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Observations on Reminders
The ability to have reminders sync via iCloud to iCal on the Mac is a welcome addition to iOS 5. However, this system isn’t nearly as good as it could be.
I set out to try to replicate the core functions of OmniFocus I use. They are:
- Tasks arranged into groups
- Due dates and times
- Alerts on my iPhone
Here are some notes on things I’ve come across that I like:
On iMessage
Shadoe Huard and Ben Brooks have danced around one vital point in their back-and-forth on iMessage:
iMessage brings SMS-like functionality to the iPod touch and the iPad. That’s huge.
Update: It seems I can’t read.
52 Tiger Gets a Makeover
Dave has re-launched his site, and it looks great. The whole thing feels like a cozy sweater.
iPhone 4S Sent to Space
Thanks for the tip, Josh!
BREAKING: Paul Thurrott Still Huge Anti-Apple Pundit
Here’s the Might One, on his Supersite for Windows, [discussing the iPhone 4S](http://www.winsupersite.com/article/ s-wininfo/apple-sells-4-million-iphone-4s-phones-launch-140916):
There’s a long-running joke that Apple’s fans would buy anything the company sold, no matter the quality. But this past weekend, the joke became reality when the Cupertino consumer electronics giant sold 4 million units of a smart phone, the iPhone 4S, which even its most charitable supporters have described as an evolutionary update over its predecessor.
Upholstery
On Friday, my wife and I closed on our first house. It’s a nice place in a great neighborhood here in Memphis. We’re super pumped, and a little scared.1
As most people do who buy 56-year-old houses, we set to work immediately on our new property. One of the biggest tasks on our list is to re-build a shed in our backyard that is currently in pretty bad shape. We hadn’t spent a lot of time in the shed before closing due to the large amounts of stuff in it.
KILL ALL HUMANS
Yojimbo Still Requires MobileMe
Tweet via Siri
Ironically, I came across this tip on Thomas Brand’s Newton-themed site.
The S Stands for ‘Four Million Sold’
Instapaper 4
One of the best iOS apps just got a lot better.