Doomi – A beautiful todo list designed to stay out of the way

Following on a trend fro last post I want to talk about another to do list application today.
Doomi is a little gem amongst task organizers, it's small, lightweight but also beautifully designed. It offers the core functionality one would expect from a simple to do list however adds few small uncommon features.
But to begin at the beginning.
Doomi is written in Adobe Air, meaning it's cross platform between mac, pc and linux. I found this extremely helpful as as you already know, I work on both mac and pc. It felt really comfortable to be working with the same interface and same app on both machines. Unfortunately there is no syncing between different copies so you're working with two different lists on each machine. It worked fine for me as I use one machine for work and the other for home stuff.
Doomi's main strength seems to lie in it's beautiful design. It's creators certainly have put a lot of effort into making it stand out from the typical to do interface. The whole interface can hide in an accordion like effect leaving only add new task field on top, you can drag and drop tasks with a lovely animated effect. The whole things shines beautifully.
When it comes to it's functionality, Doomi offers all the basic to do list functions like adding, editing, deleteing and marking tasks are done. However it also adds an option to set how much time will the task take and also to set reminders for tasks.
To be absolutely honest I didn't use Doomi for long though. In spite of it's wonderful interface and few additional features it just didn't click with me. Now, I don't want you to think that it's a bad app, it's not. I think it's creators have done a fantastic job and the application is one of the top ones in it's class. But it just didn't click with me.
You can download Doomi for free here.

TaskMate – A Simple To Do List

Most GTD enthusiasts will agree, you can't live without this system. However, for many other people, Getting Things Done is a complex system that they simply don't need. It is one thing to manage almost every aspect of your life with it and making sure that your basic tasks for the day are done is the other.
I have had countless discussions with the systems many opponents and enthusiasts and my view on the problem is clear, do whatever you feel most comfortable with. And luckily, there are apps for both options.
TaskMate, by Ryan Carlson is an app for those of us who need a simple todo list. The app, which is Mac only (there is a paid version for the iPhone, I wasn't able to verify if there is any syncing between them though) offers only the basic options of the basic. The user can add a task, remove it or tick as done. No more, no less. And to be honest, I find it more than enough for an average todo list user.
The app, thanks to the simplicity of it's options is extremely easy to use. There is only one view in it and the user interface is brought down to a minimum. There are only add and remove tasks buttons as well as settings and open drawer ones, that's it. No grouping of tasks, no contexts and so one. Just basic list of tasks and nothing else.
As mentioned, there is an iPhone app version of the app, however the developers website doesn't give any indication whether there is any syncing between them two. Desktop version is free, iPhone app is steeply priced at $1.59.

My verdict: desktop version is absolutely must try for anyone interested in simple to do list.

You can download TaskMate at http://www.gettaskmate.com