Tracks is a web based application that helps you implement David Allen’s Getting Things Done. I have looked at a few of these applications recently, specifically Things and gtdagenda but what makes Tracks different is that it is free (donation gratefully received) and based on ruby on rails the open source web framework that’s optimised for ‘programer happiness and sustainable productivity’
It lets you write beautiful code by favouring convention over configuration
Tracks comes with a built-in webserver (WEBrick), so that you can run it on your own computer if you like. It can be run on any platform on which Ruby can be installed, including Mac OS X, Windows XP and Linux.
It has a number of features that I liked.
Flexibility: If you have read either of the above reviews then you will know that being able to mould a application like this to my own specific needs is a must have for me, and very much like Things it is very accomodating.
Tagging and Starring: Am a big fan of tags and the combination of being able to tag or ‘star’ an action gives added flexibility and control.
Quick Add: A mix of auto-complete and use of Ajax means that new tasks are added and refreshed very quickly indeed.
With other features including text, iCal and RSS feeds which are great for subscribing to updates on projects, and the statistics page gives some interesting (and potentially useful) tasks information.
For many though the biggest and best feature will be the API so if you’re handy with a shell script, Ruby script or AppleScript, you can create other ways to get data into and out of your Tracks installation. If you have a browser on your mobile phone, you can access a clean, lightweight interface to Tracks by visiting http://yourtracks.url/mobile/ – a great way to get things done on the move!