OmniFocus

Posted by Randall Shinn
Jan 11, 2008 at 01:48 PM

43Folders called my attention to OmniFocus http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/, a new OS X program about to be released which is generating a lot of buzz as a GTD application. It looks great. Omni seems intent on developing outliner software that takes advantage of OS X’s ability to let software interact with each other.

I sometimes think of software programs as personal assistants. OS X’s model seems to treat software applications as team members who are allowed to communicate directly with each other. Windows’s model seems to treat software applications as individual workers who can only communicate through a middle manager (the registry) who thrives on creating barriers between individuals via arcane permissions and rules.

The OS X approach ultimately seems far more productive because it allows for easier development of specialized programs like OmniFocus that interact effortlessly with your other personal assistants.

R Shinn