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iPhone version of OmniFocus on Omni's to-do list

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Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:59 PM

Post your comments for iPhone version of OmniFocus on Omni's to-do list here
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 01:38 PM

I hope it's easy to sync the to dos on your phone to your Mac and vice versa, and that the To Dos will also show up in iCal.
Too bad Apple didn't have the brains to integrate To Dos into MobileMe....if they had, your To Dos could be synched up over the air, immediately. But because Apple is so damn lazy when it comes to building To Do support into half of its products, To Dos have to be synched up the old fashioned way--ie, physically plug the phone into a computer.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:15 PM

k2director: You don't have to physically plug in your phone (or iPod touch) to synchronize them: the iPhone and desktop versions of OmniFocus synchronize with each other wirelessly via any WebDAV server.
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:48 PM

Of all the Omni apps, I use this one the most. I love it, even though I've only scratched the surface. It's not a TODO application, per se, but a GTD app. Make sure to see the videos before deciding if you don't want it. Once I saw the way contexts work I was hooked.

The price is high. though the price is lower for owners of Omni Outliner Pro. Especially education users, we get a major price break.

A+ from a great company.

NeXT!
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:48 PM

Ken: what does that mean to normal people that haven't set up WebDav servers at home or their office (since most haven't)? I assume they still need to sync physically, but if I'm wrong, please let me know as this will brighten my day.
Is .Mac or now MobileMe WebDav?
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 04:29 PM

OmniFocus is a great app, but its not a todo app. A todo app would be something like Pocket Informant - which is coming for the iPhone. Its a full featured PIM and on the iPhone provides full OTA synching without any "server" setup.
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Posted 11 June 2008 - 06:29 PM

k2director: .Mac supports WebDAV, yes, and we have a simplified setup interface for people who are using .Mac.

(All we know about Mobile Me is what Apple announced in this week's keynote, but hopefully it will support WebDAV as well!)
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Posted 12 June 2008 - 05:46 AM

I have long wondered why Apple has not better integrated iCal, Mail and address book (I can't assign a calendar event location to an Address Book entry). As far as iFocus coming to the iPhone - I love every Omni App I have. They are one of the companies that help make the Mac such a great platform.
I have yet to get OmniFocus, but if they create and iPhone version - it is surely something I will look into.
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Posted 02 July 2008 - 05:51 AM

As a GTD fan I found OmniFocus to be powerful, but unfortunately confusing and counter intuitive at times. Perhaps their development for the iPhone will spur improvements for the desktop UI.
While not perfect, they could take some notes from Cultured Code's "Things" in way of design and simplicity.
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