Remember The Milk
Encyclopedia
Remember the Milk is an application service provider
for web-based task
- and time-management. It allows users to manage tasks from computer as well as offline. It is being developed by an Australian/international team.
feature allows users to save commonly-used locations. Tasks can also be organized by tags
. Tasks can be postponed, and Remember the Milk will inform users of the number of times a given task has been postponed.
. Two-way synchronization of tasks is done by SprinxCRM OutlookSync for Remember The Milk
, comparing it favourably to Microsoft Outlook
.
Application service provider
An application service provider is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. Software offered using an ASP model is also sometimes called On-demand software or software as a service ....
for web-based task
Task management
Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking and reporting. Task management can help either individuals achieve goals, or groups of individuals collaborate and share knowledge for the accomplishment of collective goals...
- and time-management. It allows users to manage tasks from computer as well as offline. It is being developed by an Australian/international team.
Features
Remember the Milk allows users to create multiple task lists. Added tasks can be edited (or not) to include various fields; locations can be added, and an integrated Google MapsGoogle Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
feature allows users to save commonly-used locations. Tasks can also be organized by tags
Tag (metadata)
In online computer systems terminology, a tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information . This kind of metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching...
. Tasks can be postponed, and Remember the Milk will inform users of the number of times a given task has been postponed.
Integration with other services
Remember the Milk offers integration with Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
. Two-way synchronization of tasks is done by SprinxCRM OutlookSync for Remember The Milk
Users
As of April 2011, Remember the Milk reported having more than 2 million users, and as of July 2011 that figure had risen to 2.5 million.In the press
RTM's limited press coverage has been mostly positive with some reviewers, such as the editor in chief of PC WorldPC World (magazine)
PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services...
, comparing it favourably to Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
.
See also
- Getting Things DoneGetting Things DoneGetting Things Done is an organizational method created by productivity consultant David Allen, described in a book of the same name....
- Google CalendarGoogle CalendarGoogle Calendar is a free time-management web application offered by Google. It became available on April 13, 2006, and exited the beta stage in July 2009...
- Zoho Planner or Zoho Calendar
- Yahoo! CalendarYahoo! CalendarYahoo! Calendar is a Web-based calendar service from Yahoo!. It can read calendar feeds and events syndicated from sites that make use of the published Yahoo! calendar programming interfaces. While users are not required to have a Yahoo! Mail account, they are required to have a free Yahoo! ID in...