The Tasks Pro™ Story
Tasks Pro™ is the multi-user version of my acclaimed Tasks software. I originally created Tasks in 2002 when I couldn't find an existing web-based hierarchical task manager. After using the system for about six months, I released version 1.0 to the public as donationware on January 20, 2003. The enthusiastic reception Tasks 1.0 (and subsequent releases) received was a very pleasant surprise. This feedback encouraged me to build the new features and functionality you see in the current Tasks Jr. release. In the first year I had over 25,000 downloads of Tasks, completely surpassing my expectations.
One of the things consistently requested was the addition of multi-user functionality. This is a much bigger undertaking than it sounds, especially when you are determined to "do it right, or not do it at all". Since I didn't need the multi-user capability myself, it wasn't until I was approached by several people who offered to help sponsor the development that I began to seriously plan out the multi-user version.
As more people contacted me to inquire about the potential for the multi-user version, several more sponsors joined. The fact that these generous people were willing to sponsor the development on the promise of the multi-user functionality while only having seen the single-user product convinced me that this was indeed (as many people had told me) going to be a saleable product.
I am very pleased with the Tasks Pro™ product, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy using it.
Please join me in thanking the original Tasks Pro™ sponsors:
- Michael S. Miller
- Scott T. Hards
- Randy Kirschner
- Chris Kacerguis
- Brian Pollack
- Michael Lopp
- Scott Klein
- Dave
- Django Bayless
- Pedro Cunha
- Isak Johnsson
- David Norman
About Alex King
Alex King is an 8 year veteran of the Silicon Valley boom days, recently relocated to Denver, CO. Since moving to Colorado, Alex has been working full time as an independent developer (Crowd Favorite).
I've been doing web development since 1996. I spent several years designing and building web sites before interest in user interface design brought me into the software industry.
From 1999 through 2003 I worked for several enterprise software companies designing the user interface for their web-based applications.
Besides my computer related interests, I keep busy with a healthy collection of sports and activities including golf, volleyball, softball, guitar and photography.
