Comments on: OmniFocus: not really an update http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/ The Omni Mouth: standing outside your bedroom window playing \"In Your Eyes\" since 2006. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Friday Software Spotlight: Life Balance » Applemorphic http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-17938 Friday Software Spotlight: Life Balance » Applemorphic Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:27:05 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-17938 [...] There are many software applications written for the Mac that enable you to manage your tasks. Apple’s own iCal features tasks with deadlines and reminders, and they can be placed into any one of your calendars, which can be used as categories, contexts (for you GTD fans), or some other organizing schema. OmniGroup’s OmniOutliner includes a to do list template, or you can create your own to do list from scratch to customize it to your needs. Using the Kinkless GTD scripts you can get your GTD swerve on, and sync your tasks with a Palm through it’s use of iCal. Omni plans a release of OmniFocus, a new GTD application. And there are dozens of other applications from the simple to the complex, that allow you to manage your tasks on a Mac. [...] […] There are many software applications written for the Mac that enable you to manage your tasks. Apple’s own iCal features tasks with deadlines and reminders, and they can be placed into any one of your calendars, which can be used as categories, contexts (for you GTD fans), or some other organizing schema. OmniGroup’s OmniOutliner includes a to do list template, or you can create your own to do list from scratch to customize it to your needs. Using the Kinkless GTD scripts you can get your GTD swerve on, and sync your tasks with a Palm through it’s use of iCal. Omni plans a release of OmniFocus, a new GTD application. And there are dozens of other applications from the simple to the complex, that allow you to manage your tasks on a Mac. […]

]]> By: Milo http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-8632 Milo Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:04:17 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-8632 I would love to see an option to add a pop account to receive emails and automatically place it into omnifocus if it meets a set of text criteria. For instance: I'd like to create an email address like gtd@mywebpage.com and then I can email it on the fly from my phone or my office computer. In the subject I put something like: Call Mom @home 12/6/06 20m and then in the body of the email I put some notes to myself: Ask what she wants for Xmas. How is Uncle Joe doing? etc etc. Then as soon as I get home, I fire up OF, it checks the emails for that account and then adds them to my task list/projects/etc with the Subject, context, notes, due date and time allotted to completion automagically recognized since it was in the proper format. For people with smart phones, writing an email is so much quicker than going online to some type of web portal, and then it can be to any email address you want i.e. milogtd@gmail.com so you'll never get spam or have to deal with anything but the gtd emails. Then I wouldn't need to review my notes or scribbles when I get home and have to type them into my computer. For me, using GTD means it's in and out of your brain as soon as possible, writing a formatted email doesnt get much easier. I would love to see an option to add a pop account to receive emails and automatically place it into omnifocus if it meets a set of text criteria. For instance: I’d like to create an email address like gtd@mywebpage.com and then I can email it on the fly from my phone or my office computer. In the subject I put something like: Call Mom @home 12/6/06 20m and then in the body of the email I put some notes to myself: Ask what she wants for Xmas. How is Uncle Joe doing? etc etc.

Then as soon as I get home, I fire up OF, it checks the emails for that account and then adds them to my task list/projects/etc with the Subject, context, notes, due date and time allotted to completion automagically recognized since it was in the proper format. For people with smart phones, writing an email is so much quicker than going online to some type of web portal, and then it can be to any email address you want i.e. milogtd@gmail.com so you’ll never get spam or have to deal with anything but the gtd emails. Then I wouldn’t need to review my notes or scribbles when I get home and have to type them into my computer. For me, using GTD means it’s in and out of your brain as soon as possible, writing a formatted email doesnt get much easier.

]]> By: Doug Weinfield http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7580 Doug Weinfield Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:43:06 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7580 Palm compatibility is a dealmaker or dealbreaker for me. Isn't it obvious--I work on projects and have tasks finish and arise WHEN I'M AWAY FROM MY DESK. A deskbound app is useless to me. Umm, not to get too excited or anything.... Palm compatibility is a dealmaker or dealbreaker for me. Isn’t it obvious–I work on projects and have tasks finish and arise WHEN I’M AWAY FROM MY DESK.

A deskbound app is useless to me.

Umm, not to get too excited or anything….

]]> By: Micah http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7452 Micah Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:18:43 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7452 Hey Omni folks. I'm excited for this app! One thing I would suggest for OmniFocus is a full featured mobile app component. The ical integration is lame on Palm. Sure you've got your contexts lists, but adding to projects doesn't really seem to work. One app w/promise is Shadow (see http://codejedi.com) It has tons of options and can implement GTD. Almost like a mini-version of OOutliner. However, their desktop app is horrid. I wonder if with a bit of conduit finessing you could make Omni Focus (or Outliner for that matter) the desktop app and have a robust solution on mobile platforms... please? : ) Hey Omni folks. I’m excited for this app!

One thing I would suggest for OmniFocus is a full featured mobile app component. The ical integration is lame on Palm. Sure you’ve got your contexts lists, but adding to projects doesn’t really seem to work.

One app w/promise is Shadow (see http://codejedi.com) It has tons of options and can implement GTD. Almost like a mini-version of OOutliner. However, their desktop app is horrid.

I wonder if with a bit of conduit finessing you could make Omni Focus (or Outliner for that matter) the desktop app and have a robust solution on mobile platforms… please? : )

]]> By: The Book of Ryan » Blog Archive » “Vaporwareâ€? an unneccesary insult http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7229 The Book of Ryan » Blog Archive » “Vaporwareâ€? an unneccesary insult Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:45:20 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7229 [...] While usually I trust his opinion, professional blogger John Gruber overzealously lambasted the Omni Group, calling their forthcoming new application “Vaporware“. While it’s true that the Omni Group has two posts about their not-yet-ready GTD application, they’re still not hawking $1200 keyboards. Not only is his use of the dictionary is pedantic and sophomoric, Gruber also ignores the context of why Omni might posts these announcements. [...] […] While usually I trust his opinion, professional blogger John Gruber overzealously lambasted the Omni Group, calling their forthcoming new application “Vaporware“. While it’s true that the Omni Group has two posts about their not-yet-ready GTD application, they’re still not hawking $1200 keyboards. Not only is his use of the dictionary is pedantic and sophomoric, Gruber also ignores the context of why Omni might posts these announcements. […]

]]> By: Joe Boxer http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7224 Joe Boxer Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:28:50 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-7224 It looks like John's been reading your blag... http://daringfireball.net/2006/12/omnivapor It looks like John’s been reading your blag…

http://daringfireball.net/2006/12/omnivapor

]]> By: mark http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6992 mark Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:03:32 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6992 "Frankly, OOP, Kinkless and QS work so well together already.,,, Omnifocus better add a whole bunch more to the equation. And it’s not like we’re all stumbling out here seeking a solution. We Have A Solution and it’s working." I hope omni knows that there are many, many people who disagree with that statement. Kinkless for me shows the promise of what could be, but I know it could be better and omnifocus sounds like it has a good chance. “Frankly, OOP, Kinkless and QS work so well together already.,,, Omnifocus better add a whole bunch more to the equation. And it’s not like we’re all stumbling out here seeking a solution. We Have A Solution and it’s working.”

I hope omni knows that there are many, many people who disagree with that statement. Kinkless for me shows the promise of what could be, but I know it could be better and omnifocus sounds like it has a good chance.

]]> By: Tom Fort http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6941 Tom Fort Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:40:53 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6941 Lots of Kinkless users choose not to use Quicksilver. I need all the multi-user sharing and iCal options in Leopard, so count me as one who says you should feel free to require Leopard. I will buy Leopard solely to run OmniFu if it does what I need. Lots of Kinkless users choose not to use Quicksilver. I need all the multi-user sharing and iCal options in Leopard, so count me as one who says you should feel free to require Leopard. I will buy Leopard solely to run OmniFu if it does what I need.

]]> By: BZ http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6898 BZ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:53:42 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6898 Upgrade pricing for Kinkless? Isn't that free? :) BZ Upgrade pricing for Kinkless? Isn’t that free? :)

BZ

]]> By: JB http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6895 JB Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:15:18 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/11/27/omnifocus-not-really-an-update/#comment-6895 Hey I was wondering about Omniweb... I mean how did it do during November while it was on sale... How many people bought it... comeon.... please let us know, I'm dying to find out Hey I was wondering about Omniweb… I mean how did it do during November while it was on sale… How many people bought it… comeon…. please let us know, I’m dying to find out

]]>