The one feature that I miss the most since migrating from an iPAQ to a Palm handheld is repeating tasks. It wasn't until just recently that I found a work-around that doesn't require putting a dent in my personal paycheck.

Instead of checking off tasks as completed and then having to manually re-enter them, I simply reschedule the task for a later date. At first I felt badly about not actually completing tasks or having a record to show for it, but I quickly got over it when I saw how fast I could handle daily, weekly and monthly tasks.

With the dates visible in the right-hand column I can simply select the date of the task and click "Tomorrow", "One week later" or choose a new date for the task to reoccur. If "Show Only Due Items" is selected then tasks disappear after being rescheduled and I still feel a sense of satisfaction as I watch my daily task list shrink to nothing.

The time-savings is huge and the learning curve was nominal. Try it yourself and see how you can save time scheduling your daily tasks.

Mike Stout is a Senior Engineer and Middleware Team Lead for the LDS Church. He can be reached via email at stoutmd@ldschurch.org