Method and system for organizing projects in an integral user environment

A method for enabling a user to organize a project, comprising:

• (a) displaying an integral user environment to a user to enable access of information pertinent to the project from within the integral user environment;
• (b) receiving a list of to do items that are displayed within the integral user environment, wherein the to do items are reminders created by the user to take certain actions;
• (c) in response to user input, associating an entity with a single to do item selected from the list of to do items;
• wherein associating comprises:
• (i) simultaneously displaying the list of to do items and a user interface pane separate from the list of to do items in a non-overlapping manner, wherein a plurality of categories of entities from which the user can select within the integral user environment are displayed within the user interface pane, and wherein the plurality of categories of entities includes at least a Web link category and a document category;
• (ii) when the user selects the Web link category, displaying a uniform resource locator entry user interface that enables the user to indicate an address for a Web page for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (iii) when the user indicates the address for the Web page, providing a first indication that the address for the Web page is associated with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (iv) when the user selects the document category, displaying alternative choices of documents from which the user can select for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (v) when the user selects a document from the alternative choices of documents for association, providing a second indication that the document is associated with the single to do item;
• (d) enabling a user to access said entity that is associated with the selected to do item, from the simultaneously displayed user interface pane where the associated entity to a selected to do item is displayed;
• and
• (e) for the single to do item associated with the entity, enabling the user to replace the entity associated with the single to do item with a new associated entity, wherein enabling the user to replace the entity comprises:
• (i) displaying, within the integral user environment, the plurality of categories of entities from which the user can select;
• (ii) when the user selects the Web link category, displaying the uniform resource locator entry user interface that enables the user to indicate another address for another Web page for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (iii) when the user indicates the another address for the another Web page, providing a third indication, replacing the first indication, that the another address for the another Web page is associated with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (iv) when the user selects the document category, displaying alternative choices of documents from which the user can select for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (v) when the user selects another document from the alternative choices of documents for association, providing a fourth indication, replacing the second indication, that the another document is associated with the single to do item.

A system for enabling organizing a project, comprising:

• (a) a memory in which a plurality of machine instructions are stored;
• (b) a display on which text and graphics are displayed;
• (c) a user input device that enables input and selection of choices provided on the display;
• and
• (d) a processor, coupled to the memory, user input device, and the display, said processor executing the plurality of machine instructions to carry out a plurality of functions, including:
• (i) displaying an integral user environment to a user to enable access of information pertinent to the project from within the integral user environment;
• (ii) receiving a list of to do items that are displayed within the integral user environment, wherein the to do items are reminders created by the user to take certain actions;
• (iii) in response to user input, associating an entity with a single to do item selected from the list of to do items;
• wherein associating comprises:
• (A) simultaneously displaying the list of to do items and a user interface pane separate from the list of to do items in a non-overlapping manner, wherein a plurality of categories of entities from which the user can select within the integral user environment are displayed within the user interface pane, and wherein the plurality of categories of entities includes at least a Web link category and a document category;
• (B) when the user selects the Web link category, displaying a uniform resource locator entry user interface that enables the user to indicate an address for a Web page for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (C) when the user indicates the address for the Web page, providing a first indication that the address for the Web page is associated with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (D) when the user selects the document category, displaying alternative choices of documents from which the user can select for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (E) when the user selects a document from the alternative choices of documents for association, providing a second indication that the document is associated with the single to do item;
• (iv) enabling a user to access said entity that is associated with the selected to do item, from the simultaneously displayed user interface pane where the associated entity to a selected to do item is displayed;
• and
• (v) for the single to do item associated with the entity, enabling the user to replace the entity associated with the single to do item with a new associated entity, wherein enabling the user to replace the entity comprises:
• (A) displaying, within the integral user environment, the plurality of categories of entities from which the user can select;
• (B) when the user selects the Web link category, displaying the uniform resource locator entry user interface that enables the user to indicate another address for another Web page for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• (C) when the user indicates the another address for the another Web page, providing a third indication, replacing the first indication, that the another address for the another Web page is associated with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (D) when the user selects the document category, displaying alternative choices of documents from which the user can select for association with the single to do item selected from the list;
• and
• (E) when the user selects another document from the alternative choices of documents for association, providing a fourth indication, replacing the second indication, that the another document is associated with the single to do item.