Comments on: Tracks: Slick, Rubyfied GTD http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:53:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brad Barrish http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9841 Brad Barrish Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:03:56 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9841 I just installed it, which was very simple and will be trying it out for a while. I have been using OmniOutliner Pro off and on, but find it to be difficult when I have three computers. This may be the solution I've been looking for. Great find! I just installed it, which was very simple and will be trying it out for a while. I have been using OmniOutliner Pro off and on, but find it to be difficult when I have three computers. This may be the solution I’ve been looking for. Great find!

]]> By: Yogester http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9834 Yogester Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:44:58 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9834 I have been using TRACKS now for four months and it has changed my life. I originally installed it from source having no idea what ruby, rails or any terminal commands other than the trusty top, kill and sudo periodic weekly and it took me 12 hours of learning about unix and mysql along the way. Since then Locomotive has made it so easy to install on a Mac. I host Tracks on my old home iMac that has a static IP and I access it at work via Quicksilver and Firefox as well as on my Sprint Treo650 so I always have my next actions. I use Textile (http://textism.com/tools/textile/) to convert my notes to html code and as my home imac is also a webserver I can tag links to files associated with my next actions via ftp:// tag and Transmit does the rest. My wife works on a PC at work and is able to access all the same features If you are brave the TRUNK version is a huge "web 2.0" improvement on 1.04.1 with a great mobile phone interface as well. The #1 piece of software I could never do without! I have been using TRACKS now for four months and it has changed my life. I originally installed it from source having no idea what ruby, rails or any terminal commands other than the trusty top, kill and sudo periodic weekly and it took me 12 hours of learning about unix and mysql along the way.

Since then Locomotive has made it so easy to install on a Mac. I host Tracks on my old home iMac that has a static IP and I access it at work via Quicksilver and Firefox as well as on my Sprint Treo650 so I always have my next actions. I use Textile (http://textism.com/tools/textile/) to convert my notes to html code and as my home imac is also a webserver I can tag links to files associated with my next actions via ftp:// tag and Transmit does the rest. My wife works on a PC at work and is able to access all the same features

If you are brave the TRUNK version is a huge “web 2.0″ improvement on 1.04.1 with a great mobile phone interface as well. The #1 piece of software I could never do without!

]]> By: Mark Millard http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9833 Mark Millard Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:42:39 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9833 Thanks for the introduction to Tracks. Looks awesome. I was getting bogged down with KGTD, this looks like a nice alternative to try. Thanks for the introduction to Tracks. Looks awesome. I was getting bogged down with KGTD, this looks like a nice alternative to try.

]]> By: bsag http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9817 bsag Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:40:03 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9817 Glad you like it! To be fair, the part of the instructions that smorr quotes are for those upgrading from an earlier version of Tracks (which was necessitated by a change in the way Rails handles different databases), so they would already be familiar with the general process. I try to make it as easy as possible (Locomotive is the way to go if you're on a Mac, InstantRails or something similar on Windows), but there's inherently a certain amount of hacking involved with Rails-based applications. The instructions are long partly because I go through it all in easy, baby steps ;-) Glad you like it!

To be fair, the part of the instructions that smorr quotes are for those upgrading from an earlier version of Tracks (which was necessitated by a change in the way Rails handles different databases), so they would already be familiar with the general process. I try to make it as easy as possible (Locomotive is the way to go if you’re on a Mac, InstantRails or something similar on Windows), but there’s inherently a certain amount of hacking involved with Rails-based applications. The instructions are long partly because I go through it all in easy, baby steps ;-)

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9811 Tim Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:43:27 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9811 Thanks. I've added that link into the post. Nice. Thanks. I’ve added that link into the post. Nice.

]]> By: Scott Morrison http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9808 Scott Morrison Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:28:40 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9808 Thanks Sebastien -- that looks a helluva lot easier than the instructions on the tracks site. Thanks Sebastien — that looks a helluva lot easier than the instructions on the tracks site.

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9807 Sebastian Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:26:20 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9807 The installation on MacOS X is really easy using this step-by-step instructions: http://www.jackenhack.com/blog/archives/2006/05/25/gtd-ruby-on-rails-and-the-mac I just did that and it works great! :) The installation on MacOS X is really easy using this step-by-step instructions:
http://www.jackenhack.com/blog/archives/2006/05/25/gtd-ruby-on-rails-and-the-mac
I just did that and it works great! :)

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9806 Tim Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:56:42 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9806 I agree. The whole thing scares the bejeezus out of me. That's why I mention Chris's hosted version :) I agree. The whole thing scares the bejeezus out of me.

That’s why I mention Chris’s hosted version :)

]]> By: smorr http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9805 smorr Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:47:22 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/21/tracks-slick-rubyfied-gtd/#comment-9805 Looks very nice -- though downloading and install is not for the average grandma. -- Here is but one line from the installation readme: Open db/exported_fixtures/todos.yml and search for the lines starting created: and replace with created_at:, and done: "0" with done: "f" and done: "1" with done: "t". You need to replace the similar 'done' lines in projects.yml, and in contexts.yml replace hide: "0" with hide: "f" and hide: "1" with hide: "t". Geek grandma's may have no problem with this but most people may want to wait for the hosted version :) Looks very nice — though downloading and install is not for the average grandma. —

Here is but one line from the installation readme:
Open db/exported_fixtures/todos.yml and search for the lines starting created: and replace with created_at:, and done: “0″ with done: “f” and done: “1″ with done: “t”. You need to replace the similar ‘done’ lines in projects.yml, and in contexts.yml replace hide: “0″ with hide: “f” and hide: “1″ with hide: “t”.

Geek grandma’s may have no problem with this but most people may want to wait for the hosted version :)

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