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There are many task managers, such as Remember The Milk and Toodledo that have been praised for helping users get things done in an organized fashion, but a lot of times, a task manager isn't enough. Most likely, you need to integrate task managers with other programs, such as your calendar application. This is especially true for students that constantly need to be organized without dying in the swamp of tasks. Finding a task manager that works without sucking the little time you've got (because of its complex inputting syntax or what not) may be a challenge, but not for long.

Student DOG Organizer [Broken URL Removed] (version 2.1) is a popular download that contains a handy digital interface for organizing tasks that most students get day by day. Think of it as a digital student planner, complete with contacts, calendar, tasks, grades, notes and schedule sections.

What makes this program a gem is also the Overview section, which is actually the first one, so you can see a summary of the most immediate appointments, classes, tasks and even birthdays.

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Of course, this Overview section certainly works better provided you actually fill out all sections of the application. Most sections work the way you'd expect, but the next ones are worth mentioning because they're especially helpful.

Notes

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The Notes section lets you create notes and place them in specific categories, which could be certain classes or even random notes. The best way to go about creating notes would be to first create a category and then the note, which will ask you for the note title before opening Wordpad, with the file saved according to the title you provided. If you're not too keen on using Wordpad, you can select a different program in the Settings tab. You can either select the built-in editor (a simple WYSIWYG composing window), Microsoft Word, or use a EXE program to which you will specify the path in the next field.

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The tooltips of the icons actually showed information in what I believe is Czech, but otherwise, the Notes section is truly a godsend as it displays links to note files on the computer while still organizing them by categories. In other words, it helps you tag documents and also automates the organizing and sorting beautifully.

Tasks With "Tagging"

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The Tasks section allows you to create a simple to-do list sorted by categories. You basically just need to create categories first before creating a new to-do, much like how you do in the Notes section. You can move items up and down to prioritize them, as well as insert lines to separate items and make groups if you so wish.

Grades

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In the Marks section, you can keep up with your grades and averages for each class to easily determine your progress in the class. Included is a list of 12 subjects that you might need to edit if you're using the tool for college. To do that, you'll have to go into the Settings tab and click on Edit Subjects List to alter any class.

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Schedule

You can also create a visual representation of your class schedule on the Timetable tab of the program. You can set a different color for each class and set the start and end of this schedule. In the Settings tab, you'll also be able to choose between high school-style and college-style schedules, which differ in that high school classes run in consecutive periods while you set your own schedule in college.

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The best part about Student DOG Organizer is that the program brings together what could be several different applications all in one package and so it offers a sort of dashboard where you can see an overview of everything you've inputted in one view. What I would love to see in this application though, is the ability to export or backup the data should my laptop ever get stolen while all my work is on it, or should I need to use another computer in a university lab and need access to my data.

What applications or methods do you prefer to keep up with your student tasks?