GrindBox

A careful management of time makes it not only more comfortable to keep up with all activities in a particular day, but also to increase practicality and efficiency overall. In case your work involves using the computer on a daily basis, creating a schedule becomes a convenient task, especially when using applications like GrindBox.

The application saves you the time and effort needed to go through a setup process, and lets you take it around so you always have the schedule at hand to know what needs to be done next. However, it only works if Java Runtime Environment is on your computer. On the other hand, registry entries are kept intact during the entire operation.

There are three different ways to manage your time. These are accessed from individual tabs and let you handle a calendar, weekly schedule, and things to do this week. Unfortunately, there’s a big inconsistency between all of them, even though time is the same. This means that creating tasks in one area doesn’t make them visible in the others.

When in the calendar mode, you can add up to four different events. Selecting a day highlights these slots, while value fields you need to fill in account for event name, start and end time, and additional notes.

The weekly planner only shows days in the current week on a vertical timeline based on hours. Every hour is a possible slot to add a task, while effort on your behalf narrows down to writing event name.

Last but not least, the to do list is pretty straightforward. An abundance of empty fields are at your disposal, and you need to provide name, notes, and completion status.

Unfortunately, you need to be aware of how time goes by and what’s happening, because there are no alerts to warn you of specific events. No reports can be generated, and the application can create a little bit of confusion in long term use.

GrindBox is a pretty simple task organizer which mostly comes in handy for general activities. Relying on it for tasks you work on the long run might not be the most inspiring thing to do because of the inconsistency between planners, and rough overall design.