Episode 5: Taking You To Task




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Summary: <p>The journey to “Getting Things Done” often begins with finding a place to store all of the things you want and need to do. This week “The Mikes” talk about task managers and how you might go about choosing yours. They make progress, but they also do a fair amount of bickering about Vardy’s love for Asana and Schechter’s affection for OmniFocus. Join “The Mikes” as two techies fight the battle for task management supremacy.</p> <p></p><h2>What Mikes Are Drinking</h2> <ul> <li>Mike Vardy - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_(orange_juice)">Old South</a> (Yep, that’s OJ. Feel free to judge him.)</li> <li>Michael Schechter - <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/394/5411">Stoudts Pilsner</a> </li> </ul><p></p><h2>Mike Vardy’s Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://vardy.me/">Vardy.me</a></li> <li><a href="http://vardy.me/my-new-task-manager-of-choice-asana/">Getting Things Done with Asana</a></li> <li><a href="http://vardy.me/the-adaptability-of-asana-vs-omnifocus/">The Adaptability of Asana vs. OmniFocus</a></li> <li><a href="http://vardy.me/enough-asanavagun/">Enough - AsanaVaGun</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/30-days-with-asana.html">30 Days With…Asana</a></li> <li><a href="http://vardy.me/getting-things-done-with-clear/">Getting Things Done with Clear</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/mikevardy">Connect with Mike Vardy on Twitter</a></li> </ul><p></p><h2>Michael Schechter’s Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/">A Better Mess</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/coming-into-omnifocus/">Coming Into Omnifocus</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/four-tools-for-four-types-of-todos/">Four Tools For Four Types Of To-dos</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/how-get-all-of-your-crap-into-omnifocus/">How to get all of your crap into OmniFocus</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/turn-everything-into-something-omnifocus/">Turn Everything Into Something With OmniFocus</a></li> <li><a href="http://bettermess.com/are-power-apps-like-omnifocus-and-scrivener-for-you/">Are Power Apps Like Omnifocus and Scrivener Are For You?</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/mschechter">Connect with Michael Schechter on Twitter</a></li> </ul><p></p><h2>The Work Of Others</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://asana.com/">Asana - Task Management for Teams</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/">OmniFocus for Mac - Products - The Omni Group</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/taskpaper">TaskPaper — Simple to-do list software for Mac &amp; iPhone</a></li> <li><a href="http://brettterpstra.com/totally-taskpaper/">Totally TaskPaper - Brett Terpstra</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.appigo.com/todo">Todo Task Manager</a></li> <li><a href="http://culturedcode.com/">Cultured Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.davidco.com/">David Allen, Getting Things Done® and GTD®</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.macsparky.com/omnifocus-screencasts/">MacSparky - OmniFocus Screencasts</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.robcottingham.ca/cartoon/archive/evernote-we-are-all-one-with-the-trunk/">Rob Cottingham Cartoons</a></li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.buzzsprout.com/5438/42851-episode-5-taking-you-to-task.mp3">Download</a></p> <p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mikes-on-mics/id498796697">Subscribe in iTunes</a></p>