Google to do list is an online to do list for users of Gmail. This task list from google.com was finally released in the end of 2008 on requests of users who thought that it would be helpful to add a to-do list function into Gmail. That solution works in combination with Google calendar, so when you create new tasks with a help of Google to do list and set due dates your tasks instantly appear on calendar.If you have on average the schedule with just a few events per month and several tasks per week - this action lists for Google mail service users, together with the scheduler, can be considered as a satisfactory solution, but if you aim to become an advanced time organizer to do list in gmail is not suitable for you, because this standard Google product actually has very poor functionality.

With a help of this new to do list in Google you can do only simplest operations - add tasks, reorder them, cross out completed tasks, switch to a new list etc.
Many of users use features of their Gmail boxes to build a simple to do list that can be accessed from their home and working computers. In order to create their to do list in mail box they simply send e-mails to themselves and then use labels to identify their "tasks". Besides, there are some gadgets to do list products that can be found on corresponding site. Also you can find different gadgets to do list products offered by third party developers for Google desktop and Gmail. Gadgets to do list can be kept on your desktop in order to remind your tasks and some of gadgets to do list can be integrated into Gmail and synchronized with scheduler. But all these solutions of to do list basis, as well as any other on-line solution, critically depend on Internet connection. 
As far as to do list is not perfect you may consider other solutions. Let's take for example desktop software - VIP Organizer . This product is intended for to-do list management and it does not require Internet connection unlike to do list . VIP Organizer has much more features than standard to do list for Google . VIP Organizer is individual software that allows you to plan time, categorize activities, control priorities and create checklists. If you need to review your task lists from different places you can keep your VIP Organizer on USB stick.

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