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Whenever a new year begins, you can find me busy making lists — for new-year resolutions, business goals, tax planning, and so on.<\/p>\n

If you regularly visit this website, then you might have noticed in the left-hand column the recent appearance of a new banner for a tool called Basecamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have just started to use this tool, so this blog post represents my first impression about the tool. Expect a longer, more exhaustive review here later — as an article instead of a blog post.<\/p>\n

I am excited about the promise of Basecamp<\/a>, and so far the tool delivers what its maker promises.<\/p>\n

Basecamp<\/a> is advertised as “the easy way to manage projects”.<\/p>\n

I am initially using Basecamp<\/a> for its to-do-list functionality.<\/p>\n

Google recently added a to-do-list feature — called “Tasks” — to its Gmail service, and I was using this for my business as well as personal needs.<\/p>\n

But Basecamp<\/a> beats Google in the to-do-list arena in two important ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. Basecamp<\/a> to-do’s can be tracked via projects. The Google to-do-list model has no concept of a project.<\/li>\n
  2. Basecamp<\/a> to-do’s can be assigned to particular people. The Google to-do-list model has no concept of a responsible party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you are a Gmail user and you do not need these two benefits, then I recommend that you use Gmail Tasks.<\/p>\n

    But if you do not use Gmail, or if you need project tracking of your to-do’s, or if you ever have to keep up with to-do’s assigned to more than just you, then I recommend that you use Basecamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    And do not assume that Basecamp<\/a> is only useful for business. Personal applications of a Basecamp<\/a> to-do list include:<\/p>\n