Comments on: iPhone: Wot no To Do list? http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/ A blog about Macs and that Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sohrob T. http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11515 Sohrob T. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:22:00 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11515 I think it's incredibly ridiculous that Apple has such a glaring omission in their products. How can you not include a To Do list on the iPhone? On a side note, even the To Do list within their iCal application doesn't allow for recurring To Do's. Another amazing omission. http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html http://www.apple.com/feedback/ical.html I think it’s incredibly ridiculous that Apple has such a glaring omission in their products. How can you not include a To Do list on the iPhone?

On a side note, even the To Do list within their iCal application doesn’t allow for recurring To Do’s. Another amazing omission.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ical.html

]]> By: Matt http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11204 Matt Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:51:50 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11204 @David: It does seem amazing doesn't it. This is the one thing that's making me think twice about buying an iPhone. If it had a built-in, reliable To Do list that synced seamlessly with iCal, I'd be down my local phone shop tomorrow. @David: It does seem amazing doesn’t it. This is the one thing that’s making me think twice about buying an iPhone. If it had a built-in, reliable To Do list that synced seamlessly with iCal, I’d be down my local phone shop tomorrow.

]]> By: David http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11086 David Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:34:56 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-11086 I converted to Mac 18 months ago after a long exposure to Microsoft. The one thing that made me (significantly) less productive? Using a Palm with a Mac sucks. Even using Missing Sync software, the synicing is unreliable, and if you can't trust your data, you don't use the system. Now I have a shiny 16Gb iPhone and can't even have a todo list... On what planet does this lack of interoperability between the products of THE SAME COMPANY make sense? Apple is all about design? Clearly not of systems involving fallible human beings. Oh, the irony - I'd be better off with Microsoft. I converted to Mac 18 months ago after a long exposure to Microsoft. The one thing that made me (significantly) less productive? Using a Palm with a Mac sucks. Even using Missing Sync software, the synicing is unreliable, and if you can’t trust your data, you don’t use the system.
Now I have a shiny 16Gb iPhone and can’t even have a todo list…

On what planet does this lack of interoperability between the products of THE SAME COMPANY make sense? Apple is all about design? Clearly not of systems involving fallible human beings.

Oh, the irony - I’d be better off with Microsoft.

]]> By: Tanner http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-9018 Tanner Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:08:34 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-9018 A Work-around..... I'm pissed off about the no "To Do" list thing also, but I have a work-around that works well for me. Here it is: Go to your address book and click "file", then select "new card". Name it whatever you want, such as "To Do List" or "Notes", but put a "-" in front of it. That way your address book will store it either as the first contact or the last. Either way it will be easy to go to the end and select later. Make your list there and it will sync along with your address book. I've been doing this for a couple weeks now and it works just fine. Hope that helps you guys, Tanner A Work-around…..

I’m pissed off about the no “To Do” list thing also, but I have a work-around that works well for me. Here it is:

Go to your address book and click “file”, then select “new card”. Name it whatever you want, such as “To Do List” or “Notes”, but put a “-” in front of it. That way your address book will store it either as the first contact or the last. Either way it will be easy to go to the end and select later. Make your list there and it will sync along with your address book. I’ve been doing this for a couple weeks now and it works just fine.

Hope that helps you guys,
Tanner

]]> By: Pete http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-1118 Pete Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:02 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-1118 If iTunes is anything to go by, then as soon as you plugged in your iPhone it would ask "do you want to sync your calendar?" then when you click Yes it would promptly *delete* any to-do's you'd added whilst on the move. Somehow I always feel Apple miss the whole point of computers: instead of providing a variety of ways for people to work with their environment in the manner that suits them best, you have to choose Apple's way, or none at all ;) If iTunes is anything to go by, then as soon as you plugged in your iPhone it would ask “do you want to sync your calendar?” then when you click Yes it would promptly *delete* any to-do’s you’d added whilst on the move.

Somehow I always feel Apple miss the whole point of computers: instead of providing a variety of ways for people to work with their environment in the manner that suits them best, you have to choose Apple’s way, or none at all ;)

]]> By: Bry http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-858 Bry Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:55:43 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-858 Wow...... I too am really pissed off about this...... wtf was apple thinking when they did this, i mean come on..... I am actually thinking of returning the phone because of this feature..... this is really crappy.... Wow…… I too am really pissed off about this…… wtf was apple thinking when they did this, i mean come on….. I am actually thinking of returning the phone because of this feature….. this is really crappy….

]]> By: Matt http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-853 Matt Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:49:46 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-853 lol. That doesn't sound like the best day ever! :-/ Is it really true that it has no To Do capability at all? Unbelievable! On the plus side, if enough people complain about it then Apple are sure to slip To Dos into a future firmware update, I guess... lol. That doesn’t sound like the best day ever! :-/

Is it really true that it has no To Do capability at all? Unbelievable! On the plus side, if enough people complain about it then Apple are sure to slip To Dos into a future firmware update, I guess…

]]> By: tom http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-852 tom Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:39:23 +0000 http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/04/iphone-wot-no-to-do-list/#comment-852 its 130a here in los angeles..... and after spending the last four hours transcribing all my handwritten notes into my ibook's ical --- which included all my events as well as all my To Do notes that i have to get done this week --- i synced up my new $650 iphone (the 8G) which cost me half of next month's rent ---- so i could have a really productive week starting tomorrow --- and i realize the freakn thing doesnt sync up the To Do items nor does it even have a to do list capability ---- i just dont understand the mindset of engineers who design apps like ical and products like iphone and then dont even talk to each other to make friggin life a little easier ---- honestly i couldve sat in the middle of the freakn street and stroked myself for the last four hours and gotten more accomplished --- now im freakn exhausted and annoyed --- and tomorrow's gonna suck.... hey thanks apple.... maybe steve could take his 56% profitability on the phone and pay for a bunch of dwarves to hand massage me while they tell me all the to do items im supposed to be doing tomorrow its 130a here in los angeles….. and after spending the last four hours transcribing all my handwritten notes into my ibook’s ical — which included all my events as well as all my To Do notes that i have to get done this week — i synced up my new $650 iphone (the 8G) which cost me half of next month’s rent —- so i could have a really productive week starting tomorrow — and i realize the freakn thing doesnt sync up the To Do items nor does it even have a to do list capability —- i just dont understand the mindset of engineers who design apps like ical and products like iphone and then dont even talk to each other to make friggin life a little easier —- honestly i couldve sat in the middle of the freakn street and stroked myself for the last four hours and gotten more accomplished — now im freakn exhausted and annoyed — and tomorrow’s gonna suck…. hey thanks apple…. maybe steve could take his 56% profitability on the phone and pay for a bunch of dwarves to hand massage me while they tell me all the to do items im supposed to be doing tomorrow

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