Multiple reminders can now be set for any task that you can access. You do not need to be a list owner or be assigned to the task in order to set a reminder on the task. To get to the reminders screen for a task, expand the task by clicking on it, and then click the “Reminders” link. There are a couple different ways which a reminder can be set: absolute time and relative time.

Absolute time

Absolute time is the only option for tasks which don’t have a due date. When entering an absolute time, select the date and time when you want the reminder sent to you. If you’d rather type than select a date from the calendar, you’re free to type something like “12/31/2007 @ 11:45pm”, “1/3/2008 at 10:05am” or just “1/10/2008” if you don’t care when in the day the reminder gets sent to you (it’ll default to 9:00am). Click the “Add reminder” button. You’ve now added a single reminder for the task. You can repeat the process if you’d like to add another reminder for the same task.

Relative time

Any task which has a due date (or due date and time) can have a relative reminder assigned to it. If you’d rather like to assign an absolute time, you can click the “Set absolute time” link and then set the exact time for the reminder. To set a relative time, simply select the duration in which you’d like to be reminded before the due date (or due time) for the task. Again, multiple reminders can be added for a single task, if you’d like (e.g., remind me 1 day and 10 minutes in advance).

Currently, all reminders are sent via email to your registered email address. If there’s enough interest, this might be changed in the future to allow for reminder notifications over SMS to your cell phone, or instant messenger to your computer (or wireless internet capable device).