Another easy-to-use to-do list app. Moreover, each task can be branched into smaller ones - this creates a whole tree, which is very convenient for doing business. At the same time, you can set a specific execution time, set a repeating cycle, set a priority. The program syncs easily and easily across all devices. At the same time, it sends smart reminders when you have arrived at the desired location.
GTasks
GTasks is a convenient task scheduler that is easy to manage on different devices. The application interface is very simple: the main menu panel has everything you need to create tasks (lists, settings). Each task is assigned a date and time, and you can set a repeat mode. To add a new task you need to write its name, you can also use voice typing.
Do it
If you don’t like to make plans for the future, but always write down your upcoming tasks, then the Do it app will become your indispensable assistant. Here all tasks are planned only for the current day and the next. Nothing except. The app's interface is as simple as its function. It looks like a simulator of two pages of a notebook. On the left side are tasks for today, on the right - for tomorrow. With the same simplicity, you mark completed tasks (they are simply crossed out). Everything is clear and very simple.
LeaderTask
A simple planner for managing affairs, both work and personal. The application allows you to structure tasks and control their implementation. In the free version, the user has access to the following functionality: adding, editing and marking tasks, access to a calendar for the years ahead, and much more. You can run the application both online and offline - everything is synchronized via the cloud. Edits and changes are immediately displayed to the entire group working on this task.
The time has come to summarize the consideration of 15 organizers, the advantages and disadvantages of which were discussed. The number is really impressive, so we will conditionally divide them into four categories: solutions for business, solutions for every day, simple applications for low-power devices, and unusual programs for a narrow circle of users.
Here is a list of them in alphabetical order:
At the same time, in each category a leader is nominated who is worth paying attention to first. But our opinion is not an axiom, because people have different goals and objectives, and if in one case an organizer for games seems like a stupid idea, then in another Evernote for a business person will be a simple trash collector, and for someone a simple notepad will be the ideal solution. Well, let's get started...
Solutions for business and more
The mobile organizer is designed to serve primarily business people, since their lives are scheduled minute by minute, and a missed meeting or a report not submitted on time is similar to “death” in business. However, further we will talk not about corporate solutions, but about individual ones, which, by the way, are easy to organize and used by all employees.
Yes, as one of the readers rightly noted, Microsoft office products are designed to serve business, that is, they represent an entire management system.
At the same time, mobile Microsoft OneNote can be called a kind of beta version, which is also free and open, which means it is intended for a wide range of users.
There is no corporate chat option here, except perhaps synchronization with OneDrive, which, as you know, has a business version. At the same time, do not forget about Office 365, which is a separate product.
Our main goal was a diary that would allow us to quickly take notes, plan things and, if possible, assign tasks to other users. In this regard, Microsoft OneNote is suitable for both standalone and enterprise use, which is where its beauty lies.
The program is easy to understand, it is not overloaded with plugins, but this makes it no less voracious. Moreover, the integration of Microsoft into our lives is so deep that we sometimes, without hesitation, choose the products of this company.
And, indeed, there is nothing particularly to complain about, although there are other programs that can provide some competition.
And this program is Evernote. Yes, most often it is used to collect chaotic information from the network, for which the developers themselves are partly to blame. Once they created a plug-in for a PC browser that allowed them to make quick entries on the Internet, they doomed their brainchild to the nickname “garbage collector.”
If you look at it objectively, then Evernote, if handled properly, can really become an excellent work platform for a small company.
And if Microsoft OneNote may be suitable for serious and consistent people, then Evernote is truly created for creativity. Unusual opportunities for quick recording, the ability to quickly share your “sketches” of thoughts, and the design of the application itself - everything speaks of this.
Therefore, it is difficult to name a leader in the confrontation between these two applications, because they can certainly complement each other. The ideal solution would be this formula: “Microsoft OneNote + Evernote = interactive workspace.”
Cal: Any.do is an example of what not to do, although there will be those who will appreciate it. This program will especially please those who love a beautiful interface, but this organizer is still more designed for an English-speaking user.
The application itself evokes mixed feelings. On the one hand, there is a lot for which Any.do can be praised, but on the other hand, it can be scolded. If we think objectively, then we have before us an unfinished analogue of Evernote. At the same time, the functionality seems to be similar, but why it was necessary to divide the organizer into two parts remains a mystery.
So what if the program supports Google Glass? Do we have many geeks like this? In addition, the translation is only partial, and design themes are offered only as an option.
In general, if the developers haven’t brought everything to fruition and made the application (yet) free, then at least they didn’t compete in price with the crap – Evernote.
TimeMaster is a worthy (and cheaper) replacement not only for Evernote, but also for other paid organizers. As for free ones, only OneNote is ahead, but it cannot offer similar functionality. There is no need to mention the system calendar.
The only thing that prevents TimeMaster from being called a leader is the isolation of the application, that is, if you want to use it for business, you will have to get not only colleagues, but also partners on it.
Although everything in this application is thought out, and it can really serve as a good help for organizing the workflow in a small company. It would be nice to add the possibility of corporate mail, however, this can also be achieved by setting up additional “mails”.
In general, there are no bugs, everything works and is easy to configure, and in addition the program has a pretty nice interface.
In our fast and hectic world, it is very important to do everything in time and not miss a single task. A lot depends on a properly designed daily routine. After all, the main thing is not to forget anything and save such main resources as energy and time.
A desktop organizer (if we talk about computers) or a household organizer will help with this. Let’s take a closer look at what it is and what types there are.
Why is it needed?
Unfortunately, the exact date of invention of the organizer is unknown. This probably happened soon after the appearance of the calendar, because date and event are inseparable concepts. The first ones were notches on sticks (hence the expression “Notches on your nose”). The problem was that such an “organizer” did not contain information about all the tasks that needed to be completed. People often racked their brains trying to remember what the notch was about.
This word comes from English-speaking countries and denotes an object that helps in organizing affairs and events, and reminds of an important date. Initially, it was a notepad or book with a calendar in which all planned events, addresses, contacts and other necessary information were recorded. The main purpose is to achieve effective time management in order to complete all planned activities and tasks.
Time management
Time is one of the main values in our life. Its constant lack is one of the causes of stress. Managing time is quite possible thanks to such an assistant as a calendar organizer on your desktop. Successfully managing time is his main task.
This planner is very popular among business people. There are many types of organizers available for use in various areas. All of them are designed to streamline and simplify our lives. In any area, the purpose of a desktop organizer is a clear structuring of tasks or things.
Electronic to-do planner
Electronic planners appeared more than 25 years ago. At first, these gadgets combined the functions of a calculator and a calendar with many obscure functions. With their appearance they puzzled people not familiar with higher mathematics. With the advent of mobile phones and portable technology, everything has become simpler; now many electronic devices have an organizer built into them. Let’s take a closer look at what an electronic organizer is.
An electronic desktop organizer for Windows or a smartphone is a tool that collects and stores user data with the ability to search for entered information. It monitors necessary events, helps set tasks and monitors their implementation.
You can create a simple organizer with your own hands based on an Excel table - enter phone numbers, important dates and other useful information. But it differs little from paper media. It's just a repository of information. The main function of the organizer, a reminder, is missing in this case. And there is always a risk of forgetting or missing something important. It is much more convenient to use special applications for PC or mobile.
Organizers for personal computers
To install a desktop organizer program on a PC, you need to know whether it is compatible with its operating system, since not all organizers have multi-platform versions. Basically, they are easy to install and do not require large computer capabilities.
Main functions of the scheduler program:
- calendar;
- The address book;
- Notebook;
- the ability to link an event to a date;
- planning tasks and monitoring their implementation;
- alarm clock and reminder services;
- working with email.
PC programs
One of the most striking examples of desktop organizing programs is Microsoft Outlook, which, by the way, was originally conceived as an organizing project, and not as an e-mail service. Microsoft Outlook has multifunctional organizer capabilities, but is largely underestimated by users.
EverNote is another organizer program that is available for free download. This is convenient storage and quick access not only to user records, but also to saved sites, answering machine, email, passwords, telephone contacts, etc.
TaskPrompt is a free organizer that takes up little space and has great functionality. Its difference is that tasks here are distributed by category and level of urgency - urgent, minute, hourly, daily, and so on - up to annual. The calendar with notes from this organizer can be printed.
Pichugin Organizer is a simple free organizer with a user-friendly interface. This is a contact manager, task reminders and stickers for adding tasks. The program can launch pop-up windows while working on the computer to remind you of time and tasks.
This is not a complete list of existing desktop organizing programs. In addition to free ones, there are many paid versions, the choice is yours.
Mobile versions
Phones or smartphones are more mobile electronic devices compared to computers and laptops. They also have a planner that can be downloaded as an app. Such assistants are quite diverse and have the ability to select certain functions taking into account the user’s type of activity.
Here are some of them:
- Microsoft OneNote is the same Microsoft product designed for Android and IOS devices. Convenient, practical, created for a wide range of users.
- Any.do - schedules tasks for iOS devices. Tasks can be created both individually and in projects. By shaking your smartphone, you can delete a task and create a new one using voice dialing.
- Wunderlist is an application for PC and smartphone. Allows you to share lists and notes with colleagues, plan, remind and control tasks. There is a free user version and a version with a subscription fee.
- LeaderTask is an application for Android and IOS, as well as an online organizer. In addition to standard organizer functions, it perfectly synchronizes tasks, files and contacts between all electronic devices, distributes tasks within the company and filters them.
Online assistants
Technologies do not stand still, and especially Internet technologies. It is not necessary to install the program, it is enough to have access to the Internet - and the organizer will always be at hand. Online planners exist in the form of programs or services. In addition to tasks such as a task list, reminders, calendar and notebook, they can contain email, a contact list and a project database.
Also very important are the functions of online assistants, such as restricting access to tasks, viewing tasks by employee or business project, synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook, and working on a mobile device.
The following online to-do planners are popular today:
- Todoist is multi-platform, has a simple interface, allows for collaboration, and is available for email services.
- YahooCalendar - has a rich interface, it is possible to maintain parallel calendars, expand them, set reminders using SMS and e-mail.
- GoogleCalendar - you can maintain joint and separate calendars in it. There is the possibility of synchronization with Microsoft Outlook, integration from Gmail, support for XML and iCal formats, and versions for mobile devices are provided.
Household organizers
Such helpers have also been used in everyday life. Sometimes we don’t even suspect that we use an organizer for certain things. After all, it can be an ordinary box or box for orderly storage of things. For example, we never thought that a photo album would become such a photo organizer.
To save time and not waste it searching for something is the task of a household organizer, as well as to ensure that the item has the correct storage conditions.
All kinds of covers, boxes, drawers with compartments, hanging pockets - all these types of organizers exist for a variety of household items and small things. These can be tool boxes, boxes with sewing accessories, drawers for linen, shoes and bath accessories, for children's toys and for women's jewelry, and many, many more things. Experts advise using an organizer for any things if there are about a dozen or more of them.
Every thing has its place
To choose an organizer, you need to determine what will be stored in it.
By purchasing a suitable plastic box, divided into several sections, you can store jewelry, threads, small toys, garden seeds, nails and other small items in an organized manner.
For women's cosmetics, a modular box with retractable drawers and a compartment for brushes and applicators is suitable. And for car enthusiasts, a car organizer is simply necessary, which will help store car care accessories, necessary tools and maintain order in the trunk of the car.
For office workers, there is an organizer for storing documents and office supplies. A small stand with several compartments holds items that should always be at hand - pens, pencils, buttons, markers, etc.
Hanging space organizers keep space square footage and order. They can store everything from bathroom items to shoes, clothes and cleaning products.
Nowadays everyone has a mobile phone, and if no one has it, then this is most likely either temporary, a matter of principle, or a misunderstanding. For the time being, I used the phone exclusively as a “dialer”, afraid to even look into all the functions that were crammed into it. And then one day I thought - why, exactly, did I buy such an expensive phone, with a lot of capabilities, I could have done with something simpler. I started to figure it out.
I’ve already talked a lot about different programs - and , and , and , but somehow I didn’t have to talk about programs and different applications for phones. But in vain. For us, incredibly busy and terribly organized, the phone is the first assistant.
What can your phone do?
High class secretary. It seems that few people use organizers on their phones. But in vain, the thing is extremely convenient and useful. Organizers are diaries that are convenient to use for planning your affairs for the day, week or month. In fact, it’s not always possible to get into the computer to remember what is so important that you can cancel in order to go on a date. Carrying paper diaries with you is also not always convenient. And the phone is always at hand. In addition to the fact that it stores all your information, representing an excellent memory prosthesis, it will also helpfully remind you of the upcoming task with a sound signal. Modern organizers replace a whole staff of secretaries; in addition to the calendar, they have contact managers, notebooks with reminder sheets, task planners and much more. Conservatism aside, an electronic organizer on your phone can make life a lot easier.
Financial manager. For phones, as well as for computers, there are special ones. Their functions are exactly the same - reflecting income, expenses, budget planning, reports for different periods. But the advantage of using them is that you can enter purchases into the database without leaving the cash register, literally. And you don’t have to collect receipts, but go to your computer at home, frantically remembering what else I bought from that granny at the station. By synchronizing your phone with your computer, you can make money at home and analyze your expenses. Many also allow you to work from your phone.
Mass entertainer, guide and teacher. Probably, I was far behind technological progress, because while passing the time in line or in transport, I played exclusively Tetris. Meanwhile, there are a great many telephone toys, and some are so interesting that they take your breath away - not only shooters and adventure games, but also sophisticated economic strategies. Besides, I wouldn’t be opening America if I said that you can read books, watch movies, draw, compose and listen to music from your phone. There is also a lot in the telephone version. Using your phone, you can learn traffic rules and pretend to pass the exam. Road and city maps uploaded to your Samsung 5250 will help you not get lost on a long trip. I’m not even mentioning the Internet, which would be quite useful on a phone.
Other useful features:
- pedometer. I don’t know about its usefulness, but it’s a very educational thing. When I discovered this gadget on my phone, life was filled with a new, deep meaning. I counted how many steps to the store, to the garbage chute, how many kilometers I covered in a day around the apartment (which shocked me) and how many while walking with my child (which generally threw me into a stupor)
- timer. I don’t know about you, but I’m always burning something because I can’t get rid of the habit of doing several things at once. The timer allows you to remember in time about the cake in the oven, the water in the bath, husband at a meeting.
- Converters (currencies, units of measurement, sizes) - sometimes they help a lot. And you don’t need to go on the Internet to find out the exchange rate, call a friend “how many centimeters are in an inch,” etc.
- flashlight. For our entrance, where light bulbs are always being unscrewed, this is extremely important.
- camera. I use it to photograph signs with the operating hours of various institutions and similar information, which is easier to photograph than to write down. I then upload these photos to
- Dictaphone. Also one of my favorite features. As a champion of justice and human rights, I really like to write him down about poor-quality goods and the rudeness of officials (thank God, I don’t have to communicate with them often). It helps a lot as an argument, you know, in 99% of cases, demonstrating a working voice recorder resolves the conflict one, two, three times.
A week is not enough to write about everything. But I strongly advise you to study your phone at your leisure - what if there is something useful there that you are not yet aware of? Why are you surprised, I only discovered a pedometer in my second year of use. Look for applications for your model, follow technical progress and your phone will become your most important assistant (along with the mixer)
At home the program allows you to maintain a database of friends, relatives, and just acquaintances in a convenient structured form, record birthdays, remind you of them, write down notes, thoughts, recipes, interesting links, events, plan any household chores that need to be reminded at an appointed time or in advance.
In the office The organizer will become an indispensable assistant, since it allows you to maintain a database of clients and their contacts (both individuals and legal entities), reminds you when to call someone or send a report, allows you to plan tasks for projects, send e-mails to your contact database. pre-configured template.
Free organizer Exiland Assistant Free is a very easy to understand and operate program, has an intuitive Russian-language interface, designed for both inexperienced and “advanced” PC users. At the same time, it is a very functional program for daily use.
The universal diary program will replace several programs at once; it is ideal for most people, since it allows you to store all contact and reference information in one place.
| Program: | Exiland Assistant Free |
| Version | 4.6 |
| Update date | 17.02.2017 , Version history |
| Interface | Russian |
| System | Windows 7,8,10 |
| file size | 8.1 MB |
| Distributed by | For free! |
| Terms of use | License agreement |
Features of the Free version
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- Storing people's contacts(clients, partners, colleagues, friends, relatives): A person card allows you to store all phone numbers, addresses, e-mails, photos, date of birth, and much other information about a person;
- Maintaining a database of organizations (legal entities): Keep comprehensive information about your clients, partners, suppliers, debtors, etc. in the database and keep it always at hand. You can run the program directly from a flash drive, wherever you are;
- Taking notes: so you can write down thoughts, passwords, recipes, instructions and any other text information;
- Section "Links" allows you to store Internet links of interest (web links), as well as links to network and local files, folders, and even create family and business connections between persons and organizations within the program;
- Grouping records: The group tree has 6 sections in which you can create your own groups and store entries in them;
- Search (quick and detailed) to quickly search for records, even if you have forgotten in which group you have the required record;
- "Tasks" section: Allows you to maintain a list of tasks, personal matters, and remind you of them at the appointed time;
- "Events" section: Allows you to record any events (meetings, anniversaries, corporate events), remind you of them;
- Mobility (Portable). The free version of Free does not require installation. The ability to run the program from a flash drive on any PC with Windows installed;
- Cryptographic automatic encryption Database;
- Blocking the program from unauthorized persons, both automatic after N minutes and forced by button;
- Quick access to data, using the key combination Ctrl+Q, the ability to sort and filter;
- Ability to bookmark to the required records;
- Custom color marking of entries, with the names of color categories to give meaning to the color;
- Synchronizing people's contacts with your phone via Microsoft Outlook;
- Skype integration: automatic dialing of a phone number via Skype (only for the Contacts section);
- Import any data from MS Excel, Open Office Calc, CSV files;
- Importing Internet links from the Internet Explorer browser;
- Export data to a text file, RTF (Word), MS Excel, HTML;
- Sending selected entries from the database by e-mail;
- More than 140 different skins;
- Seal detailed information about people and organizations, tabular printing;
- Ability to change section names, hiding unused ones;
- Recycle Bin of Deleted Entries with the possibility of restoration;
- Lots of options for flexible customization programs to suit your taste;
Already more than 10,000 PC users in Russia and CIS countries
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How to download a free organizer?
Exiland Assistant (all versions) are portable and therefore do not require installation on a PC!
Once you have downloaded Free (the free version of the organizer), unzip the ZIP file - the Exiland Assistant Free folder will appear. Transfer it to the desired location on your PC or to a flash drive. Ready! To get started, run ea.exe and follow the onscreen instructions.
Free version is distributed for free. You can download organizer and use at home, at work - anywhere without any restrictions. To use the more functional professional versions Personal or Enterprise, you must purchase a license, becoming a full registered user with all the benefits! Paid versions come with an inexpensive lifetime license. After paying for registration, the full Personal / Enterprise version will be available for download.