… and have a big impact on its future?
Yesterday I emailed all previous donators to invite them to try an alpha of GTDInbox 2.1, which was a great milestone. If you have previously donated, and you haven’t received an email, then first check your spam, and if that fails, drop me an email (andy@gtdinbox.com).
As of 2.1, we have a new motto: “Control email overload“, and a new core idea: that “emails are either badly formatted tasks/resources or junk“. Therefore we need something better than a traditional email client to solve the problems of email. That is GTDInbox’s mission.
Now to the meat… we’re running a Fundraiser for 2.1. There are multiple reasons for doing this, but the main one is that we want to do some great stuff with design, usability, and the new plugin architecture that will let us build out lots of interesting and innovative new ideas – the painful part of which is that it is costing more than I ever anticipated. Quite simply, I need the community’s help to get us over this hump.
There is another reason, perhaps equally important, which is that a Fundraiser will demonstrate that there is still real demand for what we’re trying to do here. Warm emails and donations in times gone by are undoubtedly the main reason we’ve made it this far, and I have high hopes that such spirit will prevail.
The good news is that once the Pro plugins are up and running, we’ll be investing those revenues back into creating a robust support infrastructure (including product maintenance) – something we’ve struggled with in the past without any real income. What I mean is, I hope this is the last Fundraiser of this kind we have to do, but right now it is very important.
May I make a deal with you? One that I hope will be very rewarding.
If you can make a donation of over $25 ($50 is actually the target, but I know these are not the best of times) – a crowd sourced investment if you like – I will immediately sort you out with a copy of the alpha of GTDInbox 2.1 and all subsequent updates (including the desired design overhaul) right up until the public launch*. As an extra thank you, I’ll turn that donation into a 1.2x credit against all future Pro Plugin apps (like the Events&Deadlines app, which will be low-cost and will come first). So your $50 would become $60 in credit, on top of the true benefit of just helping us succeed.
The new website, which donators have access too, shows the total we have reached in the Fundraiser. Once the $6,000 is hit, it will be pumped into a major design overhaul, a new server, and to fast-track the first two plugins.
Let’s get things moving!
(Or go via our Donate page)
* The official release date for 2.1 will be in mid-to-late January, 2009
I’ve been using it for two days, and have found nothing wrong at all! Alpha my foot…
This is such a central part of how I control the most important communication channel in my life – you have my $50 – and godspeed to you, sir.
Hi Andy,
I sent you US$50 via PayPal and am enthusiastically looking forward to using the new version. The more I use GTDInbox, the less I have to rely on other systems for managing my work. You are absolutely right about interpreting emails as either tasks, resources or junk, though I don’t think that badly formatted really describes the problem. Rather, the problem is converting the emails into actionable tasks without creating a separate task management system, which then becomes a chore to manage in itself.
Best,
Peyton
Hi Andy,
I’ve reverted back to the current release version.
Firstly, keep up the great work. I use GTDInbox religiously everyday and really hope you make your donations target.
I installed 2.1, but had a lot of issues: the worst of which was that my labels banished
Kind regards,
Marcos
Would it be an idea to somehow prompt viewing of the Someday label/folder on a regular basis (I suppose this would actually be a prompt for a weekly review)? I find that even though it is in the dashboard, I never really get round to a weekly review, and a visual prompt would make me do it.
Another idea: Make an option to automatically label; all outsoing (sent) emails as Waiting On. If the conversation is already labelled as Action, that should be deleted and replaced with Waiting On.
There are many emails that I forget to chase up on, and this would automate the process!
The new version is brilliant as usual, I’m finding some of the enhancements to be extremely useful… the “Show Conversations/Tasks with Contact(s)” feature is like a “one click conversations” widget on steroids, and probably my favorite new feature right now. Looking forward to see how it develops — thanks for the hard work!
I found GTDInbox on the luck of a whim months ago, and now can hardly imagine using email without it. GMail reinvented email but you’ve reinvented GMail by growing it’s power as a task management tool! I’ve sent in a donation as well and can’t wait to see the beta release. Thank you!
You guys are great, right along with the GTDInbox extension! Those new features sound like they’ll be really useful!
Hello mate !
I wanted to help you since a long time… It is true that this plugin changed my way to inter-act with mails…
So now i am done with it : i just donated a little something for you…
Good work to you and I am really looking forward to check new versions
Seb
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Guys,
We are screwed up….
Google has changed the buttons on gmail. GDTInbox doen’t work anymore ….
HELP! HELP! SOS!