We played on the final day of the festival and I spent most of the lead-up to our performance in our hotel. We didn't even realize the event wasn't taking place in Woodstock, the location of the original festival, until we arrived. We were put on an air plane and flown across the country to Rome, New York. American musician John Oszajca performed on the emerging artist's stage at the festival in 1999. Guests covered in mud at the main stage at Woodstock Festival in 1999. The main thing running through my mind was just hoping the show went well that we caught the stage at a good time so we could earn some new fans. My band and I would be playing on the emerging artist stage. Being young and no-doubt a bit arrogant it just felt natural, like I was where I was supposed to be. I thought it would be pretty cool to take part in this legendary festival three decades later. Of course, I knew about the iconic first incarnation of Woodstock in 1969. I signed with Interscope Records in April 1999 and before I knew it I was recording songs, performing at huge sports games, being jetted around the world and was even asked to play at Woodstock Festival that same year. Suddenly I was caught in this crazy whirlwind which seemed to appear out of nowhere. I had spent years paying my dues as a musician, playing bars in Hollywood while working as a club promoter and living in a cheap apartment in a dangerous part of town. This is essential for GTD, and I can't say the same thing about alternative programs.I was 25 when I landed my first record deal. After a couple of times of using it I was getting things done with the help of the application, and I TRUSTED the application. My choice is Thinking Rock since it allows me to follow the GTD methodology, enables me to print a variety of reports (e.g., by context, by person, by project, etc.), allows me not only to view but also to sort multiple items using different criteria (e.g., action, project, context, etc.), has a very useful pop-up help, works on Windows and Mac (this was particularly important since I had to move back and forth between a PC and my Mac for some projects), has a very detailed Help file, and is very easy to use. Each person has different tastes and preferences. My advice is to download them, use them, and compare them. ![]() ![]() These 4 programs come to mind since they are recent, but I have used others and always return to Thinking Rock. Again, looks interesting but lacks functionality (e.g, Delegated, Waiting For, viewing multiple projects at once, etc.) It's very rapidly evolving, but at the moment still lacks some GTD features (e.g., Waiting For, Delegated, Reports, etc.)Ĥ. Looks beautiful, but it lacked a lot of functionality for my use.ģ. ![]() Perhaps OmniFocus will eventually be a great GTD program, but for now I prefer Thinking Rock.Ģ. For me Thinking Rock has been easier to use on a daily basis. ![]() Great and free, but requires OmniOutliner Pro. I would encourage people who find the application useful to donate and show their support.įor comparison, here are some of the applications I have tried:ġ. Right now Thinking Rock is quite impressive for a version 1 software, especially given that it is available for free. The developer is very responsive, bugs have been fixed and requests have been incorporated into the application. Out of all the applications I have tried, Thinking Rock is one of the few that follows David Allen's GTD methodology in detail. Since I'm surprised at the recent reviews I have read for other GTD applications, I thought it would be useful to add a review for Thinking Rock.
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