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Giveaway of the day — LeaderTask 6.4

LeaderTask is a business organizer for a modern person.
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LeaderTask 6.4 was available as a giveaway on May 1, 2009!

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LeaderTask is a business organizer for a modern person. LeaderTask has a smart system for managing projects, tasks, contacts, events.

Want to complete more? Get tired less? Earn more? And permanently improve the quality of life, work hard less and contemplate peacefully more? LeaderTask will help you with that! LeaderTask = Scheduler + Personal Information Manager + Calendar + Address Book + Organizer!

Set your goals. Achieve them. Enjoy the time you've just saved. Work more effectively and have more free time than ever with LeaderTask! Forget the traditional task organizers. They are good if you live to work. They are great if you just want to plan things and be reminded. Have a life! Try the new generation organizer that helps you plan your work so efficiently that you have more free time than ever. More family time for you with LeaderTask!

This organizer will help you get rid of various time killers, see a clear life perspective, have a detailed view of tasks so you will set higher goals and achieve them. Make plans and stick to them. Think and find solutions. Measure and manage any resources in your life.

System Requirements:

Windows Me/2000/XP/2003 Server

Publisher:

Almeza Company

Homepage:

http://www.leadertask.com/

File Size:

4.52 MB

Price:

$49.95

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#50

I was freaking out for sec. I'm kinda lazy when it comes to reading comments. I wish I would have read #4, #13, #23, #50 b4 I upgraded.

I guess they trick you by telling stating "free upgrades" so they won't lose out on any profit. I dunno. The program costs $50.

Oh yea... you can get a free version if you comment 50 times or something in the LeaderTask forum. Ya okay...it's really not that serious. I tried it...I think I commented like 2 or 3 times. I just gave up.

But I have to say...this program is awesome.

Thanks #25!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: The file extension for backups for LeaderTask is .ltb. If you need to load it, simply click File then Open, then browse for and click your most recent backup to bring back your data.

Reply   |   Comment by Adelle  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#49

I got it the first time and like it. It has some features I wish would be added like printing labels to contacts... but it is decent well thought out software. Different but attractive UI.

Reply   |   Comment by Dan  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#48

I have just started an Open University course and was really hoping to find some form of organisational software to help me plan my study/meetings/deadlines etc.. Fortunately I found it with LeaderTask. It's not the most simplest of programs but it is thorough and it does exactly what it says it will.

The only con i found when i downloaded the program was that there was already somebody else's/demo entries written onto the calender and it took me a while to erase all of the data that they put on there.
Apart from that i am very pleased and know that this program is really gonna help keep me organised with my studies.

Reply   |   Comment by Megan  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#47

#6, #9, #32: I would never use any Google product which stores my personal info. (such as Google Calendar or GMail).

If you're happy for Google to store your personal information on their servers even after you've "deleted" it, then fine; but I prefer to keep my personal data locally, or at least on a site that genuinely deletes it when I click Delete (instead of moving it to an eternal trash box).

Reply   |   Comment by Cad Delworth  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#46

Be careful about launching the upgrade feature. It claims there is an update, downloads and installs, but unfortunately it overwrites the GAOTD license and reverts to a trial version! Reinstalled from the GAOTD site okay, but tomorrow you'd be in a pickle.

Reply   |   Comment by memobug  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#45

@ 1 - Very constructive comment mate.
I use and like the Thuderbird "progie" and as prvious comments state, it is free. If you miss this "progie" try Thunderbird. You wont be disappointed.

My 2c.

Reply   |   Comment by Akmal  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#44

cluttered, not particularly intuitive, took up too much screen on a small laptop.

Reply   |   Comment by zipzoo  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#43

Thanks for this Gaotd, but I will stay with Mozilla Sunbird Portable because it's in my Language!


PS: http://portableapps.com/apps/office/sunbird_portable

Reply   |   Comment by Dutchman  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#42

After successfully installing, I find out that this product is a version limited to 45 days -- "Trialware" disguised as a giveaway? Excuse me? I have wasted my time. Thanks, but no thanks!

Reply   |   Comment by Scepctical  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#41

To Ashraf, from Bill.
Hi I noted your counterpart freeware, and also Kalender, and wondered if you knew how they compared.
Thanks Bill.

PS, there is no need for the negativity of marking this question down as unhelpful, nor any other question others may ask, by those people of a discouraging nature. Instead, perhaps you could write a comment of thanks, to the excellent contributors.

Reply   |   Comment by Bill Shenton  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#40

@#24 - Tony
Amen brother. Fact is, 75% of the people who yammer and whine on this board DON'T know what they're talking about and DON'T get it. They don't download the software and try it before posting idiotic questions or comparisons, or, conversely...they give it a 5 minute once-over-lightly and then compose an authoritative sounding tome "review"... full of nothing more than hyperbole and unsupported opinion - no benchmarks or objective criteria. Either way is a waste of bandwidth and disk space. And misleading to someone actually interested in trying out the software.
-Roj

Reply   |   Comment by Roj Bloughmeekokvic  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#39

#8-- Have you tried Evolution (available for Windows or Linux) as an alternative to MS Outlook. It has reminders, email, to-do list, and more. I would prefer it to this program which reportedly has deleted someone's Outlook folders when it was uninstalled. If you want a PIM that's free but doesn't handle email, Vista has one built-in that many people don't know about (Windows Calendar), and there's Essential PIM.

http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/features.htm

http://www.essentialpim.com/

Both are free. Evolution is open source. The other is not, and there is a premium version available if you want to pay for it. Click carefully so you get the free version.

Reply   |   Comment by Donald  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#38

I didn't get this one. But to address a couple of previous comments about background operations and online sync activities, I have problems with programs that are always running unknown services in the background and syncing themselves with a variety of web locations online, be it updates or uploading data or downloading programs or whatever, that we may not be aware of. Some such programs, even paid ones, have turned out to be less than honorable. Several come to mind.

We have no way, as users, to know exactly what they are doing, they are gobbling up system resources, slowing down systems, and we often have no idea why. Total trust in that kind of programs is often not advised. They can be doing anything a programmer instructs them to do, like it or not.

Give me something that runs when I tell it to, does what I expect it to do, and then becomes completely inactive. And something that doesn't invade my system, change things around, and try to take over. Give me transparency.

If this one deletes email sub-folders as mentioned before, (without asking for owner approval), that discredits it right away, in my book. And if it's always running something in the background, especially interacting with the uncertain web locations, it's not for me.

But as always, many thanks to our friends at GAOTD!

-JC

Reply   |   Comment by Justin Case  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#37

What exactly is the difference between this version (6.4) and the previous GAOTD version 6.1???

Reply   |   Comment by Just a cog  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#36

I have no use for this kind of program so I'll pass today.
And thumbs down for offering outdated version.

Reply   |   Comment by DDS  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-6)
#35

This software is expensive compared to all the free versions of organizers. The developer should do his/her homework and determine if there is a need and what products are currently out there. One product that they would find is Chandler. http://chandlerproject.org/.
How it operates is above my personal skill set, but here... http://chandlerproject.org/vision is a great explanation as to what they did for their homework. Chandler is FREE, web and desktop based, and in the past 3 months it rocks! LeaderTask needs to go back to school.

Reply   |   Comment by Stephanie  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#34

This LeaderTask 6.4.1 program is the single-user version of the LeaderTask Company Management "network" version that was offered here at GAOTD a couple months ago.

I made the mistake of letting the earlier version slip by, but when I went back and looked it was a big discussion about the licensing of the program. People were concerned about how to use "Company Management" software with a not-for-commercial-use license. There were very few negative comments about the software itself.

So, when this download became available, I got today's version and I was excited to see that it had a lot of features that would be useful to the home user for improvement projects or remodeling, maybe looking for a new home.

One of the things that's really great is the ability to set up a nested structure of projects with associated tasks and sub-tasks. Even Outlook 2007 can't seem to manage this basic structure.

You can add subtasks, and notes or links to web pages and use it to keep related information organized. I have been doing a lot of this with Outlook and OneNote, but it's great having everything in one place.

The program comes with some examples showing how you might use the program to track a few projects, like building a corporate website, providing employee training, and home business stuff.

If you're reasonably computer literate and have a home-based business or a project you're struggling to get your arms around, I would recommend downloading LeaderTask and giving it a trial!

Reply   |   Comment by memobug  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+7)
#33

RE: Thunderbird/PIM/cell phone

Looking for an organizer that can handle my mailreader, cell phone and calendar/notes/meetings. Don`t like Outlook (don`t like Microsoft at all).

Ole -

Take a look at InfoSelect from MicroLogic - http://www.miclog.com/

I've been using it since it came out as Tornado back in the early '80s and wouldn't trade it for anything. Not free, but incredibly versatile - including built-in browser, e-mail and pretty much every bell and whistle you might want.

Reply   |   Comment by Inkslinger  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#32

There is another kind of changelog which might be worth mentioning (I find it quite funny).

1) 2007 11 24 , LT v5.00 : 4,6 MB , 35 $
2) 2008 05 13 , LT v5.59 : 5,3 MB , 35 $
3) 2008 09 11 , LT v5.79 : 5,5 MB , 35 $
4) 2009 01 23 , LT v6.1.3: 3,9 MB , 50 $
5) 2009 05 01 , LT v6.4.1: 4,5 MB , 50 $

Watch the change between 3) and 4) und imagine the short (virtual) "fuss" between setup size and price tag that happened near the end of 2008:
"I'm pretty big, I wanna go down to, say, 3,0 MB."
"Go down? Are you crazy, man? UP it goes, to 70 $ at the very least!"

Reply   |   Comment by No Mainpupil  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#31

If only this synced with Google Calendar...

And for anyone else that's interested in to-do lists:

http://www.toodledo.com

Reply   |   Comment by Matt B  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-9)
#30

What I like most is that it is portable. That will allow you to carry your schedules, what-to-do, deadlines, etc, in your USB. And besides, on going to their website, they even have a free PDA version that can sync with Leader Task. I am still in the process of learning how to install this cab file into my PDA.

Reply   |   Comment by Andrew  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#29

It says when installing that this software is portable.
How can we make it portable, can we just copy the content of the harddrive to an usb stick and then it's portable or do we have to do something else ?

Reply   |   Comment by Fred  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#28

And then there's also Kalender. Altough free, Uses a propietary format, but I guess it could also be used to organize business deals. It works excellent for the freelancer for sure. Calendar, address book, organizer and reminder are included.

http://www.freewareguy.com/2009/05/kalender-reminder-and-organizer/

Reply   |   Comment by freewareguy  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-5)
#27

This is exactly what I've been looking for. It's not quite as intuitive as a Microsoft product would be (hence, after installing it, when you open the program it has projects and tasks already set up so you can see how it works--kind of like a sample business you could open for QuickBooks). The ability to set up different projects and have tasks for each project is a lot more intuitive to the way people work than to have a big long list of tasks (that may be grouped together) as Outlook would do. You can also indent tasks (have subtasks for tasks) and move tasks up and down to reflect prioritization. I am excited to replace all my post-it notes and Outlook tasks with this program. We'll see how it goes.

Reply   |   Comment by Joseph Ehat  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+9)
#26

I was just looking up http://chandlerproject.org the other night, which looks like a very open and flexible task-based system--actually more of a knowledge organizer and hyper-pim, kind of like Outlook and Notes combined.

Reply   |   Comment by Itachi  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)
#25

If you have an old version, I recommend NOT installing this over the original unless you are certain you have backups, because it wiped out all of my old information. I had to go in and load my old information from a backup. Thank goodness I had a backup, because if I hadn't, I'd have lost everything. I use this software daily to manage my business, and it's a great piece of software, but I would have been devastated if I didn't have backups.

NOTE: The file extension for backups for LeaderTask is .ltb. If you need to load it, simply click File then Open, then browse for and click your most recent backup to bring back your data.

Reply   |   Comment by Amy  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+8)
#24

I'm not really sure where the negative votes are coming from. I started using LeaderTask last year when it was given away and I haven't looked back since. In fact, my computer became unstable and I had to rebuild. After OS installation, I went to LeaderTask and bought a license.
Why?
1) I needed something that would allow the ability create a hierarchy of tasks. This is something Microsoft Outlook can not do.
2) I manage enough projects to make your head spin. And mine often does. LT allows me to create tasks for individual projects. I even created a "template" of all the tasks required for projects so that when I start up a new project I am not starting cold. Copy/Paste and fill in the details.
3) I hate being alone with software so I found the LeaderTask online community forum where LT developers and other owners exchange ideas, answer questions and think up enhancements for future versions. And would you believe that those ideas find their way into subsequent releases?
4) I wanted something that is big enough, flexible enough, and powerful enough to handle what I do with it. But at the same time I didn't want to see everything all at once. So LT has the ability to create filters. I can view by project, by category, by resource, or time frame. I can create personal filters to only see what I am working on next week.
5)I have explained only a few things I like about LeaderTask.
6)I am sure that I do not even know all the things that are possible with LeaderTask.

If you have not tried it - and I mean really tried it - then you don't get it.

Reply   |   Comment by Tony Schaefer  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+22)
#23

Do not use the online update function.
Updating from 6.4.1 to 6.4.6 turns the GAOTD edition into the 45 day trial version.

Reply   |   Comment by Careful  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)
#22

I've been using this since the first giveaway: version 5. something.
Program is very useful since it let's you prepare subtasks in a tree format, use drag and drop for reorganizing, save web links and any other documents as attachments to the project, etc...
Lots of features and a nice look make it a keeper.

Reply   |   Comment by imamba  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#21

I do not see a point in this one. A alternative to this is ThunderBird. Completely free, made by Mozilla (so its really good :P ), get the updates and customer support.

Also, you can check your e-mail, and download an add-on that had most/all of the features in this program, as well as many others.

Reply   |   Comment by ioioi210  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-3)
#20

They have a free PDA version that is said to sync with the desktop version, though it does not look half as comprehensive/complex as the desktop counterpart, so I am wondering if this claim holds water: PDA version

Reply   |   Comment by just_passing_by  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#19

essential PIM does same thing and is free all the time and is better

Reply   |   Comment by Scott  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-4)
#18

This one never expires (it's free;):

http://tasktome.shanemca.com/

Reply   |   Comment by MCHAL  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)
#17

RE @1:
Well, I'm back - looked at it and it seems quite impressive - very much aligned as a corporate utility with extensive time management for projects - a step up from Gannt Charts! (If you know what they are, this package could be for you.
UPDATE:
Just been to their website/forum.
Seems to be some unhappy purchasers there as far as support goes, not the product. However, I'm now not sure if this isn't only a DEMO (time-limited)and not really free. Much talk of 45 days......

However, the product seems quite capable so far.
But is it "free"?

Reply   |   Comment by himagain  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#16

Yeah, I quite liked this last time, but any calendar that I can't sync to my phone and access from anywhere via the web really isn't up to the task any more. Sorry Almeza, but Google Calendar FTW.

Reply   |   Comment by Bootface  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#15

Not a bad software. I personally use this to schedule in all my class assignments and due dates, and it has proved itself extremely helpful. Installation on Vista Home Prem. 64-bit was smooth. I would strongly suggest this program, but also remember there are freeware options, such as EssentialPIM free edition. This is an update from a previously released version on GOTD. For full review and verdict, see below.

Full Review

Reply   |   Comment by Justin C  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+12)
#14

Terms and conditions

Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:

1.No free technical support
2.No free upgrades to future versions
3.Strictly personal usage

????....Strictly personal usage?

Reply   |   Comment by Anti-corrupt  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-39)
#13

If you check for updates after you install the program, it says that there is an update but if you update the program then suddenly it says the evaluation period was over and you need to register the program in order to continue using it.

Reply   |   Comment by Tzahi  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+28)
#12

Can it be installed without uninstalling its older version?
(I still have v5.59. O_o)

Reply   |   Comment by Baka  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-20)
#11

I think I will stick to my Microsoft Office 2007 Outlook, it does a great job and is not junky! No thanks GAOTD

Reply   |   Comment by Val  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-34)
#10

It's always good whan an application installs over an older version, doesn't demand uninstalling first, and doesn't install as a second copy of the same program. Today's Giveaway gets extra brownie points for that!

Reply   |   Comment by Spiritwolf  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+25)
#9

I'm using for a long time with Google calendar, it's the only app (that I'm aware of) that can also send you SMS, and any other reminder that you may wish...

Reply   |   Comment by Miki  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#8

Thunderbird/PIM/cell phone

Looking for an organizer that can handle my mailreader, cell phone and calendar/notes/meetings. Don`t like Outlook (don`t like Microsoft at all).

Any suggestions would be appreciated :-)

Thanks

Reply   |   Comment by Ole  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-41)
#7

I just downloaded it and set up a few things. It seems to work just fine in Vista 64 bit and I didn't go the admin route either.

Reply   |   Comment by craftingrama  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+15)
#6

The program itself is very well designed, except in this day and age, if it doesn't sync online and the likes, it's probably useless to most modern users. (MS Outlook and Google Calendar are extreme alternatives that are popular)

Reply   |   Comment by faery  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+19)
#5

Oh and I should say that yes "Vista" is not mentioned in "System Requirements" above but v6.1.3 (the one referenced in my review linked above) worked on Vista (32-bit Home Premium) with just a few avoidable bugs (bugs mainly occurred if you didn't run as Administrator). That being said, I am going to go out on a limb and say v6.4.1 (today's giveaway) also works on Vista.

Reply   |   Comment by Ashraf  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#4

Careful with this one. I downloaded this the last time it was available on GAOTD. When I uninstalled it, it removed all my mail subfolders in Outlook.

Reply   |   Comment by Amanda  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+119)
#3

Alternative would be:
http://www.pcfreunde.de/download/d7538/fondssystem-business/43638-1jCF7wr9a6/
It's better for organising, but its kinda expensive...

Reply   |   Comment by Aragon  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-80)
#2

LeaderTask was given out on Jan 23, 2009 as v6.1. I wrote a fairly extensive review on it back then. You can read it by clicking here.

Today's is v6.4. I tried searching for any sort of changelog but it does not seem like the developer keeps much of one (there are posts on their forums asking for what are the changes in new version with no reply so far).

Here are some free alternatives:
Raindlendar
Sunbird
EssentialPIM

Reply   |   Comment by Ashraf  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+80)
#1

good program

Reply   |   Comment by jew  –  14 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-99)
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