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I've tried this and the Admin to-do module. I like this better because it has more options, but I wish that it had even more. In particular, I'd like to have fields to capture start dates and due dates.

I read that the installation process had been simplified, but the instructions told me to enable, publish to cp, write to db, load cp, no longer write to db. I'm not sure if this is the simplified process. I can follow directions, but I would have preferred an even simpler process for installation--one less prone to user error.

This module takes up a lot of space per entry. That makes it easier to read, but when you get a lot of items in your to-do list, you'll find yourself scrolling. It would be nice to have a condensed list view with the essentials and the ability to drill down on a particular task for more details (including the addition of a subject field). At any rate, if you have a lot of entries in the to-do list, you probably won't want to publish it in the first position. You'll see what I mean when you put a lot of entries into it.

Having the ability to set the priority and status and user of each task is handy. (It's why I uninstalled the admin to-do module which lacks these abilities.) I find this especially to be the case when the list gets longer, since I can more easily identify the tasks I'm looking for. It would be a nice feature to be able to customize the items that appear in the comboboxes for priority and status. Also, for sites with lots of people who have access to the backend, it would be nice to be able to see the name along side the username for each admin. I find myself having to look up the usernames to make sure I'm assigning a task to the correct person.

When the list gets longer, you have to delete items to keep things neat. If you change the status of an item to completed, it's still visible in the same position in the list. It would be so much nicer not to have to do this, but there would need to be some way to filter or sort the list of to-do items if they were to be kept around.

Overall I think this module is very useful for both large and small groups of people--even individual users. It's a simple way of keeping track of what needs to be done. It's certainly worth downloading and trying out. I may wish that it had more and better features, but I'm grateful for what it does offer.