Best Online To Do List?

[The Monkey]

I need an online to do list manager, primarily for coordinating a move, but doesn't need to be specific to that. I've looked into a bunch of the major ones, which seem ok, but I'd be curious to hear if folks have recommendations.

[MrSlacker]

Remember The Milk: Online to do list and task management

[riceboy]

What a coincedence. I just read this in one of my PC magazines. They mentioned:

1. Remember the milk (like MrSlacker mentioned)
2. backpackit


Let us know if you do try them. I was actually gong to try Remember the Milk as well.

[The Monkey]

I think I'm going with backpackit as it has a more robust feature set. It kills me that you have to pay for it though.

[blessingx]

I started with BackPackIt (free version). Just be aware Remember the Milk is more advanced than it may first appear. It's what I use, but some claim Todoist is superior. When I worked at Google there used to be raging debates between the two.

[The Monkey]

Ric, what made you switch from backpackit? It seems the free version lacks the functionality that make it good, was that it?

[riceboy]

I think I'm going with backpackit as it has a more robust feature set. It kills me that you have to pay for it though.

What feature set to you like more than "Remember the Milk". Just curious as I was looking at trying the two programs as well.

[blessingx]

I really haven't seen the current version of BackPackIt so I can't really speak on it, but the version I last used presented paid functionality all over the free version (then revealing itself as requiring payment), which is a bad GUI choice IMO, coupled with the then Milk & Todoist Gmail (and Goog domain hosted/Google Apps accounts) integration switched me over. I probably could be happy with any though (tags, if used properly, can obviously make things quite extensible). Also to be honest I probably use the desktop TaskPaper more than an online solution, simply because I tend to have quick lists that finish themselves off rapidly. I go online more often when I running across platforms on a long-term job. And if I had a more complex need I'd probably go to a full-featured GTD solution anyway, but my tasks are pretty simple.

[saint.panda]

Does it have to be online?

[blessingx]

I guess I should toss in here for anyone who works visually and looking for an unusual approach, if the online requirement is dropped (for most editions), the personal version (at lowest level free) of The Brain could also be worth looking into. I occasionally use it for specific projects and want to like it more...

[saint.panda]

I still like OmniFocus (offline) the most even though I'm not strictly following the GTD approach. The only thing I miss is prioritisation. All you can do is flag an item or rearrange the order, but visual presentation of priority would be nice. Probably a feature for version 2.0.

[The Monkey]

Does it have to be online?

Yes, I think so. Basically, I'm looking for a way to centralize and coordinate across platforms with my wife the info and tasks needed for closing on our apartment and the associated move and tasks, etc. Backpackit appeals to me because it appears to include central repository functionality for documents (purchase agreement, floorplans, etc.), as well as more robust project management.