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| operating_system = [[Mac OS X]], [[iPhone]]/[[iPod touch]] and [[iPad]] |
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| genre = Personal task management |
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| Developer(s) | Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG |
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| Stable release | 2.2.1
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| Operating system | Mac OS X, iPhone/iPod touch and iPad |
| Type | Personal task management |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://culturedcode.com/things/ |
Things is a personal task management application for Mac OS X made by Cultured Code, a software startup based in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] The 1.0 release on OS X was on January 6, 2009. The app went on to win an Apple Design Award at WWDC the same year; it also received a 4.5 of 5 review in Macworld,[2] and was awarded an Editors Choice Award ("Eddy").[3]
Main features
Things allows tasks to be subdivided into several sections, which correspond to parts of the Getting Things Done methodology:
Collect
- Inbox is used to collect tasks which have not been filed in a specific place yet.
Focus
- Today highlights tasks which are due on the current day or are intended to be completed that day.
- Next is an overview of upcoming tasks in all of the program's areas and projects.
- Someday is used to catalogue tasks which need to be done, but are not time critical.
- Scheduled contains recurring and delayed tasks and projects.
Organize
- Projects are collections of tasks related to a specific larger task.
- Areas can be used to collate tasks which correspond to a similar theme.
Additional features
- Quick entry allows users to add tasks via a small window which can be activated within any program using a global keyboard shortcut.
- Tags let users further describe tasks using the popular tagging organisation paradigm.
- iCal synchronisation
- Logbook lets users view all completed tasks in one view.
- Dock badging allows users to see how many items are due on the current day by looking at the application's dock icon.
iOS versions
Cultured Code has also released mobile versions of Things for iOS – one version for the iPad, and another version which runs on both the iPhone and iPod touch.[4] The desktop version can synchronize tasks with the mobile versions of Things over a Wi-Fi network using Bonjour service discovery.
Things Cloud
In 2011, Cultured Code began beta testing a new cloud service – called Things Cloud – to replace the old sync technology. It was subsequently launched publicly on August 9, 2012 with the release of Things 2. Things Cloud stores a user's to-dos and automatically keeps them updated across all their Apple devices. Users can set up a free Things Cloud account from within the settings on any of the Things apps.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Things Release Notes". Cultured Code. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Dan Frakes, "Things 1.0.4", Macworld, 2 April 2009
- ^ "25th Annual Editors' Choice Awards: the Complete List", Macworld, 10 December 2009
- ^ "Things for iPhone and iPod Touch". Cultured Code. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
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