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Angus_D · Mar 15, 2003, 02:45 PM

Clich� Software today released BurnoutMenu, a simple to-do list for Mac OS X that sits in your menu bar. We think it's probably the easiest and least obtrusive one out there, but we might be biased.

BurnoutMenu lets you track items in multiple categories at a glance. Just one click lets you see what you need to do and how important it is. You can even modify items without opening any windows, reducing desktop clutter.

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Anyway, enough with the marketing bull, it's $5.95 and it's at http://www.clichesw.com/products/burnoutmenu/

Comments?

Peter · Mar 15, 2003, 02:52 PM

Hmm now downloading its exactly what I want

Can this app import the to do list from iCal? If it cannot it would be a good idea.

Angus_D · Mar 15, 2003, 03:29 PM

No, it can't. We'll look into it. By the way you can pay in our local currency, it's only �3.98

Adam Betts · Mar 15, 2003, 03:32 PM

Very beautiful! I'll definitely register it soon.

The only suggestion I can think of at this time is ball color. Maybe you could organize them by:

Red
Orange
Yellow
Lime Green
Green

What do you think?

ambush · Mar 15, 2003, 03:34 PM

iCal support is definitely going to be added to the next version, which, by the way, will be free for users who registered.

Peter · Mar 15, 2003, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
No, it can't. We'll look into it. By the way you can pay in our local currency, it's only �3.98

I would pay but I can only pay if you have a method that accepts solo. Looks like after 27 days I'll have to uninstall it. Unless some generous person with a visa, hehe

ambush · Mar 15, 2003, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Very beautiful! I'll definitely register it soon.

The only suggestion I can think of at this time is ball color. Maybe you could organize them by:

Red
Orange
Yellow
Lime Green
Green

What do you think?

I have to admit the ball colours are a bit weird..
thanks for your input, Adam the next version will probably fix that.

CheesePuff · Mar 15, 2003, 03:43 PM

If you do add iCal support I would register it as well.

Peter · Mar 15, 2003, 04:59 PM

what about a due in date? So it will show a notice 2 days before the due in date? then I would register it

Angus_D · Mar 15, 2003, 05:04 PM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
what about a due in date? So it will show a notice 2 days before the due in date? then I would register it

Yes yes, it's on the cards.

Peter · Mar 15, 2003, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
Yes yes, it's on the cards.

Yay.
Someone mentioned the idea of different colour balls for the importance, could you have themes for it. Where it changes the importance colours and the little menu bar icon? Just curious ...

ambush · Mar 15, 2003, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
Yay.
Someone mentioned the idea of different colour balls for the importance, could you have themes for it. Where it changes the importance colours and the little menu bar icon? Just curious ...

The menu item icon is an Unicode char

we will probably implement custom status/priorities in the next update.

Peter · Mar 15, 2003, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
The menu item icon is an Unicode char
we will probably implement custom status/priorities in the next update.

nice cant wait.

goMac · Mar 15, 2003, 10:29 PM

I find Check Off by Ricci Adams quite nice. Its free, and it uses the uber cool genie effect.

http://ricciadams.com/programs.html

CheesePuff · Mar 15, 2003, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by goMac:
I find Check Off by Ricci Adams quite nice. Its free, and it uses the uber cool genie effect.

http://ricciadams.com/programs.html

Ah, nice indeed but ugly and featureless.

But then again its freeware...

Adam Betts · Mar 16, 2003, 01:25 AM

I'd say that Check Off and BurnoutMenu is targeted to two different crowds. One's simplicity and other one's eye-candy/flexibility.

I'd still use both and see which one fit me better. As long as it is better than Konfabulator's To-Do widget, everyone should be happy

Peter · Mar 16, 2003, 08:29 AM

Still prefer Burnout. The Konfabulator widget isn't realy any good.

Angus_D · Mar 16, 2003, 04:34 PM

Just a quick question: Do you think it'd be better to have a preference pane to handle the setup of BM rather than clutter the menu with more options? I think this would be good, but it might lose some of the simplicity...

Peter · Mar 16, 2003, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
Just a quick question: Do you think it'd be better to have a preference pane to handle the setup of BM rather than clutter the menu with more options? I think this would be good, but it might lose some of the simplicity...

no I prefer it in the menu rather than in a prefpane.

Angus_D · Mar 16, 2003, 05:24 PM

Well all you'd need the prefpane for is the settings, not the management of to-do items, of course.

CheesePuff · Mar 16, 2003, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
Well all you'd need the prefpane for is the settings, not the management of to-do items, of course.

Just put a menu item labeled "Setup" and have that open a window to adjust settings.

Angus_D · Mar 16, 2003, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by CheesePuff:
Just put a menu item labeled "Setup" and have that open a window to adjust settings.

Or "Preferences..." but I'm just worried that the menu is going to get cluttered.

ambush · Mar 16, 2003, 06:25 PM

Here's how I see it.
It'd be like:
--------------------
Category Name
Item 1 >
Item 2 >
item 3 >

Category Name
Item 1 >
Item 2 >

More >
--------------------

And the "More" menu could include all the other items in its submenu (I'm talking about "About..." "Register..." "Manage..." and eventually "Preferences..."

Is that a good idea?

Peter · Mar 17, 2003, 04:23 AM

Originally posted by ambush:

Is that a good idea?

That sounds brilliant! I was looking at the colours and at the moment they are:
Done = Grey/Graphite
Urgent = Red
High = Green
Normal = Blue
Low = Purple
Very Low = Orange

I would have thought it would be more due to the colour eg.
Done = Grey/Graphite
Urgent = Red
High = Orange
Normal = Yellow
Low = Light Green
Very Low = Light Blue
Going from brightest to dullest. But if you were to add 'themes' to the software there would be no need

Brilliant softtware, using it as we speak. Just needs 'Due in date' hehe

ambush · Mar 18, 2003, 08:14 AM

1.01 is almost ready..
don't be fooled by the 01, it's still a ... more than minor update... well.. yeah hehe

For iCal support, do you want

a) an import feature (it imports selected iCal to you items )

b) a ical todo sync feature ( can read AND save to the calendars.. doesn't not just import )

Thanks!

ambush · Mar 30, 2003, 09:55 PM

Is anyone interested in localizing a lproj (package of localizable files) in their language under the NDA? [email protected] if you are.

edit: We have English, Japanese and French.... we'd need german and anything else! spanish maybe?

Peter · Mar 31, 2003, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by ambush:
1.01 is almost ready..
don't be fooled by the 01, it's still a ... more than minor update... well.. yeah hehe

For iCal support, do you want

a) an import feature (it imports selected iCal to you items )

b) a ical todo sync feature ( can read AND save to the calendars.. doesn't not just import )

Thanks!

Both would be cool, but as long as it imports it'll be cool

TheIceMan · Mar 31, 2003, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by goMac:
I find Check Off by Ricci Adams quite nice. Its free, and it uses the uber cool genie effect.

http://ricciadams.com/programs.html

Thanks. Just what I've been looking for!