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OmniFocus for iPhone: Location-Aware Contexts and More
Merlin Mann | Jun 10 2008
The Omni Group - OmniFocus for iPhone and iPod touch [Disclosure: I'm a consultant on the OmniFocus project. You can blame me for having requested any of the features you don't like.] Oh, man. It's so nice to lift the veil on this one. It's been like I knew you guys were getting the big Lego Millennium Falcon for Christmas, but I couldn't tell you until Santa had gone back up the chimney (in his black mock turtleneck and jeans). Anyway. Merry Christmas, Mac productivity nerds: iPhone synching for OmniFocus is coming. And it is gorgeous, usable, and location-aware. More here on OmniGroup's blog. From the OmniGroup site:
Yum. Screengrabs and more -- including a reminder that you should totally visit me at the WWDC OmniFocus meetup tonight -- after the iJump.
FWIW, I'm going to let OmniFocus answer any questions people have (blog post comments, forum) about details of their apps and plans and what have yous. I just wanted to take the opportunity to fist bump the OmniNerds on their fine hard work. They're pathologically dedicated to taking care of their customers, and you can see that in this app. It's crazy-smart and a lot of fun to use. So! Yes. Tonight. Come to the OmniFocus meetup at the W and fistbump me: The Omni Mouth » OmniFocus meetup in S.F. on 6/10/08
Also, completely off topic, there's a rumor that there might be a totally informal, last-minute You Look Nice Today meetup in SF tonight featuring @scottsimpson and me (@lonelysandwich is at a Fannypack Convention in Prague). Stay tuned to @ylnt for details as they emerge. [Again, with the Disclosure: I'm a consultant on the OmniFocus project. You can blame me for having requested any of the features you don't like.] 16 Comments
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 Re: Location Aware? C'mon people.Submitted by James Stapleton on June 11, 2008 - 4:13am.
Got to disagree with you. I can think of two real world situations where this functionality would totally improve my day. ::Work Example:: You work as a consultant. The company your consulting for has multiple offices around the state. With location aware tasks you could use the tasks to plot your travel between offices and then when on site only view the tasks relevant to that site and not the entire company/project. ::Home Example:: Family sends you shopping. Imagine if the phone could warn you before you you leave the shops without all the requested items. Think of all the pointless arguments and second trips this could save you. I agree a feature like this could be very gimicky. I honestly expect there to be a slew of first round iphone applications that add location aware functions simply because they can. But there a tons of situations where this could be very handy. Of course you don't need GPS to do what i described above, but it does make it easier. » POSTED IN:
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