Google Tasks is a really handy service that was originally a part of Gmail, which can now be accessed individually. We have already told you about a desktop tool to access Google Tasks, however, if you are a Google Chrome user, we came across a Chrome extension which will allows you access your Google Tasks quickly and easily.

Once you install the extension, you will see a tasks bar at the right hand corner of the screen, whenever you load a webpage (you will only see if when you open a webpage).

Clicking on the Tasks bar will display your Google Tasks to you, you can complete old tasks, add new ones or delete completed tasks using this extension.

Techie Buzz Verdict

If you are a Google Chrome user and want a task manager, that you can access in your Gmail account, as well as integrate with Google Calendar, this extension is a recommended download. Using this extension will make task management that much easier.

The fact that you can edit, delete and add new tasks without having to use Gmail or the standalone Google Tasks website, allows you to use it like just another desktop task management software.

Techie Buzz Ratings: 4/5 (Excellent)

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I use Google chrome extensively on a day to day basis for research, regular surfing and more. In addition to that I also make use of Google Talk for communicating with others and Google Tasks for taking important notes.

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I came across couple of bookmarklets that will let you access Google Tasks and Google Talk in Google chrome any browser’s sidebar without having to use any additional Chrome extensions.

This feature is derived from an earlier bookmarklet that allow you to split screens in Google Chrome.

To get Google Tasks and Google talk as a sidebar in Google Chrome your favorite browser copy the bookmark code below and create a new bookmark in chrome.

Google Talk in Sidebar

javascript:A14nH=location.href;L3f7=A14nH;R1Gh7="http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/client";if(L3f7&&R1Gh7){Fr4Q='\n';Fr4Q+='\n';Fr4Q+='';with(document){write(Fr4Q);void(close())}}else{void(null)}

Google Tasks in Sidebar

javascript:A14nH=location.href;L3f7=A14nH;R1Gh7="https://mail.google.com/tasks/ig";if(L3f7&&R1Gh7){Fr4Q='\n';Fr4Q+='\n';Fr4Q+='';with(document){write(Fr4Q);void(close())}}else{void(null)}

Have fun managing your tasks and chatting with your friends.

[via Chrome Plugins]

Google has been coming up with several features, however many of them are usually in the Labs, where they go through rigorous testing before they some of them finally graduate to become stable products.

Once such interesting product in Gmail Labs was Google Tasks which allowed you to quickly take notes or add your emails to notes.

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Over a period of time Google Tasks was integrated into Google Calendar and you also had the option to access Google tasks from your desktop, it was getting more and more useful over a period of time.

The Gmail team has finally graduated this feature out of labs, however surprisingly this was the shortest period we have seen a feature graduate out of labs, which would mean that is more stable and widely used.

Starting today you will see a link for tasks under the contacts link in Gmail, the feature no longer requires users to enable it in Gmail Labs.

If you have not yet been using this, we definitely recommend you give it a try.

Tasks graduates from Gmail Labs [Official Gmail Blog]

Google Calendar has been one of our favorite services to manage events, appointments and reminders, along with getting free SMS reminders for them. Google Tasks on the other hand is a fairly new product and has definitely grown in usage by Google users who would prefer to have all things in one place.

Google has now finally integrated Google Tasks into Calendar making it more than easier to manage your tasks from a single interface.

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The marriage of both the products makes more sense, since in its original form, Google Tasks lacked a time based system to manage your TODO lists, however it will be more easier than every now.

Adding tasks is simple, just do it as your already did it regularly, however to add a date to the task just click on the arrow in the right and side and add a completion date to it.

However the tasks will not be a part of your calendar, and will appear in a separate calendar called Tasks, in addition to this users will not be able to receive SMS alerts for the tasks yet.

Here are some of the details about Google Tasks integration with Calendar, found on this Google Calendar Help page.

The Tasks gadget will appear on the right side of your calendar grid. Visit here for more information on how to navigate and manage your task list.

We’ve added a few Calendar-specific features to make it easier to keep track of your Tasks:

• Tasks that have due dates will automatically appear on your calendar in the All Day event section.
• To create a task with a due date in Calendar, click on an empty space in Month view or in the All Day section and select the Task option.
• To attach a due date to an existing task, click the right arrow next to the task in question in the Task list. Then, click on the calendar icon to select a date.
• To modify a task’s date, simply drag the task to a new date (as you would with a calendar event).
• To mark a task as complete from within Calendar, click on the checkbox next to the task.

Google Calendar Adds Tasks [Google OS]

In the past we have told you about getting Gmail on your desktop and getting Google calendar on your desktop, however Google tasks is another interesting new service, which allows you to create tasks from your email, or use it a regular To-Do list manager.

Wouldn’t it be nice though, if you could access Gmail tasks from your desktop? Well if you said yes, we just came across a interesting Adobe Air application, which will allow you to access Google Tasks from your desktop.

Google Tasks is a light-weight application that allows users to add, view and edit tasks on Google Tasks. You will require to install the Adobe Air   application before you can use Google Tasks.

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