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Balance for Your Balancing Act
By Taeho Lim
Got too much to do? Get in line and join the club pal. Better yet, break free and take control of your life. That's the promise of Life Balance, "The To Do List for Real Life" from Llamagraphics. Life Balance is intelligent scheduling software. Just tell Life Balance what you care about and the program can help you prioritize what matters the most and set your schedule accordingly.
Life Balance uses "fuzzy logic math techniques" to help you better manage your schedule. Specifically, depending on your priorities, how much time and effort you want to put into each task, and how much you actually get done each day, Life Balance will make recommendations about your schedule.
Life Balance offers a number of other unique features as well. For example, the outliner can group your smaller tasks into larger projects. You can also quickly switch around the tasks in your project with a simple click and drag of your mouse. Most importantly, you can literally work on your matters one step at a time with a feature that adds only the next step to your to-do list after you have finished the previous one. Seeing the next task instead of every task keeps you focused and prevents you from feeling overwhelmed.
Life Balance can automatically schedule routine tasks that it notices, provide alerts for impending deadlines, integrate with your Palm OS device, and create pie charts that break down how you spend your time. In the Life Balance User Community you can share tips for best using the software.
Life Balance works with Mac, Windows, and your Palm. The Palm-compatible version costs $39.95 while the Mac and Windows versions cost $64.95 each. You can also purchase a Mac+Palm or Windows+Palm bundle for $79.95. Learn more about Life Balance.
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