We have just released Actions 1.0 and could use some attention. So we have an offer to all US bloggers out there: If you write on your blog that there is a new app out, write a review of Ghost Action, or make a comparison with our competitors or something like that, we will send you a free copy of Actions.

Please note: The offer is only valid for US bloggers since Apple’s promo codes which we will use are only redeemable in the US store.

Interested? Then read below for details:

• Your blog must be registered at technorati.com and have an authority rating of 5 or higher. That’s isn’t to hard if some people are linking and visiting your blog. See this example on how to check your rating.
• Send us an email with info about your blog
• We will then send you a promo code and you can download your free copy from iTunes
• You should then write your blog post within a week of receiving your promo code
• In your blog post you should include a link to Actions and the link must be relevant to whatever you are writing about
• We have only received a limited set of promo codes from Apple, so mail us as soon as possible…

You can find our email address on the support page.

Actions, the new GTD to-do list for iPhone has now been released. For the press release, see here.

For the past few months a new partner at Ghost Park Software and I have been working hard on a new GTD app for the iPhone called Actions. We think it’s great and it’s now ready for beta testing. Here are some of the highlights:

• Really fast startup and navigation, even with a very large set of actions.
• Very nice support for the GTD method
• Simple and easy to use. You don’t need to be a GTD expert to use it.

Because of limitations set by Apple we can only invite a limited number of beta testers. If you are interested in participating send an email to . Please include your 40 character Iphone identifier (UDID). You can find it in iTunes when your iPhone is connected if you click on the Serial Number label in the Summary screen.

Each tester that finds a serious bug will receive a free copy of Actions when it is released.

More information about Actions to follow soon…

I have got several requests from users that want to see Ghost Action on the iPhone. I too would like that very much. But it will not happen as long as Apple doesn’t want it to. There is no way I can make that a viable business. That’s a pity since Ghost Action would work very well as a native iPhone application.

I think that locking out 3rd party developers from the iPhone is a really bad move by Apple. Especially when they are lying about the reasons for it. Hopefully there will be a backlash and they will have to rethink their decision.

What’s more likely than Apple opening up the iPhone, is that they will provide their own iPhone to-do list. That seems logical given that even Apple Mail in Leopard will handle to dos and that there is sophisticated support in OS X for syncing data including to-dos to handheld devices. This would be a workable solution since Ghost Action then could sync to the iPhone, but it would not be great, since Apple’s application most likely wouldn’t let you organize your todos both according to context and project as Ghost Action does.

I have decided to extend the free license offer. Otherwise, the same rules still hold:

• Your blog must be registered at technorati.com and have ranking of at least 1,000,000 or better. This isn’t to hard if you have been running your blog for a while. As a comparison, 43folders.com have a ranking of 116. (And no, there are no exceptions to this requirement.)
• You must include a link to Ghost Action, and the link must be relevant to whatever you are writing about.
• You must send me an email with the link to your blog post.
• The blog post must be posted at no later than March 31.

Allow me a few days, and I will send back the license to you.

Ghost Action is a new to do list application for Mac that helps you keep track of your to-dos using the Getting Things Done (GTD) method.

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Ghostparksoftware.com have been blocked by Websense (a common web filter used at offices) under the category of … (starts with s and ends with an x). I guess it triggered on the phrases “ghost action” and “full two-way synchronization”… Or maybe it was “actions are grouped according to the context they can be performed at”… I guess I will never know.

Today I have released version 1.0 of Ghost Action and it’s available for purchase for $19.95. Just because it is 1.0, it isn’t the final version of Ghost Action. I will continue to develop it in about the same pace as before, so continue to send me your feedback and suggestions.

Now at 1.0, it’s a good time to get some more attention. So I have an offer for all GTD bloggers out there. If you write on your blog that there is a new GTD app out, write a review of Ghost Action, or make a list of GTD software or something like that, I will send you a free license. You don’t have to write favorably about Ghost Action, just write what you think. The only conditions I have are the following:

• Your blog must be registered at technorati.com and have ranking of at least 1,000,000 or better. This isn’t to hard if you have been running your blog for a while. As a comparison, 43folders.com have a ranking of 116.
• You must include a link to Ghost Action, and the link must be relevant to whatever you are writing about.
• You must send me an email with the link to your blog post.
• The blog post must be posted at no later than 28th of February.

Allow me a few days, and I will send back the license to you.

The offer is valid also for blog posts already written. Bloggers who already have written about Ghost Action and fill the above criteria can email me for a free license. Also, bloggers who read the above after you bought your license, can still get a refund as long as Paypal still allows it. (The limit is 60 days after payment).

Ghost Action is a new to do list application for Mac that helps you keep track of your to-dos using the Getting Things Done (GTD) method.

The eagerly awaited feature printing has finally been implemented in Ghost Action 1.0b17. Currently all incomplete actions are printed grouped per context.

Below are two sample printouts:

The printouts can be printed with different page formats and different font size. I would expect the printouts will be most useful when printing to smaller formats such as index cards or with several print pages per sheet.

The printout to the right have been printed with a different page format (using Page Setup…) and with fewer lines per page. The lines per page setting can be changed in the print dialog under the special “Ghost Action” setting.

This should be seen as the first version of the printing support. Please experiment, give me your feedback, and tell me what I can improve.

Ghost Action is a new to do list manager for Mac that helps you keep track of what you need to do using the Getting Things Done (GTD) method.

A minor update this time.

Improvements

• Due actions are shown in red color.

Bug fixes

• The color of projects were not updated directly when actions were marked as done

Ghost Action is a new to do list manager for Mac that helps you keep track of what you need to do using the Getting Things Done (GTD) method.

Many improvements including a redesign of the GUI and improved keyboard navigation.

Improvements

• Expiration date for beta moved to 20th of January.
• Actions are always created and edited directly in the list of actions instead of in separate windows
• Notes and due dates can be directly edited in two new controls in the main window
• Pressing return or space when an action is selected will edit it
• Pressing return while editing names or due dates will finish the editing
• It is now possible to navigate in the action, project and context lists using the up and down arrows.
• Pressing tab while editing an action will move to the next editable field
• Contexts and projects can now be created through the meny and keyboard shortcuts
• The filters “only due actions” and “only actions not done” now remembers their state between launches.
• The autosync is now also performed when the application enters the foreground
• Nicer looking add buttons
• The due column now shows “Dec 25″ instead of “12/25″

Bug fixes

• A due action would sometimes not be shown when “only due actions” were selected.
• The column widths would appear incorrect after restart if the split view bar had been moved
• The filters “only due actions” and “only actions not done” now always have the same state in the project, context and action views
• Improved navigation using tab between controls
• Actions that are done are now shown in gray
• Projects that have no incomplete actions are now shown in gray

Ghost Action is a new to do list manager for Mac that helps you keep track of what you need to do using the Getting Things Done (GTD) method.