Time and Project Management

what’s the time mr. wolf? by monkeyc.net / CC BY- NC SA

Although Source Forge, a vast repository of open source softwares, designers, and users, offers numerous time management softwares, my favorite is Task Coach built by Frank Niessink, Jérôme Laheurte, and Aaron Wolf, who are known on Source Forge, respectively as fniessink, fraca7, and wolftune. Task Coach allows the user to define and set timelines for tasks and allows for prioritization among tasks and the addition of calendar or budgetary features. By design it is meant to meet the user’s specific to general needs in time management. Despite the assumption of some that open source software does not offer technical support like proprietary softwares, Task Coach offers a range of support features from a FAQ page to a user manual. I highly recommend Task Coach to make your life simpler.

Time to Meet is handy online tool useful for both school and personal life; this calendar synchronizer and appointment finder allows groups of two or more to quickly and conveniently find a time to meet or make important calls locally or across timezones. By allowing the parties involved to share their availability online, the time-wasting back-and-forth over email or in-person that usually precedes interactions among large groups or busy people is eliminated. Although the use of this service is free for basic accounts, premium services like calendar synchronization and a personal link others can use to make appointments with you cost $5 for 6 months, after the first month in which all services are free. Although the source code for this service is not open and editable to users’ needs, there is no cost to use the basic service.

Between home and school life, my memory is taxed to the max. Making lists is essential to remember my homework and Remember the Milk! An online, but not open source to-do list application, Remember the Milk eliminates the need for little scraps of paper, sticky notes, and back-of-envelope lists to help you remember what you’re doing or need to do at no cost for basic use. Originally only a web-based platform, the site has now expanded to support applications for many devices to keep your lists mobile and on-the-go. Similar to Chore Wars, there is a large forum associated with the service where thousands of help topics are covered and discovered by programmers and users alike.

Source links:
http://sourceforge.net
http://taskcoach.org/
http://sourceforge.net/users/fniessink
http://sourceforge.net/users/fraca7
http://sourceforge.net/users/wolftune
http://taskcoach.org/getsupport.html
http://www.timetomeet.info/
http://www.timetomeet.info/terms.html
https://getsatisfaction.com/chorewars
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/