I think GTDTW is an excellent implementation, but the largest drawback is that there is no server side component. If I have to keep it on a thumb drive I can’t share it, thereby eliminating most of the “wiki” functionality. But it inspired me to look for other options, such as MediaWiki, which I am toying with. I realize that conceptually you may not want your tasks in a public wiki, so the wiki on a stick capability is an understandable draw for many.

I just started the GTD process, and found GTDTW very soon after I started the process, so I’m using it exclusively to manage my life right now. I have a USB key (with thumbprint scanner built in, a bit of overkill, but cool nonetheless) with GTDTW and portable firefox on it. I’m going to be installing Essential PIM for keeping track of contacts, though right now, my contacts go into my ipod.

I also wish there was a server side component, and have toyed with expanding it using XMLHTTPRequest in javascript to call back and load the data sections in the file. All in all I really enjoy using GTDTW, and even use it to print out index cards for keeping on me (right now, just shopping lists, etc)

I use MediaWiki for…mmm…I think it’s 4 projects right now, and I think it’s extraordinary.

You can just throw it behind a HTTP realm for pwd security, or you can also force sign-ins for a skosh of spam protection. I imagine you do a bit of fu to make it registered/approved member only as well.

Although it’s not as pretty and gee-whiz as TiddlyWiki, the functionality, scalability, and ease of use of MediaWiki are pretty great. If they could base it on text files and add Markdown, I’d be the happiest boy in the world.

There is a version of TiddlyWiki avalable that has a PHP ServerSide back end.

PhpTiddlyWiki - http://www.patrickcurry.com/tiddly/

I’m really enjoying the GTD TiddlyWiki. I have been looking for a system for a while, I tried Backpack but couldn’t see paying for more pages when I knew that, somewhere out there, there had to be a wiki I would like without having to tweak it into submission and without a steep learning curve. So when I saw GTDTW on lifehacker.com, I decided to play with it.

I’m kinda digging the single local file thing for some purposes. I have one file for GTD stuff — project notes, shopping lists, to-do list, etc. Since 90% of my work is done at one desk, this works for me. I do want to take a look at the PHP implementation — thanks Rob! — but so far, local is fine.

I’m also using a TiddlyWiki as a way to organize all my information for a study program I’m taking — all my essays, resources, study questions, book reports, unfinished assignments, next steps, etc. Several people have turned in wiki versions of their “final journal” in this course, and I understand why — it’s one of the only ways to keep the massive amount of small assignments in any sort of practical, organized system. I feel like I could actually use my notes and assignments as reference material this way.

In a perfect world, I would be able to link to files on my hard drive and not just folders. But like I said, I’m still playing with it. I may also need to write an autosave routine — I accidentally wiped four hours of work in my study program when I browsed away from the window without saving. Added another sticky note to monitor: SAVE YOUR WORK, GENIUS.

no safari support ):

Merlin, can you rally the troops to send some Mac/Safari savvy person to help with fixing the problems with Safari?

Re unnecessary adverbs: take the ly detector.

two more serverside tiddlywikis: http://phiffer.org/tiddly/ http://aasted.org/wiki/

I’m finding the non-server aspect actually a great benefit: not having to have an internet connection in order to access ones tasks manager is rather essential for a commuter.

I have found a bug however: deleting or renaming the default tiddly wiki from the ‘DefaultTiddlers’ tiddler forces a static, un-editable (and soon out of date) one to appear on the next load. If you do a ‘search’ you can get to the correct version of the event, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to remove the static one.

I love the printout aspect but I can’t seem to find a way to make firefox print without the file information at the top of the page and the date at the bottom.