Google Tasks, integrated into Gmail, provides a simple way to create ordered task lists, complete with due dates, and even turn emails into action items.

This guide shows you how to install and use the task manager Google Tasks, and explains why it might be the best task-master on the market.

One List Autofocus uses just one running list of tasks. You could use something like TaskPaper for this, but it’s designed for pen and paper. The list works as a brain dump initially.

Garmin has released a new app, ComingUp, which works as a to-do list for some of the best Garmin watches. The app comes with a QWERTY keyboard for task entry, and can talk to various task ...

Never forget a task or an assignment with these to-do list, note-taking and project organization apps.

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to make a to do list, but how much harder it is to actually finish it? Prioritization makes a huge difference when it comes to actually completing that task ...

(Try Ultimate To-Do List for Android or BlackBerry.) You can break large tasks into multiple subtasks, group action items by location, and view graphical stats of your progress.

3. Break each task into smaller chunks. People aren't specific enough when they write down items on their to-do lists, says Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.