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Subscribe to RSS Feed Follow us on TwitterThe Astrid team has been hard at work on an entirely new version of Astrid worthy to be called Astrid 4.0. We have been designing Astrid 4.0 with the following goals: 1) To Make it Easier to Use Through extensive user testing, surveys and our personal use we have seen (sometimes with gut-wrenching pain) many [...]
iPhone users, this post is for you. Featured Lists are now a part of your Astrid arsenal. We’ve gotten a few experts to share their tips to help make you happier, healthier and more productive. Take a look! You can subscribe to an entire list or just take on the tasks that appeal to you. [...]
Hey! What happened to… You may have noticed that we’ve been changing things around pretty regularly. Here’s a quick recap: Repeating Tasks To simplify things this feature has been moved to the timepicker window. Tap “When” in the Task Edit Window, then tap on the cycle icon in the top left of the screen Sort [...]
Astrid for Android–Repeating Tasks De-MystifiedAstrid wants to make your life easier. She is wise (yes, Astrid is a female cephalapod) and knows that even though you want to be productive, sometimes it’s hard to remember to add things to your to-do list–especially those little things like taking out the trash, or my personal favorite: getting [...]
Astrid 3.9.2 is now available and has some big improvements. 1) Better new user experience. As the most powerful to-do list on Android we knew we needed to do a better job educating new users. While we understand that those of you who are reading this blog probably aren’t new, we wanted you to know [...]
So you made a new year’s resolution to get more organized, you’ve downloaded Astrid, now what? Below are some brief guidelines to get you headed in the right direction. 1. What are some of the things you want to get done this week? -clean email inbox -buy yoga mat -schedule dentist appointment For each item [...]
At Astrid, we know that even the most productive among us need a little break now and then. So, this holiday season, we worked with Angry Birds and Chrome to help you better spend these 5 free minutes between your meetings.In the Astrid app available in the Chrome Web Store, we have hidden a part [...]
For many students final exams are around the corner. Whether you take them this month or after the new year, now is a time to plan. In her book, College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic Learner, Dianna L. Van Blerkom gives the following suggestions: Put academics first this week (Don’t try to focus on family, [...]