Tip #4507 - Remember the Milk
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Remember
the Milk
As you know, to-do
lists are useful tools you can use to keep yourself productive and
organized. And today, I'm going to show you a great online service
called Remember the Milk that will help you keep
track of all your daily tasks! You may think Remember the Milk is
a strange name, but how many times have you forgotten to pick up the
milk at the grocery story? Or, anything else for that matter! Remember
the Milk doesn't want you to forget about anything important ever
again. So, let's get started, shall we?!
1.) First, head
on over to the sign up page, which is located here.
Just fill in some simple information and then click on Sign
Up.
2.) A validation
e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address you provided. You will need
to click the confirmation link in the body of that e-mail. Also, there
will be another e-mail address provided there. If you send an e-mail
to that address, it will be added as a task in your list, which you
will see later on.
3.) On the Remember
the Milk page, click the Login button located in
the upper right corner.
After you do that, you will see your task homepage.
4.) Click the
Tasks link in the upper right corner. Then click
Add Task.
5.) Next, type
a task in the box.
After you have finished, look in the right pane.
6.) From there, you can set different details, such as a due date,
the recurrence of a task and other important information. An interesting
feature is the Location field. That allows you to
select different points on a map to the location of a task. The points
are even color coded to the priority of the task.
Another great feature of Remember the Milk is that it has so many
options that help remind you of your tasks and appointments. Allow
me to show you how to set it up.
1.) First, click
the Settings link in the upper right corner of the
page.
2.) Now, click
the Reminders tab, like this: 
3.) You can have
daily reminders sent to you at a certain time or if a task has a due
date, you can select to have reminders sent to you a certain time
before the task is due.
4.) Finally, you
can select how to be reminded. Remember the Milk boasts a large list
of options. You can select from an e-mail, a text message to your
mobile phone or an instant message to various IM services.
Remember the Milk also has something for all of you list lovers, including
myself! Under the Settings tab, if you select Lists,
you can add lists to your heart's content. Then under Tasks,
select a task and use the drop down box to move it to a certain list.
Another way you can organize your tasks is to tag them. Tags are similar
to labels in Gmail. They are just like lists, except multiple tags
can be applied to one task, whereas you can only add a task to one
list.
Also, as I said
before, if you send an e-mail to the e-mail address that was included
in the sign up e-mail, it will automatically be added as a task. Be
sure to check that out, because it’s an easy and quick way to
add tasks!
These are just
some of the features Remember the Milk has to offer. Go ahead and
explore around and you will find many more. I hope you enjoy learning
about this invaluable organizational tool!
~ Neil Patel
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