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Pocket Informant (Beta) now on Android
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Posted by Ken
Nov 1, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Having just returned from a week long trip away from home, I spent the better part of the weekend getting caught up before returning to work today. And, as usual for me, last night I was thinking about how to best integrate my calendar with my task list on my Android phone. After having worked out a possible scheme involving Google Calendar, Toodledo, Got to Do (Android client) and Google Mail & Voice, I woke this morning to find out that Pocket Informant has released a beta of their program for Android. While still in the early stages, PIA (Pocket Informant Android) offers an integrated view of tasks (synching with Toodledo) and calendar (synching with Google Calendar). I wish I had known this earlier, as I could have had a better night of sleep. Instead, my mind was churning throughout the night as to how these programs could work together to meet my needs. Nonetheless, if you are using an Android device, you might want to check out Pocket Informant if you are looking for an Android PIM alternative.
—Ken
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 3, 2010 at 07:09 PM
I’ve been using gTasks http://sites.google.com/site/ssi4and/home which syncs with Google Tasks. There are several things that I miss in the application, such as searching and filtering, but most are missing from Google Tasks itself anyway. See here http://lifehacker.com/5379607/gtasks-syncs-google-tasks-to-your-android-phone a review.
I took a look at other task managers syncing with online services, but most provide flat task lists, which I find completely useless (guess why I frequent this forum). Toodledo seems to offer task hierarchies along with several other goodies missing from Google Tasks. The ability of Pocket Informant to work with Toodledo thus seems very interesting to me. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted by Ken
Nov 3, 2010 at 08:28 PM
I have been using Toodledo for over a year now, and while it is not perfect, it is a pretty good service. They developed their own client for the iPhone/iPod Touch which is not bad, and there is a thrid party application called “Got To Do” for the Android which I believe supports subtasks. There is a lite version of Got To Do that you can try at no charge. I have been using it for the past few months, and it seems fine. The only suggestion that i can make is to turn off any automatic synching. Toodledo’s servers have been getting hit pretty hard at the assigned synching times, and this has caused a few problems. I prefer to synch manually, and have had no problems. Plus, its one less program draining my battery thorughout the day.
—Ken
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 3, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Thanks, I’m checking out Got To Do. However, I noticed that Toodledo (Pro) can only handle three-level hierarchies, Folders, Tasks and Subtasks, i.e. no possibility to handle subtasks of subtasks. A brief look at my task list shows that I have several items with at least four levels.
Posted by Ken
Nov 3, 2010 at 11:15 PM
I do not believe there are many on-line outlining/task programs which can sync with smartphone clients that support more than folder/top level/sub-task.
—Ken