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taskpaperplus

taskpaper+ : The Simple To DoWe are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works."—Douglas Adams NewsLatest progress on taskpaper+. Taskpaper+ 0.8beta is out! Bugs, Troubles, SuggestionsPlease use the issue tracker if you find bugs, problems or have suggestion ... [More] for enhancements, etc... OverviewGrabbing a pencil and paper, scribbling down a list of things to do, then (hopefully) ticking them off throughout the day is such a everyday process for most of us... so Taskpaper+ was written to work the same way——to make task management on your computer as quick, easy, and intuitive as a pencil and paper! This is a program that tries its best to keep out of your way, and lets you focus on the important thing: getting stuff finished. However don't let the uncluttered, understated, interface fool you... Taskpaper+ goes far beyond paper: it also allows you to search, filter, group, and manage your tasks to your heart's content, without handfuls of dialog boxes and menus. After all if its not quicker than paper then why bother! It's a portable browser-based todo program (i.e. it runs in a web browser; however it doesn't need an internet connection--it has its own local webserver). Under the skin your precious task lists are saved in plain text files written in a clear, logical way. It'll take you just a few minutes to feel comfortable; just in case you forget the syntax there's a little cheatsheet at the bottom of the editing page. If you've ever used a wiki then think of it as wiki-for-tasks. Tasks can also be created and edited directly in the text file, either directly in your browser or in fact in any text editor of your choice. So your data is not locked up into some invisible database or human (un)readable XML format; because ultimately "all your tasks belong you", its just plain text: readable, openable, viewable, usable...anywhere! Enough talk...here's what it looks like in the flesh The feature list?Quick, easy task creation and filtering GTD style task management is also possible All data is stored in plain text files. This means you can edit your task list files using any editor if you wish, copy, paste, even put the files under revision control if that's your thing! Double-click any task to edit it right there on the page--no distracting dialog boxes Tasks are written using a using a simple wiki-like syntax, believe me it's quick! Tasks can have unlimited tags, dates, and notes One click to group tasks by Topic or Tag Google style search box: search for multiple words, excluded words, tags, dates, and also special commands Tasks can be quickly added directly in search box too! Prints a clean, clear task list for daily use Plain vanilla PHP5/Javascript application, should run on any Apache server with PHP5 enabled (Proviso: sorry it's Firefox or Chrome only for the now, just haven't had time or inclination to fight the IE idiosyncrasies yet...) InstallationThis is a PHP5 web application, and to make life really easy it comes with its own webserver--a customized Micro-Apache server; but it's been tested on Uniform Server, XAMPPLite and MOWES servers if that's your preference. It basically needs Apache2, PHP5 (not PHP4 sorry!, it's very object oriented code...) and does not need a database (everything is stored in human-readable plain text files). Simple install: the uploaded version contains the Micro-Apache server ready to use, so just unzip the archive and put it somewhere on your hard drive. Start the webserver using the start-server.bat program is the folder. If that was successful you should see a new command window in your taskbar...leave this open or the server will shutdown! Open Firefox/Chrome and navigate to the http://localhost:8080/taskpaper We should be good to go! There's a detailed help file included (look in the footer) [Less]

onlyblog

OnlyBlog is a simple PHP based blogging platform that uses plain text files to store data. Blog entries can be edited using your favorite text editor. Optional comments hosted by IntenseDebate NOTE: Development has just begun on this project. It may take a while before anything is available for download.

php-text-table

Takes an array as an input and displays a plain text table output that looks similar to a MySQL command line result table. Roadmap: Support a maximum field/table width so that it can be used for plain-text emails. Support field vertical tables in addition to horizontal ones (so the field ... [More] names run down the side instead of across the top). If you are interested in helping with this project, then please write to me on: paul at fubra dot com. [Less]