Your to-dos

How do retrieve and browse my to-do list?

By email, Twitter, or Jott

To have Sandy look up and return a particular to-do or set of to-dos, email her with:

lookup [any text in the name of the to-do; any tags associated with the to-do]

For example:

lookup dry cleaning

lookup @errands

To look up all the undone to-dos on your to-do list, email Sandy with:

lookup to-dos

Sandy will return the next 25 to-dos you have coming up (and link to your full to-do list on her web site).

You can even ask Sandy to find to-dos you have due on a particular date by emailing her with:

lookup this week's to-dos

lookup tomorrow's to-dos

On the web

You'll find your to-do list on Sandy's web site.

Adding to-dos to your to-do list

How do I create a to-do?

By email, Twitter, or Jott

To have Sandy add something to your to-do list, email her with:

remember [thing to do] @todo

For example:

remember to pick up the dry cleaning @todo

remember to clear out the gutters @todo

Notice the "@todo" tag? Tagging something with @todo tells Sandy to put it on your to-do list.

On the web

Create a new to-do on Sandy's web site by clicking the "New..." link in the toolbar (the blue strip near the top of the page), asking Sandy to remember something for you, and tagging it with "@todo" in just the same way you would by email, Twitter, or Jott (see "By email, Twitter, or Jott" above).

How do I turn an existing item into a to-do?

By email, Twitter, or Jott

Reply to any email from Sandy in which she mentions the item you'd like to turn into a to-do with:

update #[item number] @todo

For example: Let's say Sandy confirmed something you asked her to remember, included the item in a set of lookup results, or sent you a reminder to pick up the dry cleaning like so:

#1 Pick up the dry cleaning

Turn that item into a to-do by replying with:

update #1 @todo

On the web

The simplest way to turn an existing item into a to-do is to find the item in Your stuff, click its name, then the "Edit" link, tag it as @todo (in the "Tags" field, type: @todo), and click the "Save" button).

Scheduling to-dos

How do I schedule a to-do for a particular date?

By email, Twitter, or Jott

To have Sandy schedule a to-do for a particular date (and remind you when it's due), email her with the to-do and mention a due date or time:

remember [thing to do] [date or time] @todo

For example:

remember to pick up the dry cleaning this afternoon @todo

remind me to clear out the gutters by March 15th @todo

On the web

To schedule a to-do for a particular date or time, find the to-do item in your to-do list, click its name, then the "Edit" link, (tag it as @todo if you've not already done so), select a reminder date or time, and click the "Save" button.

Turning to-dos into dones

How do I mark a to-do as done?

Tagging an item with @done let's Sandy know that it's done and no longer to-do.

By email, Twitter, or Jott

Reply to any email from Sandy in which she mentions the item you'd like to turn into a to-do with:

update #[item number] @done

For example: Let's say Sandy confirmed a to-do you asked her to remember, included it in a set of lookup results, or sent you a reminder to pick up the dry cleaning like so:

#1 Pick up the dry cleaning @todo

Mark that to-do as done by replying with:

update #1 @done

On the web

A. The simplest way to mark a to-do as done is to find the item in your to-do list and click the checkbox to the its left — you'll notice the checkbox is checked, indicating that the to-do is done.

B. Alternately, you can click the name of the existing item and — in the detail box that appears — click the "Mark done" link.

C. And of course you can always edit the existing to-do item: find it in your to-do list, click its name, then the "Edit" link, add a @done tag (in the "Tags" field, type: @done), and click the "Save" button.