Ok, so I can’t really afford a personal assistant, today however I did find out about “I Want Sandy”

The busier I am the more I need remeinders and things to get organized. “I Want Sandy” lets me send messages to “her” so that she can remind me to get things done.

Using the service is as simple as sending an email. There’s nothing to download, install, or configure. “Sandy” lives in your address book alongside everyone else you know and email.

For example I can send “Sandy” an email with following messages

• Remind me about my Sax lessons on Tuesday, 8-9pm @weekly
• Remember Mary’s friends name is Christie
• Need to add an item to a task list? Just email it to “Sandy” and it will be added. If you add the “@weekly” tag and you can get a weekly reminder.

and I get back a reminder via, email, Twitter, and even SMS (via the iPhone). When I send “Sandy” about appointments, to-dos, and contacts, the replies come with attachments you can click to add to your calendar, to-do list, or address book. You can even integrate “Sandy” your calendar so that everything you shows up there automatically.

“Sandy” is still training me, but I think I might keep her around.

By: David Sparks Associate Editor

Is it just me or does it seem like you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting another new Mac task list application. Don’t get me wrong. This is great. Just a year ago most of us were looking at the lackluster task support in iCal and scratching our heads. Now there are a variety of options using OS X and Web 2.0.

Picking a task management application, however, is a very personal thing. One size most definitely does not fit all. I have one friend who has a habit of writing two things on an index card every morning. It works for him. I, on the other hand, am completely nuts. I manage about 30 different work projects with deadlines stretched over years, several staff members, and my various other family, social, and Mac commitments with a byzantine set of tasks that, at last count, tops over 400. There is no way I could keep all of these plates in the air without some very serious help. Enter OmniFocus.

I got in the OmniFocus alpha early and quickly came to rely on it. Scheduled for a 1.0 release on January 8, 2008, the application is in fine shape. I’m going to give it a full review when the 1.0 releases but for now take my word that if you are looking for an application to do the heavy lifting, give the beta a trial run. If you get hooked, they are reducing the $79 license fee to $39 before it releases. I’m not saying this is the solution for everyone, but it certainly is worth a look.

To see more of my rambling, stop on by MacSparky.com .