For your Mongo db, you could start with MongoHQ - the first 16MB are free. They are hosted on EC2, so bandwidth should not be a problem.
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I used Things and OmniFocus for a while.
I was pretty psyched about OmniFocus' hierarchical tasks when it came out, but what I ended up doing was organizing complex projects with OmniOutliner, which can aggregate numbers better. I simply pick out the more immediate tasks and add them to my task manager in a flat structure.
I love Things, it really strikes the right balance of features and simplicity. The thing is almost all of my tasks were at my computer, so GTD-style context was not used much. In the end I just needed a todo list. I'm sure other folks need to juggle contexts more often than I do, but personally I haven't had a need justify the overhead at the moment.
I think a major appeal for the current GTD apps are the offline mobile versions. They let users take their apps to actual different contexts, away from the computer.
Thanks! That the idea, at least for now. It used to have GTD-style context and various other features, but I almost never used them personally, so I gradually removed them. I'm open to more advanced features though, as long as I have real-world use cases to back them up.
"Third Notes: Your feedback logo is missing from the first page, just has the link. Intentional?" Yes, I admit there's not much rational reason for it, I just don't feel like duplicates.
"Also, when I want to delete something, I would want something better than a "pop up" asking me if I wanted to delete it - a bit obtrusive. Better to have a fade out or something clever."
It was like that once, but on some occasions I accidentally removed tasks when I was dragging and fiddling around. Then I realized deletion is a fairly rare operation, most of the time I just mark tasks as complete, so I thought a prompt strikes a good balance. I guess I could make it more ajaxy. :)
"the shades of grey kind of mask the tasks etc and don't quite pop out in a way that makes it skimmable."
I'm trying to figure out a good colour as well. The tasks used to be a darker grey with white text, which had much more contrast. Maybe I should go back to that. I kinda chose the easier colour transitions for aesthetic reasons.
I change < to an arrow image. Thanks for pointing it out. :)
I haven't had a need to jump from one list to another in one click, but I'll definitely keep that in mind in case it becomes a problem.
I debated with myself about the colours as well. I went through several iterations, eventually I decided to focus on the tasks, while keeping the rest of the app as less distracting as possible. As a result the text for the tasks are a bit sharper and darker than the rest. The idea is to make the frequent things clear and visible, while the rarer elements hide into background.