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kill953

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45. Mar 3, 2008 8:18 AM

in response to: vinnie_A

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

vinnie_A wrote:

NicholasCox wrote:
Wow. I almost didn't look at this because I figured the article and the first 5 posts would scream OMNIFOCUS!

But it's what we need! I have been saving for an iPhone for a while, and I know that when I get it, I'm going to need to be able to do some GTD stuff when I'm away from my Mac.

Omni Group, can you hear us?!

Ummm, expected reply from OmniGroup: Omnifocus already syncs with iCal, and if you have an urgent need to send a new event to it, you can do so via email from the iPhone.

I wouldn't hold my breath....

v

Actually, the expected response from OmniGroup is that they pretty much all have iPhones and can't wait for the SDK to be able to develop a better solution than the one they are forced to use for OmniFocus at the moment.

Ken_at_Omni

3 posts since
May 31, 2001

46. Mar 3, 2008 8:21 AM

in response to: NicholasCox

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

Yes, we're listening! We're working on a mobile version of OmniFocus for the iPhone which will synchronize with the desktop version. (We don't have the SDK yet, so we've been working on things that don't require the SDK: designing the mobile interface, adding synchronization support to the desktop app, and so on.)

Beer

1 posts since
Mar 3, 2008

47. Mar 3, 2008 9:05 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

And an alarm that doesn't go "plink" and lasts only a second.

Beer

alansky

348 posts since
Jul 14, 2004

48. Mar 3, 2008 9:12 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

Photo editing on the iPhone??? For what purpose? Surely you jest! With all due respect, that's one of the silliest things I've ever heard!

ronshirley

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Mar 3, 2008

49. Mar 3, 2008 9:18 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

How about:

1. Being able to search your address book, or typing the first few characters of the name or number and it gives you options to choose from as you type.

2. When texting or typing why can't the screen be placed in a landscape mode. This would make the keyboard bigger and much easier to type.

lenbanks1964

3 posts since
Mar 3, 2008

50. Mar 3, 2008 9:25 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

Some of these 25 would be great, but what I miss most from my move from my treo 680 is sending pics in SMS and PasswordsPlus from Dataviz. Additionally I think there should be video recording and an address book from the home screen with a spotlight option instead of just scrolling.

Jason Snell

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Dec 11, 2000

51. Mar 3, 2008 9:37 AM

in response to: k2director

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

k2director wrote:
A "digital level" but no To Do/Task application?

I don't know what to tell you. It was in the last version of this list that I saw... a robust to-do/task manager is a MUST for the iPhone.

Jason Snell, Editorial Director, Macworld

Jason Snell

2,179 posts since
Dec 11, 2000

52. Mar 3, 2008 9:40 AM

in response to: mike3k

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

mike3k wrote:
#11 - sending photos to Flickr via email works beautifully.

The photos sent to Flickr via e-mail are downrezzed, not full quality, which is... a problem. If you're on a speedy enough network.

Jason Snell, Editorial Director, Macworld

Chris Breen

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Dec 11, 2000

53. Mar 3, 2008 9:41 AM

in response to: alansky

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

alansky wrote:
Photo editing on the iPhone??? For what purpose? Surely you jest! With all due respect, that's one of the silliest things I've ever heard!

As the blurb says, for uploading to a .Mac Web Gallery or emailing to friends. Simple eyedropper tool for finding white point and changing tone of pictures, a mode for turning color images to black and white, simple crop tool. Useful, methinks.

DGRose

7 posts since
Sep 28, 2007

54. Mar 3, 2008 9:41 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

What about voice dialing? Didn't see that one.

Chris Breen

2,809 posts since
Dec 11, 2000

55. Mar 3, 2008 9:42 AM

in response to: DGRose

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

As Rob's pointed out a couple of times, we're talking possible third-party apps rather than changes that could/should be made to system-level functions.

ah8313

1 posts since
Mar 3, 2008

56. Mar 3, 2008 9:43 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

All of the above apps mentioned are nice, but there is one key app missing! Wouldn't be nice to be able to print directly from your iPhone! Maybe this is already available, but I'm not aware of it. Just a thought!

nomadmac

2 posts since
Mar 3, 2008

57. Mar 3, 2008 9:44 AM

in response to: Beer

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

One can edit the sound the alarm makes. Go to the alarm > edit > sound > choose a ringtone or a standard alert.

It's quite a handy travel alarm just double check that you've set am or pm.

I use the timer for parking meters frequently.

wonderosity

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Jun 29, 2007

58. Mar 3, 2008 9:50 AM

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Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

What, no GTD related to-do list in there? That's got to be in my top 5. Something to sync with iGTD, etc.

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dkessler

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Mar 3, 2008

59. Mar 3, 2008 10:07 AM

in response to: phadams

Re: 25 native iPhone apps we hope to see

While I agree that universal search and copy/paste are badly needed, they are not "Native iPhone Apps". They are enhancements/add-ons to the system software.

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