[gentoo-user] To do list or bug tracker? Project management?

[gentoo-user] To do list or bug tracker? Project management?

[Stroller]

Hello,

Does anyone have any recommendations for a task management app, please?

I bought a boat a year ago, and can't keep a track of all the work that needs doing and the things that need fixing.

I took a look at To Do apps for my Mac a while back but they all seemed to focus more on the formatting of the list (what font to use and what kind of bullet points), rather than the actual tasks. 

I'd like something that tracks dependencies - that I need to order this part before I can complete that task, to divide jobs that can be completed now from those that need something else doing first.

A big tracker is the application I'm most familiar with that handles this kind of stuff, but it seems a lot to install for a single person - I guess a complete SQL database and web-server would be amongst the dependencies.

I'd appreciate any thoughts,

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] To do list or bug tracker? Project management?

[Igor Mróz]

Hello,

I can recommend Kanboard (https://kanboard.org/). I use it for my personal IT projects. It implements kanban way of working and is highly customizable. To track dependencies you can use 'Links' (probably a lot of task management application have this feature) and create your own types of connection. You can create columns, swimlanes, categories, tags and so on. There is a lot of plugins which add more functions and integrations with other services. But you need to manually install it (no cloud service), so you need your own hosting (or local server).

Igor


On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:56:10 +0200
Stroller <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a task management app, please?
> 
> I bought a boat a year ago, and can't keep a track of all the work that needs doing and the things that need fixing.
> 
> I took a look at To Do apps for my Mac a while back but they all seemed to focus more on the formatting of the list (what font to use and what kind of bullet points), rather than the actual tasks. 
> 
> I'd like something that tracks dependencies - that I need to order this part before I can complete that task, to divide jobs that can be completed now from those that need something else doing first.
> 
> A big tracker is the application I'm most familiar with that handles this kind of stuff, but it seems a lot to install for a single person - I guess a complete SQL database and web-server would be amongst the dependencies.
> 
> I'd appreciate any thoughts,
> 
> Stroller.
> 
> 

Re: [gentoo-user] To do list or bug tracker? Project management?

[Remco Rijnders]

On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 05:56:10PM +0200, Stroller wrote in 
<D74B03B3-6E4F-4022-A806-7CA9F5C4B0B3@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>:
>Does anyone have any recommendations for a task management app, please?
>
>I bought a boat a year ago, and can't keep a track of all the work that needs doing and the things that need fixing.
>
>I took a look at To Do apps for my Mac a while back but they all seemed to focus more on the formatting of the list (what font to use and what kind of bullet points), rather than the actual tasks.
>
>I'd like something that tracks dependencies - that I need to order this part before I can complete that task, to divide jobs that can be completed now from those that need something else doing first.

Hi Stroller,

I myself am a fan/user of taskwarrior, which you can find in package
app-misc/task . It is a stand alone command line application and can
track dependencies and even help you prioritise your tasks.

Regards,

Remco

Re: [gentoo-user] To do list or bug tracker? Project management?

[james]

On 7/20/20 11:56 AM, Stroller wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a task management app, please?
> 
> I bought a boat a year ago, and can't keep a track of all the work that needs doing and the things that need fixing.
> 
> I took a look at To Do apps for my Mac a while back but they all seemed to focus more on the formatting of the list (what font to use and what kind of bullet points), rather than the actual tasks.
> 
> I'd like something that tracks dependencies - that I need to order this part before I can complete that task, to divide jobs that can be completed now from those that need something else doing first.
> 
> A big tracker is the application I'm most familiar with that handles this kind of stuff, but it seems a lot to install for a single person - I guess a complete SQL database and web-server would be amongst the dependencies.
> 
> I'd appreciate any thoughts,
> 
> Stroller.


Hi Stroller,

As a nautical type, much would depend on the size of the boat. But there 
are tricks::

1. Keep a multi-sheet notepad with the boat, so you can scribble down 
notes, ideas and todo items. Later, you can take that tablet, type it up 
and keep a copy with the boat, for further/deeper annotation.

2. Never smoke in, near or around the boat, unless it is diesel. A few 
signs to such is always a good idea. Smoking back at the keyboard, is 
usually OK.

3. USE the dam thing, so you can remember why you started pumping lots 
of cash into it. Mine, I have keg parties, with the keg & ice inside the 
boat, so the boat receives lots of love from you friends. Quite often, 
this is the best use of a boat, regardless if trailered or tied up to a 
doc or wherever.

4. Dual batteries are a necessity: one of cranking and one to run the 
supervisory electronics that ensures the perfect (or close to it) 
temperature for the beer....

5. Almost forgot, if you do intend to actually use the boat, insurance 
is a must, both for sinking and liabilities...


6. GNUcash is a great app for all things financial, particulary if you 
use the boat for business and want to track expenses and make your 
accountant happy. Big boats are easy to include with a C or S corp and 
save you big in expenses

hth,
James