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      i3 @guyinpv
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      @guyinpv Sorry, I overlooked the project management part of your post. When I read todos I immediately thought a simple bulleted list of items to do thus the simplicity of BookStack. With that said, Confluence is stronger in that category. I don't use it for that but I see a lot of mention about it in their documentation.

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        dafyre @guyinpv
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        @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

        Interesting. I've had a BookStack install for some months now, I have a couple posts on here about that.

        It did not strike me as something to use for project management and todos. Unless all my todos are just written out in a plain text list which I'm not keen on. I could just open a Word file for that.

        I'm actually using my NextCloud install... It's got a couple of nice option. If you want something only at your desk, it's got a Decks plugin -- think Kanban...

        If all you want is a Todo list, it has the "Todo" plugin. You can set due dates and stuff and via DAVdroid or OpenTasks, get it on your mobile device.

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          guyinpv @dafyre
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          @dafyre said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

          @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

          Interesting. I've had a BookStack install for some months now, I have a couple posts on here about that.

          It did not strike me as something to use for project management and todos. Unless all my todos are just written out in a plain text list which I'm not keen on. I could just open a Word file for that.

          I'm actually using my NextCloud install... It's got a couple of nice option. If you want something only at your desk, it's got a Decks plugin -- think Kanban...

          If all you want is a Todo list, it has the "Todo" plugin. You can set due dates and stuff and via DAVdroid or OpenTasks, get it on your mobile device.

          I have NextCloud, been thinking about the todo plugin. But everything I read on it basically people use it for calendaring. Set all their todos with dates and then CalDAV it into some calendar app.
          My needs are less about calendars and dates and more about just having my projects and tasks in some database somewhere.

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            dafyre @guyinpv
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            @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

            @dafyre said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

            @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

            Interesting. I've had a BookStack install for some months now, I have a couple posts on here about that.

            It did not strike me as something to use for project management and todos. Unless all my todos are just written out in a plain text list which I'm not keen on. I could just open a Word file for that.

            I'm actually using my NextCloud install... It's got a couple of nice option. If you want something only at your desk, it's got a Decks plugin -- think Kanban...

            If all you want is a Todo list, it has the "Todo" plugin. You can set due dates and stuff and via DAVdroid or OpenTasks, get it on your mobile device.

            I have NextCloud, been thinking about the todo plugin. But everything I read on it basically people use it for calendaring. Set all their todos with dates and then CalDAV it into some calendar app.
            My needs are less about calendars and dates and more about just having my projects and tasks in some database somewhere.

            Sorry... It's called Tasks, not Todo... but here's my screen shot
            0_1529440300757_c2e9b8c2-b62b-4a94-8fe5-9aca1e8bddb2-image.png

            When you set dates, you can definitely sync it to a calendar, but I haven't bothered setting that up.

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              wrx7m
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              • KellyK
                Kelly
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                What level of project management are you wanting? There is quite a range there. There is something at the level of checkboxes in Evernote/OneNote all the way up to full MS Project.

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                • black3dynamiteB
                  black3dynamite
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                  Microsoft To-Do
                  https://todo.microsoft.com/en-us

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                  • guyinpvG
                    guyinpv @dafyre
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                    @dafyre Looks like your basic list-of-checkboxes.

                    Can the tasks have subtasks? Can they have a description and extra text/comments added to them, or attachments?

                    I admin my needs seem to be complex. Or not?

                    I use the word "todo" but I don't mean one sentence with a checkbox next to it. I'm not making a shopping list. So I do want the extra project management stuff to go along with it like subtasks, organization by folders or projects or clients or whatever term they use.
                    I do like subtasks to help split up longer tasks. And a good description field for comments and notes. If it can track start and end dates, that's fine. Priority levels, cool, tags, ok, comment stream, nice, attachments handy.

                    Producteev worked well and it was probably very similar to Asana and those direct competitors. Guess I can try free version of Asana, see what kind of limits I run into.

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates
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                      I've used both Asana and Nozbe. They both seemed fine.

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                      • stacksofplatesS
                        stacksofplates
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                        If you're using Zoho for email, they have a decent basic task system as well.

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                          stacksofplates @stacksofplates
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                          @stacksofplates said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

                          If you're using Zoho for email, they have a decent basic task system as well.

                          0_1529454738479_task.png

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                            guyinpv @stacksofplates
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                            @stacksofplates said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

                            If you're using Zoho for email, they have a decent basic task system as well.

                            I do use it personally and for my home business but not in the context I'm talking about.

                            I'm giving Asana free version a try. If that doesn't cut it I'll just have to spring for yearly Todoist.

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                              jmoore @guyinpv
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                              @guyinpv Asana has a pretty high ceiling so you should be able to make it work for you. ToDoist is what I use from time to time and i always liked it

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                                bnrstnr @guyinpv
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                                @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

                                Can the tasks have subtasks? Can they have a description and extra text/comments added to them, or attachments?
                                I admin my needs seem to be complex. Or not?
                                I use the word "todo" but I don't mean one sentence with a checkbox next to it. I'm not making a shopping list. So I do want the extra project management stuff to go along with it like subtasks, organization by folders or projects or clients or whatever term they use.
                                I do like subtasks to help split up longer tasks. And a good description field for comments and notes. If it can track start and end dates, that's fine. Priority levels, cool, tags, ok, comment stream, nice, attachments handy.

                                Following up on Tasks for NextCloud
                                Subtasks: Yes
                                Extra Text/Comments: Yes
                                Organization by Folders/Projects/Clients/etc: Yes
                                Start/End Dates: Yes
                                Priority Levels: Yes
                                Tags: Yes
                                Comment Stream: No
                                Attachments: No

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                                  dafyre @guyinpv
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                                  @guyinpv said in Anybody use Confluence for their project management/todos?:

                                  @dafyre Looks like your basic list-of-checkboxes.

                                  Can the tasks have subtasks? Can they have a description and extra text/comments added to them, or attachments?

                                  I admin my needs seem to be complex. Or not?

                                  I use the word "todo" but I don't mean one sentence with a checkbox next to it. I'm not making a shopping list. So I do want the extra project management stuff to go along with it like subtasks, organization by folders or projects or clients or whatever term they use.
                                  I do like subtasks to help split up longer tasks. And a good description field for comments and notes. If it can track start and end dates, that's fine. Priority levels, cool, tags, ok, comment stream, nice, attachments handy.

                                  Producteev worked well and it was probably very similar to Asana and those direct competitors. Guess I can try free version of Asana, see what kind of limits I run into.

                                  Yeah, you can do Subtasks, absolutely.

                                  0_1529606479337_de37aacd-6c86-49d2-ac45-5a5ac1051966-image.png

                                  My issue is that it only shows the Subtask start dates on a calendar, or if you click on one of them.

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