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Posted by Ken
Feb 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Thank you for the link, Alexander. I do not normally use mind-mapping software, but Headspace looks interesting.
—Ken
Posted by Chris Thompson
Feb 27, 2009 at 01:40 AM
Keep us posted on what iPod Touch / iPhone applications you find useful. There’s pretty good coverage of task management apps online (OmniFocus, Things, etc.) but not as much coverage of calendaring solutions.
—Chris
Posted by Ken
Feb 28, 2009 at 06:27 AM
Chris Thompson wrote:
>Keep us posted on what iPod Touch / iPhone applications you find useful. There’s
>pretty good coverage of task management apps online (OmniFocus, Things, etc.) but
>not as much coverage of calendaring solutions.
>
>—Chris
Hi Chris,
Calendars and task managers are the first two apps that I am trying to nail down. Unfortunately, I had to reformat the device today because it decided not to recognize my installed applications! I have briefly researched some task managers and my top two choices at present are Remember the Milk and Toodledo. Both have web components to synch with, and I am leaning towards Toodledo because I like how the web app is laid out.
Regarding calendars, my choices seem somewhat limited. I can synch the native calendar with a Google calendar through Nuevasync or Google Synch (or Goosync etc.). There is also a program called Saisuke that has its own synch with Google. Finally, WebIS is supposed to be releasing an iPod version of Pocket Informant soon. Unfortunately, none of these really compares to DateBk, which I consider to be on par with Ecco (albeit within the world of PDA’s) for calendars and contacts, but I am hoping to find out what can be done well on Apple’s platform.
One issue that many people struggle with is that the only program that can access alarms for notification is the native calendar. Alarms seem so essential, but as I really thought about it, I could probably live without them. I frequently do not have my Clie in front of me, so I cannot hear every alarm. What DateBk does do that is essential is give me a visual reminder for an appointment or task. I may be able to replicate this feature through Toodledo, as it can be minimally set up to send reminders via e-mail. Its funny, the more I look at programs like Toodledo, the more I realize that my calendar is really just holding, and sometimes scheduling, my tasks. My Ecco calendar at work holds appointments, and while DateBk does hold many appointments, it holds quite a number of tasks as well. I guess my lines are being blurred a bit more between tasks and appointments.
I know this may not be that interesting to some, but I will try to keep my updates relavent to PIM-related topics. I’ll post more when I have more information to share.
—Ken