Around the same time that I switched to an Apple laptop work took me to Leeds several days a week. Most of this travel was by train, and so I found myself with around an hour and a half to do work and catch up with friends and colleagues. I would write very long and rambling emails (and still do) while crossing the Pennines. I would also write song ideas, song lyrics, and whatever else came to mind.
Traditionally I’ve always kept my TODO list as a plain text file in my home directory. This approach works, but I’ve been hankering for something a little smarter: