One of the things that I love about using a Mac is the wealth of small, innovative companies that continue churning out high quality software at reasonable prices. Companies such as Panic and Macromates offer tools that have saved me countless hours and (this is the real sweet part) have made working nicer, a tough call at any time.
Now, I think another company is about to join this prestigious pantheon of Mac developers. Cultured Code. They produce two great tools, Xyle and Things but it is Things, their task organiser tool a la GTD, that introduced me to the company.
About five years ago Mike had mentioned this interesting book called Getting Things Done which apparently offered a great solution to the task organisation problems we all have, i.e. what the hell to do next in a very busy day with all sorts of demands. About two years after he mentioned it I actually got a copy and read it (basically things got that bad that I just needed some solution).
After convincing myself that some aspects of the methodology are actually sound and it is probably the right way to go I have been looking for the right tool to use on my Mac to achieve GTD zen-ness. I believe I've tried every single GTD tool there is for the Mac - but I was never quite happy with the result and I simply ended up not using them anymore. It's not that the tools are bad - they just didn't do it for m (well ok some were bad :-) )
For the past two weeks, however, I've been using Things. And this one looks like its going to stick. It seems that Cultured Code leads to elegant apps. There is everything you need, beautifully presented and easily managed. No extra visual clutter, no pixel out of place, no complicated setup. The software is not complete yet but I hope they don't overdo it on the feature side. For me it is practically perfect as it is and I will happily pay the $49 required once they get out of beta for a license.
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