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I'm looking for a Windows desktop application with the following features:

  • Under active development
  • Definitely a desktop application. I don't want a web-based solution such as Remember The Milk etc.
  • Primarily meant to handle projects and to-do's, so it's closer to MS Project than MS Outlook
  • Tasks can be divided into sub-tasks so as to provide a hierarchial view of a task
  • If a task is assigned a date (+ time), it should show up in the Calendar
  • Also includes a Calendar and Contacts; Second best is a way to sync with Outlook or Google so that all items in Calendar and Contacts (and possibly, projects as well) should somehow end up synced on a BlackBerry
  • Fast, easy-to-use interface (à la EccoPro)

If you've researched this type of applications recently, what did you end up using?

Thank you for any recommendation.

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I haven't searched for exactly the same thing as you, but I did recently look for a new to-do/calendar app. After testing half a dozen programs out, I chose EssentialPIM, and can report that it meets most of your requirements.

  • Yes: it is a living project.
  • Yes: it is a desktop app.
  • Maybe: I've never used MS Project or other project software, but there are to-dos.
  • Sort of: tasks can't be divided into sub-tasks, but you can make notes hierarchically.
  • Yes: tasks with time/date are displayed on the calendar page.
  • Yes: calendar and contacts features are both present.
  • Yes: I found the interface to be completely intuitive.

If EssentialPIM doesn't work for you, well, most of the other apps I tried out are listed at this SU question. Hopefully one of them fits your needs better.

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