Things cloud public beta is open
The iOS & Mac GTD App Things has opened up their cloud sync beta to the public....
http://culturedcode.com/things/blog/2012/02/things-cloud-public-bet...
Although it's a cloud sync solution, it's not a webapp like Nirvana, and requires the user to have the app installed on their Mac or iOS device.
Nirvana still rocks!
2 Posted by Proximo on 22 Feb, 2012 07:12 PM
Too bad they don't see the value in a true Web App. Maybe they don't want to put in the effort since it's all going to end this year. :-)
3 Posted by David P. on 22 Feb, 2012 08:29 PM
I agree. A web app is crucial. These days, folks are flying from home computer to work computer to a friend's computer - Mac & PC. A web app takes care of all this accessibility. I'm not sure why Things and Omnifocus haven't pursued a web app to be a companion to their applications. Even if they charge a small monthly or yearly fee.
Oh well, I prefer Nirvana at this point anyway. It has changed my productivity level. All it needs is that upcoming iOS app and I'll be a happy man.
coughios beta test pleasecough
4 Posted by Phil on 23 Feb, 2012 02:20 AM
From Things twitter account today:
"@vinocycle Yeah, we wouldn't want to definitely rule it out – but at the moment a web client isn't planned. Sorry!"
Things makes beautiful apps, but if they keep up their current pace of development, they'll be out of business in a couple years. For a bit of perspective, just go read their user forums. Most of the people their are bashing the product and the development team. They had such potential a few years ago but really haven't done much with it.
The folks at omnifocus have told me they are considering a web app but haven't done much work on it. I've played around with omnifocus but always felt like I wasn't using it right or had difficulty understanding the software. It's not very intuitive.
Once Nirvana gets out their mobile apps and opens up the service, they should have significant gravity in this market. Being cross-platform is a huge advantage. Plus they're nice folks who communicate with the users. That doesn't hurt either.