Free online todo list/task manager

[timw4mail]

Some of you may be wondering where I have been lately. Well, mostly I've been working on things like this task manager:

http://todo.timshomepage.net

I'd appreciate some feedback on it.

[wellington1869]

dude i'm getting 'database error' page when i click on that.

[timw4mail]

dude i'm getting 'database error' page when i click on that.

Could you be more specific, please?

[ch_123]

Link worked for me. Welly uses IE though, that's more than likely the problem.

[timw4mail]

Link worked for me. Welly uses IE though, that's more than likely the problem.

It should work with IE, although it won't look very nice.

[timw4mail]

Do I need to explicitly state a privacy policy or something?

[wellington1869]

Could you be more specific, please?

sure thing bro.



update: yea it works now.

[TexasFlood]

Worked for me with firefox Firefox-4.0/4.0b6pre Ubuntu/10.04

[instantkamera]

The error is obvious, and full of crap I wouldnt post on the net:

1) varchar(255) wont hold GIANT****INGUSERAGENTSTRING

2) Verizon Wireless

[ch_123]

Works in Opera 10.62. Even works on whatever IE9 preview I have on my laptop for the lulz.

[timw4mail]

Okay the sql error should be gone now.

[instantkamera]

damn, and I was just about to replicate with a super huge spoofed agent string of:

jdfbns.jfbnskjfbnsjbsk;jbksjbk;sjfgsjkfgajdghskfjhasdfhgasjkfgkjhasdfkjghasdkjfgasjkfgkjhasdgfhkasgdfkhagsdfkhagdfkjaghdfkhadsfkghaskdfjgakjfghasdkajsfgkhasdgfkjhasgdfghaskdhasdvgasj
dvavgakjdvgkasjghvjhasdvhjgsvdjhgaskjvgaksjdvgkasjdvgaksjhdvsavdkashgcvkasdhgksaghdvkhasgdvkjhasgdvkjhagv

[timw4mail]

damn, and I was just about to replicate with a super huge spoofed agent string of:

Doing those kinds of things is likely to get you banned.

[ch_123]

I'm still blaming IE based on empirical analysis.

[instantkamera]

Doing those kinds of things is likely to get you banned.

it was in the name of science, strictly.

I also notice you reject any connections (403) if a null (or no) user agent string is sent.

[timw4mail]

it was in the name of science, strictly.

I also notice you reject any connections (403) if a null (or no) user agent string is sent.

Well, my thought is that there should always be a user agent string. Is there a legitimate reason to browse a website without a user agent?

[instantkamera]

Well, my thought is that there should always be a user agent string. Is there a legitimate reason to browse a website without a user agent?

privacy concerns would be the main argument against sending one (or a VALID one). The other is to avoid profiling based on user agent ("I see you are using xyz. Let me force you to do ABC").

I don't personally have any issue with them, and I'm not implying that you have done anything wrong.

[timw4mail]

privacy concerns would be the main argument against sending one (or a VALID one). The other is to avoid profiling based on user agent ("I see you are using xyz. Let me force you to do ABC").

I don't personally have any issue with them, and I'm not implying that you have done anything wrong.

From how I compile my stats, I rarely see individual user agents anyway. I should probably actually trim down the amount of data I collect, it's bloating my database.

[wellington1869]

so tim what does your todo do that every other todo doesnt do?

[instantkamera]

From how I compile my stats, I rarely see individual user agents anyway. I should probably actually trim down the amount of data I collect, it's bloating my database.

That's a good idea, although if you fixed this the "right" way, that is less of an issue. If you fixed it the "wrong" way, well ... that is probably something you are better off not saying ...

[timw4mail]

so tim what does your todo do that every other todo doesnt do?

I guess that depends on what every other todo does.

With my todo you can

• Sort tasks into categories
• set each task's status
• set an email reminder for a set time before the task is due
• connect your facebook and/or twitter account so you can login with those instead of your username and password

And currently in development:

• a system to be able to save a task with friends/coworkers
• timezone-specific task lists and email reminders

[wellington1869]

i like the logo.

[timw4mail]

i like the logo.

Thanks, I think.

[timw4mail]

I'm still looking for feedback on this.

[timw4mail]

Perhaps adding my database design for my upcoming task-sharing update will make this more interesting?

[Xuan]

• connect your facebook and/or twitter account so you can login with those instead of your username and password

That's ok but you could also add openid for google accounts, I, for instance, don't have a twitter of facebook account. Google is more common.

[timw4mail]

That's ok but you could also add openid for google accounts, I, for instance, don't have a twitter of facebook account. Google is more common.

Actually logging in with openid is far less common than facebook or twitter OAuth, though.

I'm currently working on adding functionality to enable sharing tasks. If you can find me some documentation, I'll add it when I can

[timw4mail]

Since the last time I posted, I added the ability to find, request and accept or reject friends, and have made categories user-specific.