Portable TaskPrompt

It’s good to have an overview of all tasks you need to perform within a specific time range, because this way you don’t risk missing out some tasks, and can organize your time a little better. Since the computer provides a great deal of accuracy, applications like Portable TaskPrompt are suitable candidates for the task.

As the name clearly points out, the application is the edition of TaskPrompt which skips you the time and effort of going through a setup process, letting you use it on other computers as well, directly from a thumb drive. Not only this, but registries don’t need to be modified for the application to work, which means the target PC is not affected.

In order to better understand how the application can help you out with daily routine, you first need to create a task, or two. The add window is fitted with tabs for tasks, notes, and settings, each with various different parameters to configure.

A task can’t be fitted with a name, but you do have the possibility to include a 255 character description. It can be placed in a custom category, which you simply create by filling in a dedicated field. Depending on importance, priority level is specified for an interval between 1 and 10. You can leave the task as one time, or have it repeat itself every now and then, with an accompanying alarm to alert you when time is due.

Adding tasks is the activity requiring the most effort, at least when using the application. All of them are stored in the main window, with different column headers like completion status, priority, category, task, occurrence, frequency, due date, completion percentage, and a few more.

You’re free to sort the list according to column headers, but all tasks are only shown together if you’re in the dedicated section. More filter options can be applied to the view area based on occurrences, category,date range, or manually scrolling through days in a calendar.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Portable TaskPrompt is sure to help you make better use of your time. Portability is a major advantage, since you can take tasks with you. Little effort is required to add new tasks, but a lot of details, and even sound alerts can be included.