First off, let me say that I just started using it at work yesterday, so this is all very preliminary.

Previously, I had been using a simple .txt file to track my tasks at work. I used Notepad++ (specifically, the PortableApps.com version) to edit it, mostly because it seemed to be a lot like TextMate in some ways.

Yesterday, I changed the extension of this file to .taskpaper and told Windows to use Notepad++ to open .taskpaper files. I then modified the contents of the file using TaskPaper’s scheme (“:” after projects, “- ” before tasks, “@” for tags).

Today, I discovered the utility of Notepad++’s macro recording functions. Specifically, I recorded a macro that appends “@done” to the end of a task with a press of Ctrl-D. (This is very close to TaskPaper’s Cmd-D for the same.)

Honestly, that’s all I’ve gotten around to so far. I plan to investigate Notepad++ further to see if there is any way to teach it to mimic other TaskPaper functions (cross out completed tasks, for example), when I have the time.

Long story short, TaskPaper has already been a big boon for my productivity.