Alright, let’s talk about this thing called ‘allendi’. Heard about it from a buddy, said it might help sort out the mess I call my project tracking. You know, usually I just jot stuff down in random text files, maybe a spreadsheet if I’m feeling fancy. But things get lost. So, I figured, why not give ‘allendi’ a try?
Getting Started Felt… Weird
First off, finding the darn thing wasn’t exactly straightforward. No big website, just some obscure forum post. Anyway, got it downloaded. Installation was okay, pretty standard click-next stuff. Opened it up. Looked… bare. Like, really simple. Not always a bad thing, I guess.
So, I jumped right in. Tried to add my main project, the ‘Baker Street renovation’. Found an ‘Add New Item’ button, clicked it. Typed in the name. Okay, simple enough. Then I wanted to add tasks under it. You know, like ‘Order Tiles’, ‘Call Plumber’, ‘Paint Walls’. This is where it got a bit fiddly.
- Had to create each task as a separate ‘item’.
- Then I had to figure out how to link them back to the main ‘Baker Street renovation’ item.
- Took me a good 10 minutes clicking around, felt clumsy.
Actually Using It Day-to-Day
So, I spent an afternoon putting in all my current projects and their tasks. It looked kinda organized, I’ll give it that. Each project had its little list of things underneath. Felt a bit proud, like I’d finally tamed the chaos.
But then came the actual using it part. Marking a task as done? Easy check box, fine. Adding notes to a task? Click the task, find the ‘Notes’ section, type away. Okay. But searching for stuff? Man, that was rough. The search bar was basic. If I didn’t remember the exact name I gave something, good luck finding it. Trying to find all ‘urgent’ tasks across different projects? Nope. Didn’t seem to have a way to tag or prioritize things universally that worked well.
I remember trying to add deadlines. Found a date field, cool. But no reminders. No calendar view. Just… a date sitting there. What’s the point then? I still needed my phone calendar to actually remind me. Felt like it only did half the job.
The Annoyances Piled Up
After about a week, the little things started grating on me. It didn’t sync between devices easily. I do a lot of work on my laptop, but also check stuff on my tablet sometimes. Getting ‘allendi’ data across was a manual process, exporting and importing files. Who has time for that? We’re not living in the stone age here.
And it crashed. Not often, but maybe twice in that week. Lost a few notes I’d just added. Nothing critical, thankfully, but it shakes your confidence, you know? Makes you think, maybe those simple text files weren’t so bad after all. At least they don’t just disappear.
So, What’s the Verdict?
Look, I tried. I really put some effort into making ‘allendi’ work for me. For just basic listing, yeah, it functions. You can put text in, you can check boxes. But beyond that? It felt unfinished. Clunky interface, poor search, no proper syncing, no reminders. It created almost as much work as it saved.
In the end, I drifted back. Back to my messy text files and the trusty old spreadsheet. Maybe ‘allendi’ works for some people, folks with super simple needs or maybe just more patience than me. But for tracking actual, moving projects with deadlines and details? It just wasn’t cutting it. Dropped it after about two weeks. Haven’t looked back. Sometimes the old ways, even if messy, are less frustrating than a tool that doesn’t quite hit the mark.
