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WEB + iPhone + GTD or iPhone Notes

So could we figure out how to get a nice display of one of the online GTD things like backpack. Somehow to do GTD with the iPhone without local tasks.

Or could we just label notes properly and see if that would work.

I guess I will be carrying the hipster for a while longer...

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I just moved to a...

I just moved to a web host that has RoR, and the first thing I did was to install Tracks. I like Tracks because it is open source — so even if development stops, I can continue to update it myself if I so desire.

I like the way Tracks looks on the iPhone. Some of the links are too small in the full page view, but if I view the page widescreen, they are tapable. I think I am going to try to customize the code to make text a few points larger, and I'll be happy.

Until I alter text sizes, a fine workaround is to double tap the grey titlebar for any list in Tracks. iSafari correctly zooms into the width of the list, which makes links and buttons readily tapable. I don't mind zooming for normal web pages, but for a web app that I will be using a lot, I would like to minimize the need for zooming.

I love being able to tap a phone number in one of my @Calls list and have the phone start dialing. :) I'm pretty sure this works in other web pages as well (I just haven't tried it yet, as I haven't found a phone number on a website that I want to call).

I think I am going to give Vitalist a fair trial, as I just noticed Vitalist.mobi (which is designed for small screen viewing without the need for zooming).

My 2?

Jim

 
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