World Wide Web Wednesday returns with:
For the longest time, I’ve looked for a ‘to do list’ app to keep my sh… err… life straight. Trello is the one that has held on the longest. (Thanks for the tip, Ms. Boss!). Read on to discover why.
It’s Free(ish) – Yes, there are a lot of cool things that you can add on if you pay for them, but so far I haven’t needed more than a few free ones. Besides, in my personal life I’m a bit of a cheapskate. In my occupational life? Don’t even get me started on the complexities of the procurement process at work.
It’s a Website and an App: My go-to for Trello at home is the app on my iPad. On my work PC, it’s in my Web browser. Yes, there are subtle differences between the environments, but not enough to worry about.
It Has Alexa Integration: I’m not a hardcore user of Alexa, but there are times when it comes in handy. Example, when you’re making dinner and you use the last of a household staple and don’t want to come to a screeching halt to write it down on a shopping list, a shout out to Alexa and an IFTTT integration will put it right on your Trello board. Yes, I know Alexa has shopping list embedded and Jeff Bezos will happily send it to you for a small amount of coin, but…
You Can Sort Your List By Dragging Card Around – This is perhaps my favorite part of the app. Want to sort your list in the order of the grocery store because you can because you know where everything is because you go so often because four daughters in your house do nothing but consume? A couple of clicks and you’re good to go. Does the boss come at you with a yet another ‘drop everything and do this’? Slap that assignment on a card and drag it right to the top of the pile. Put a couple of color labels on your cards or put some due dates on and it makes it even better.
Trello has quite a few other features that I don’t make as much use of – checklists, comments, archiving, multiple boards – that I don’t make as much use of, but may be just what you are looking for. If you’re in the neighborhood, it may just be worth a look.
That’s another link to the rest of the Internet in the books… err… blog. Now go out there and Web!