The only way I was able to keep things straight was to have all my assignment deadlines online and at my fingertips. I could bore you with all the to-do list type applications that I went through or mention the probably hundreds that I didn't have time for, but I won't do that. If you'd like to take your own journey through that vast field, just Google "to-do list applications" or "GTD" (Getting Things Done). It'll definitely keep you busy.
For me, I just had a few requirements:
- online - I had to be able to access it from anywhere.
- easy - nothing complicated. Just let me enter a task, a due date, and be done!
- quick - See "easy". Quickly add a task and date. Keyboard shortcuts are a real help here.
- flexible - But when I need it to do some more complicated things, those features should be available somewhere. And nothing fancy either: recurring appointments, flagging tasks, stuff like that.
So after a bit of testing, I settled on... are you ready for it?... Todoist. Like I said, it's nothing fancy, but it lets me do what I need to do to keep organized and on top of my homework quickly and easily and for free! There's a monthly paid version, as well, with more powerful features which is probably worth it if you need those, but for me the free version is good enough.
Right now, I'm just using it online, but according to their website they have both iPhone and Android apps available (third-party I'm assuming), and an API to extend Todoist's functionality. Something I'll have to play with (once I have some time... :) ).
