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I've been using Trello for a couple of months and so far I've been impressed just how flexible its underlying metaphor is. The implementation itself is easy to use and surprisingly fun. I love the fact that very few things are actually deleted, instead they are merely archived and can be searched, unarchived, etc.

Stuff that I miss:

* Filtering cards based on tags. Once you have a couple of dozen cards on a list it becomes increasingly difficult to get an overview of what you're doing, what you should do, etc. I use tags like DO THIS, DISCUSS THIS, INCOMING and would really like to filter lists so they only displayed, say, DO THIS cards. Right now I find myself fiddling around with the lists far too much, trying to figure out what I should do next. Not good if you're a procrastinator.

* Universal markdown support. Sometimes you can markdown, other times you can't. Confusing.

* More than 5 tags on a card. I think this limitation is arbitrary: Trello uses a color bar for each tag on a card so there's a limit to how many colors, i.e. tags, you can display. On the other hand it forces you to be more disciplined with your tagging, which makes organization and collaboration more streamlined.

* Trello doesn't do traditional, calendar centric, planning too well. Sometimes I just want to move around cards on a calendar (day, week, month). My current solution is to create a card for each week or month but it strikes me as unnecessary manual labor.

* Card comments should be editable once added. Currently, if you discover an error in a comment, you have to delete the comment and re-add it.

> * Filtering cards based on tags. Once you have a couple of dozen cards on a list it becomes increasingly difficult to get an overview of what you're doing, what you should do, etc. I use tags like DO THIS, DISCUSS THIS, INCOMING and would really like to filter lists so they only displayed, say, DO THIS cards. Right now I find myself fiddling around with the lists far too much, trying to figure out what I should do next. Not good if you're a procrastinator.

You can do this now in the "Search and Filter Cards" menu. Just click on the label and it'll only show you cards with that label. You can also rename labels to Incoming, etc...

Thanks for the tip. This, however, seems to be a single setting for all lists. I was thinking a setting per list.

Oh, I forgot about missing stuff. I really should write an article about these, with suggestions and send it to Trello's dev team.

I couldn't agree more about the points you mentioned. They really should have saveable filters. That way everything would be manageable more easily.

Markdown and card comments could really use a good overhaul as well.

Thanks for your comment! :-)

Stuff that I miss: * Add boards via mobile app (iOS) * Spell check and active hyperlinks in card titles * Color segregated commenting for multiple project users * Native iPad app

I've mostly been using it to make to do lists for work, life stuff, and leisure activities and hobbies. I've only shared one board with another user, and the lack of clear origin of comments drove that person away.

A nice calendar view would be very appreciated!

Just started using Trello at work and home and it's been great.

I think the easy sign up process and inviting users to a specific board was what allowed for easy adaptation with the small team I am working with. The lack of 'enterprise features' or complicated options or modes is also very refreshing. It's simple, free and that is why we use it.

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