to have nested lists! Nested lists allow me to detail out individual task elements.

Another very helpful feature the syncing between desktop and iPhone. "the hit list" syncs with the iphone app through the cloud not a local wifi connection with a desktop Mac. So you have your to-do list up-to-date even when you're away from your computer (as long as you have your iphone with you).

I'll give this digital to-do list a try and see if it makes the task of building websites more efficient.