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Astrid App For Android Phones Keeps You Organized

GeekSugar — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:47:46 PST

Create a fun, personalized to-do list with Astrid, an Android app that manages deadlines and priorities. The free app, which creators tote as a "task recording dashboard," not a to-do list, organizes tasks by priority, date, and time. To create a reminder, enter the task - anything from "walk the dog" to "pick up boyfriend from airport," a date and time, and tags like "important," "not important," "bills," or "work." There's even a field to enter how long the task will take to help you schedule your time most productively.

You can set fixed reminders ("Pay credit card bill!") or just add one-time events. You can also turn on reminders so the app pings you either before a task is scheduled, at the time it's scheduled, or as the "absolute deadline" (another field you can fill in) has passed. The reminders are cute and cheeky, too: "When you have a minute: Clean out your inbox," for example. Other useful features are the ability to hide tasks until a certain day and a completion meter that gives a visual representation of how much progress you've made on task-completion.

Website of the Day: TeuxDeux

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:46:42 PST

Between my Google tasks lists, GCal, and Google Docs, I've got to-do lists and reminders scattered all over the place!

If you're like me, and you'd rather have your to-do list in one handy spot, TeuxDeux will help you manage your lists online. By using TeuxDeux, you can check off tasks when they are done, move them around, delete them, and see the entire week in advance.

Do you have an interesting website you want to share? Find out how it could end up on the pages of GeekSugar when you

read more. To share your favorite website, create a PopSugar account or log in to your existing account. Then join the Website of the Day group where you can post your favorite website. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Website of The Day: DIY Planner

GeekSugar — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:00:13 PDT

There's just something about actually writing down your to-dos that makes you get 'em done. I admit - as much as I tout the joys of using my iPhone to list what I have to do during my day, I always find that I remember more when I'm physically writing them down on a piece of paper. So if you are also a fan of low-tech methods to help you get things done, then check out DIY Planner.

DIY Planner is your one-stop shop for free downloadable and printable to-do lists, exercise logs, budget planners, and the like; plus, you can find tips to making your own planners and productivity templates. You can still get your digital fix (by going online and downloading your planner) while still getting that fulfillment of checking things off your list the trusty old analog way - with a pen and paper.

Easily Move Items to Different Lists With Google Tasks

GeekSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:28 PDT

Have you been using Google tasks to manage your "to do" lists? You can turn Tasks on in the Labs section of your Gmail settings. Once it's enabled, you will find Tasks under your contacts and you can start creating your virtual lists!

Well Google has just announced a new helpful feature in Tasks that is sure to make all of our lives easier. Say you are quickly jotting down notes in your Tasks list throughout the day, but you want to go back later and organize each item in its appropriate list?

Well now you can easily move them to a list by clicking on the arrow to the right of the task. And if you want to create a new list like shopping or travel, etc., just click on the paper icon at the bottom right of the Tasks screen and click on "new list." I think I can officially kiss my text edit "to do" lists goodbye.

Website of the Day: Do It Do It Done

GeekSugar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:35:54 PST

I'm a fan of simple, straightforward websites, and right now Do It Do It Done is doing it for me. A very simple to-do list website, you just start adding tasks to your list (hang on to the url to return to it), and then click them to cross off.

It's kinda sad that this is a bonus now, but there's no required registration to use it. That means, no login to get into what you need. Just go to the page, and start writing in what you need to TCB (that's Taking Care of Business).

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group,

read more.
I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and "Regular Post."
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click "Next."
Choose the audience for your story to "Website of the Day" in the dropdown menu.
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to "Technology and Gadgets."
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click "I’m done" to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Website of the Day: Now Do This

GeekSugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:02:13 PDT

Done and done is one of my favorite - and overused - lines. So when I came across Now Do This, a to-do list application website, I couldn't help but give it a whirl. So maybe you can't see your entire to-do list like with Remember the Milk or sticky notes on your iGoogle page, but it is plain and simple. Just go to the website, enter your tasks and to-do items in order of priority, hit save, and it'll show you the first one on your list. Click done when a task is completed and it'll move on to the next one, just like that. Done and done.

Do you have a favorite website you want to share with us? Submit your faves to our Website of the Day group! To learn how, just

read more. I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and “Regular Post.”
Give your story a “Title.”
Fill in the “Body” with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click “Next."
Choose the audience for your story to “Website of the Day” in the drop-down menu
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to “Technology and Gadgets.”
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click “I’m done” to submit content.

Awesome "To Do" List

GiggleSugar — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:02:00 PDT

Sounds like a plan to me!

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The Men of the BAFTAs: Do, Dump, or Marry?

Annie Scudder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:17 PST

Cute couples enjoyed themselves at the BAFTA Awards, but some fine men also walked the red carpet solo. Brad Pitt and George Clooney walked sans Angelina Jolie and Stacy Keibler, respectively, while rising heartthrobs like Eddie Redmayne and Michael Fassbender earned that status. The English may be known for being proper, but let's not let that stop us from a little fun. Check out the men, single or taken, who came out for the BAFTAs tonight, and vote: do, dump, or marry?

6 Things to Do With Scallions

Susannah Chen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:23:26 PST

Ever buy a bunch of herbs for a recipe, only to use a scant stem and find the rest wilted with dehydration a week later? This has admittedly been a long-standing problem in my kitchen, and I've been determined to cultivate a solution for it. This week I'm addressing an aromatic I have a chronic problem forgetting about: scallions.

When they're fresh, green onions have a biting smell and are resilient to the touch, but days later, the exact same stalks will take on a muted brownish hue, made slimy thanks to dehydration, and hunched over in sadness and neglect.

Since they age quickly, the key is to make sure you use them up before they get to such a sorry state! Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to do that; scallions have a mild pungency that's versatile enough to go into just about every savory dish. A few examples:

Slice green onions as thinly as possible, then toss a handful into a garden salad.
Make a four-ingredient ginger scallion sauce to drizzle on eggs, chicken, and fish.

For four more suggestions, keep reading.

Handy Everyday Gmail Tips and Tricks

GeekSugar — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:03 PST

If you've moved to Gmail recently (congratulations!), it's possible that you could get overwhelmed with all of the options, settings, and possibilities at your fingertips. We've got a ton of tips to share, but let's start with a few basic and handy tips that you could use every day. Check them out below!

Make voice calls - You can easily make voice calls in Gmail on the cheap. In the "Chat" section, just click the "Call Phone" button and enter the digits. You'll then be able to make free calls to landlines the US and Canada, and for super cheap you can call cell phones and landlines worldwide.
Search with options - If you haven't discovered the "Show Search Options" link to the right of the Gmail search bar, you're in for a treat. Clicking it reveals a host of helpful options, including the ability to search by sender, date, attachment, subject, and more. It's extremely helpful if you are less than diligent about labeling and filing emails in your inbox.
Use rich text signatures - Tired of those boring text-only signatures or canned responses coming from your Gmail account? Take note: Gmail supports rich text signatures! Add links, colors, images, or formatting to your Gmail account signature, or any other account you've set up to send from Gmail. It's super easy to set up - just head to your settings page, scroll down to the Signature section, and design away!
Use keyboard shortcuts - First, enable keyboard shortcuts in your Settings menu. Then, use these fast and easy keyboard shortcuts to navigate!

See the rest of the list after the break.