Best basic to-do list manager

Even those of us who aren't to-do list freaks still need to keep track of what needs doing or risk becoming viewed as hopelessly disorganized and confused. Things, a $10 app from doesn't provide the overkill that many adherents of the church of Getting Things Done will prefer. But it does offer an easy-to-use way to create tasks, set their due dates, and check them off when you're done. The auto-sync integration with Cultured Code's $49 version for desktop Macs is also immaculate.

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Best way to share to-dos

Zenbe Lists is an easy-to-use app for keeping multiple to-do or shopping lists, each item with or without a due date. Those lists are synced with the , so you can update them on your iPhone or desktop. But the real beauty of the $3 Zenbe Lists is that you can share your lists with both other Zenbe Lists users and anyone with a Web browser. So, for example, your spouse back home can add items to the grocery list while you're walking the aisles of the supermarket. -- DAN FRAKES