iPhone apps S/D

Caek - how much planning and tweaking did you put into getting OmniFocus up and running?

I'm a bit daunted by the very first article I've seen about using it.

Basically, I want something that'll make a task list with priorities and reminders and then allow me to shove those into an hour-by-hour calendar for the months ahead. If I can sync that to Google Calendars, that would be a Brucey.

i used of on os x for years before i got an iphone, so none. it's really designed for gtd though, and if you're not using that i'm not sure how much you'd get out of it compared to a list.

I've decided to try it as its come down so much in price.

I use GTD off and on. The thing I like about it is that it can help you get a grip of your areas of work through forcing you to think what the next step is to make progress. I've found it helpful in re-motivating me to get things moving again in areas that seem bogged down for any reason.

What I don't like about GTD is the obsessive approach where every facet of life becomes a 'task' or 'action' - even things that are supposed to be enjoyable. Viewed this way life can feel a drag. Especially if you develop the feeling you should be productive at all times, with even your 'down time' supposed to refresh you.

The other thing I am wary of with GTD is life becoming too structured, especially in my non-work life. It's really easy to get tied into a routine. Some of my most enjoyable moments have been unplanned and accidental.

GTD was great for me back when I was managing people. I still use elements of it (my work email is do/delegate/done) but full-blown GTD would just get in the way now.

iOS Things and Omnifocus/plot/giraffe/spackle are massively overpriced imo.

(Posted on gif thread too, but anyway...)

This looks cool.

Please help me find an that will allow me to determine the distance between various points that I plot a map. Like this http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/, but on iPhone.

Google Maps app doesn't work this way, unless I'm missing something (won't allow you to drop more than one pin at a time) and searching for pedometers on the app store results in too many matches.

I used to use cyclemeter

It looks like Cyclemeter works through GPS, which is not what I am looking for. I'm looking for something where I can plot points on a map and have the app calculate the distance.

I use Measure Map Lite for this; it's free, and it seems to do the job pretty well

Excellent, thanks jlgt! Exactly what's wanted. I shelled out the $1.99 for the full version.

Hey now big spender.

The other thing I am wary of with GTD is life becoming too structured, especially in my non-work life.

Update one month on: OmniFocus - 29 projects, 181 actions

I see no problems there.

notesy for notes with offline editing and dropbox syncing in a way that is compatible with notational velocity on the desktop

Anybody recommend a strength training tracking app? Where I can build a workout and check off reps/sets as I go?

i use stronglifts but it's not very flexible. assumes you are following their program.

i use myfitnesspal. it remembers what you did last time, so you can tell if you're improving. unfortunately there's no reporting mechanism (as far as I can tell that) shows you how you do across multiple days or over a period of time. but i used a few strength tracking apps that were inflexible and always ended up going back to myfitnesspal.

simplenote has pissed me off many times by being unresponsive on launch as it tries to sync. will give notesy a try.

I use myfitnesspal for everything else, I guess there's no reason I can't do it for this.

How bout a weather app that sends you push notifications when it's gon rain and stuff like that?

i use ifttt.com to put an event on my calendar "bring an umbrella, PM rain" etc

ifttt is pretty neat

Man I have been looking for an app like that for a while. Yay, thanks lukas!

just registered! I wonder what other real-world-practical (i.e. not social-networky-consolidatey) stuff I can do w/ this

and Boxcar sends you push notifications right?

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/7-ways-to-automate-your-life-with-ifttt/

http://lindecrantz.com/onebitcamera/

Rad!

paper for ipad is neat
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/29/2909537/paper-drawing-ipad-app-fiftythree-brains-behind-courier

i've been sorta eh about it since i saw what they offer without pay
is it worth dropping seven bucks on?

does anybody know how to unlock an iphone 4 w/o my carrier's help?

(i'm at the latest ios)

I'm loving the Longform app--picks up long articles from all kinds of newspapers and magazines, really well curated, and they put all articles in a consistent, very readable layout.

"Today, we mostly use our fingers to interact with touchscreens"

really?

I assume your prices are different, but here it's $8 to buy all the pens separately or $8.50 to buy the 'essential' pen pack with exactly the same pens

$7.96 separately, $7.99 for essential pack.

That's still o___O

so is it worth it or?

I dunno, make the pen pack a dollar cheaper or something

xp you get to try the pens before you buy them forks

so apparently there is an almost fully featured latex client for the iPad??

and it actually compiles using the cloud (or yr home computer). that is NUTS

btw has anyone used a Wacom pen or something like one for the iPad? not just for drawing but for general poking? worth it? or can you DIY something with conductive material and like a stick

use a dead man's finger, great hack

forgot the door code for the anatomy lab :(

Alternatively...

too tempting to eat it

Same reason Johnny 5 never got a palm pilot, iirc

I've tried the Pogo stylus but I don't like that it's squishy and blunt.

that's what she said

lol You know, I thought about what I was saying and said it anyway.

Recently got PocketCloud (remote desktop) and it seems pretty great and was simple to set up. Also ArtStudio, which has quite a lot of features and was cheap.