1. I am now using an Android mobile – the Google  phone or G1. I expect to be able to use an effective mobile interface if not a dedicated application. RTM has a dedicated iPhone app already and an Android one is on the horizon. This I like. But for the time being the mobile interface is absolutley fine. I can check my list(s), add and edit items with a minimum of fuss and it just works. The Todoist mobile interface is and always was a disaster. And whilst there are many users desperate for an imporved interface, there is just no sign of it happening any time soon. In short – I got tired of waiting.

2. RTM is actually not half as complicated as I had once dismissed it as being. Upon closer inspection it turns out that I can use it in a very similar way to how I was using Todoist. In fact – one of the main things I liked about Todoist was the shortcuts and guess what? The Remember The Milk shortcuts are even easier to use – and shorter! For example to add an item in Todoist, you type CTRL+A, to add an item in RTM, you simple type ‘t’.

3. Remember The Milk is the largest and most popular task manager – the ‘best in class’, the leader in its field. And for those devotees of David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology it has consistenly been voted the app of choice. As far as I’m concerned this means that the support and continued development will be there for the forseeable future – and that’s good enough for me.

4. Integration with Google Calendar works a treat. It’s no longer a question of either/or but now I can have both and. In my previous post on Todoist I said that I didn’t want calendaring functionality. Well, I still don’t really. But if RTM integrates so seamlessly with Google Calendar then this certainly eliminates my reason for making this an issue in the first place. I.e. I only want one dedicated space for dates – no duplication. This is what I’ve now got plus I’ve got the choice of how to work the system and the flexibility to adapt to any situation.

5. Once you get round RTM it is such a flexible and powerful system that really eclipses Todoist in so many ways. For example you can choose to use Lists, Tags or a combination of the two. And for dedicated followers of David Allen’s GTD this affords a much more faithful interpretation of the methodology.

Of course, RTM satisfies the core requirement of all web apps recommended by LSDM – that they should be free to use and available through the browser AND on your mobile. If you haven’t already – I suggest that you check out this task manager today at www.rememberthemilk.com.