OmniFocus for iPhone is a great productivity tool. With Apple’s new iPhone OS came integration with Reminders and Siri. When enabled, OmniFocus will check the Reminders app for new tasks, add them to your Inbox, and remove them from your Reminders list. This holds true for Reminders created using Siri in addition to those entered manually. However, for some reason, The Omni Group limited the powerful new iOS 5 integration to iPhone 4S users. The good news is if you’re an iPhone 4 user, you can enable Reminders and Siri integration with a little bit of preference file editing. This trick does not affect the OmniFocus app’s performance, stability or existing functionality. Here’s how to do it… This tutorial the iFile app from Cydia, but there are certainly other ways to accomplish the steps. Now you are able to turn on the new features within the app. Here’s how. It doesn’t Read More

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It's January 6th, 2012, and today marks the end of the TUAW Best of 2011 awards. This was a massive undertaking, with 25 separate categories all requiring their own nominations and voting from our readers. We've learned some lessons for next year's event -- start earlier, watch for astroturfing in the nominations, drop some unpopular categories -- and the Best of 2012 will be even better. The editorial staff here at TUAW agreed with many of the reader picks, but we had our own opinions on some others. We want to thank all of the thousands of TUAW readers who took time to consider their favorite accessories and apps, nominate them for an award, and then vote in the competition. Without further ado, here's the full list of winners as well as our picks for the TUAW Best of 2011: Editor picks: 13" and 11" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro Peripheral Read More

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing the winner in just a few days. Vote early and often! TUAW is asking for your votes for the best iPhone productivity app of 2011. Our readers provided a plethora of nominations in this category, but five apps really stood out. Springpad (free) captured the lion's share of the nominations for its easy to use interface, customizable notebooks, and ability to sync across platforms. A dark horse was ISMEStorage (US$4.99) a comprehensive cloud and local file manager that supports cloud services from Amazon S3 to Zimbra Briefcase and just about everything in between. The Read More

For those that really take todo systems seriously, the OmniFocus app is often at the top of the list for getting things done. With a suite of apps that covers the Mac, iPad and iPhone, OmniFocus creators The Omni Group have created a real powerhouse of applications that many swear by. In the latest update for the iPhone version of their OmniFocus app, the developers at The OmniGroup have taken Apple’s lack of a Siri API and gone all Chuck Norris on it. Instead of waiting for Apple to give them permission to use Siri to create tasks, they have linked OmniFocus with iCloud, which in turn gives the app full access to reminders created using iOS 5′s built-in Reminders app. The end result? You can now tell Siri to create reminders in OmniFocus… Setting the thing up doesn’t really need a degree in computer science. Update to the latest release and Read More

Siri puts things into Reminders; you’ll have to sync your Reminders with iCloud and launch OmniFocus so it can capture them from iCloud. (We don’t have access to the local Reminders database on the device.) ‘OmniFocus for iPhone‘ (15.99 €; App Store-Link) schnappt sich über Siri eingesprochene ToDos aus der iCloud, die Apples ‘Reminders‘-App dort aufgespielt hat. Um doppelte Erinnerungen zu vermeiden, löscht OmniFocus die übertragenen Aufgaben aus dem iPhone-Programm ‘Erinnerungen‘. Neben der Beschreibung und dessen Uhrzeit werden auch Ortsangaben (Kontexte) korrekt vermittelt. Die Idee der Omni Group ist clever und in den von Apple für Siri eingeschränkten Möglichkeiten ein großer Sprung nach vorne. Read More

Oft nachgefragt: ein Beitrags-Update über meine ‘Homescreens‘. Seit März 2011, als die letzte Aktualisierung dieser Artikel-Serie erfolgte, hat sich die eine oder andere App verschoben, geändert und aussortiert. Der derzeit aktuellen Stand ist an dieser Stelle festgehalten. Vielleicht finden an diesem Montag ja speziell frische 4S-Käufer, die einen ersten Grundbedarf an Software benötigen, die eine oder andere Anregung. Ich persönlich ziehe jede individuelle Empfehlungen allen generischen ‘Hitlisten’ vor. Genau deshalb soll mein privater Einblick auch nicht alleine bleiben: Wer Screenshots oder Tipps von seinen verwendeten Apps in den Kommentaren kundtun möchte, ist dazu herzlich eingeladen. Zwei Anmerkungen noch: Die zwei benutzten Hintergrundbilder gibt es hier und hier. Auf meinem Standby-Screen befinden sich dieses und dieses Bild. Außerdem führe ich zwei Ordner mit ‘Review’-Software, die ich mir für dieses Blog noch genauer anschauen möchte. Da diese Programme (noch) keine Empfehlungen sind, verbleiben sie für diesen Artikel ohne Erwähnung. Außerdem verstecken sich in Read More

OmniFocus has updated its popular OmniFocus for iPhone and OmniFocus for iPad apps. The updates bring iOS 5 compatibility and the usual bug fixes, but they also bring a very cool new feature OmniFocus users are sure to love: Location Reminders. Using iOS 5′s geo-fencing APIs, both the iPad and iPhone OmniFocus apps will now alert you to a reminder when you are in the appropriate area. This is the same feature found in Apple's Reminders app, included with iOS 5. However, OmniFocus doesn't just duplicate the features already found in Apple's Reminders app. It's added some more of its own; as noted by MacStories, OmniFocus offers more options than Reminders, including more granular control over your location settings. Though the OmniFocus updates are available now, users will have to wait until they have iOS 5 up and running on their devices to take advantage of them. OmniFocus for iPhone is Read More

Gewagt: Potion Factory wirft mit ‘The Hit List‘ eine nicht ganz preiswerte Mac-App (39.99 €; MAS-Link) und eine nicht nicht ganz preiswerten iPhone-App (7.99 €; App Store-Link) ins Software-Geschäft, die ausschließlich mit kostenpflichtigem Online-Sync bestückt ist. Um’s deutlich zu sagen: Wer nicht jährlich $20 US-Dollar zahlt, kann seine Aufgabenliste zwischen MacOS und iOS nicht automatisch in Einklang halten. Im Gegensatz dazu bietet Mitbewerber OmniFocus eine kostenlose ‘Over-the-Air’-Synchronisation an. In der Erstanschaffung ist diese Programm-Kombination jedoch deutlich teurer. Die Desktop-Version schlägt mit 62.99 € zu Buche (MAS-Link). Das iPhone-Pendant kostet 15.99 € (App Store-Link). Für den Gesamtpreis von 78,98 €, 32 Euro mehr als das Paket von Potion Factory, ließe sich für zwei Jahre der ‘The-Hit-List’-Sync buchen. Soweit ich ‘The Hit List‘ beurteilen kann, scheint das Programm sich am Niveau von OmniFocus zu orientieren – deshalb passt der Vergleich. Das größere Problem ist jedoch ein beinahe erschlagendes Angebot der teils komplett kostenlosen Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 | Apple’s iOS 5 built-in a lot of new, basic functionality previously filled by 3rd party App Store apps, which effectively “Sherlocked” those apps, rendering them redundant in a post-iOS 5 world. Or did it? There’s a world of difference between basic functionality that serves the needs of only the most casual user, and advanced functionality with enough control and features to satisfy a hardcore pro. What Apple did with iOS 5, as with previous generations of iOS, is take away the entry-level business of several prominent 3rd party apps, but still left them with the premium, higher order market. While it’s always dangerous creating an enterprise based on glaring functionality holes Apple will almost certainly fill at some point in the future, there’s just as much opportunity building a great product that Apple’s entry into the space can benefit. Here are a 5 Read More

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David Chartier once served as a blogger and editor right here on TUAW (amongst other Weblogs, Inc. properties), and he's now an Associate Editor at Macworld. We caught up with him at Macworld Expo where our own Kelly Guimont asked him his "favorite" 3 iPhone apps. The apps: Read More

Die Cultured Code-Aufgabenverwaltung ‘Things‘ stellte kürzlich in einem Blogbeitrag eine ‘Over-the-Air’-Synchronisation in Aussicht (“The final release of cloud sync as part of Things is still off by a few months.”). Die Ankündigung als ‘verspätet’ zu bezeichnen, entbehrt jeder Untertreibung wenn man sich die Versprechungen zur Desktop-Version aus dem Oktober 2008 (!) noch einmal vor Augen führt: Needless to say that we gonna implement multiple Mac syncing with MobileMe – and maybe also without it. The release of Things 1.0 is scheduled for January 2009 and we hope to be able to include multiple Mac syncing. But I can’t guarantee this. Obwohl dieser Umstand für die aktuelle Kundschaft sicherlich ‘unbefriedigend’ ausfällt, mangelt es nicht an Alternativen. Allein in diesem Jahr haben sich zusammen mit dem iPad-Start unzählige ‘ToDo-Anwendungen’ mit ‘Cloud’-Sync-Eigenschaften in den App Store geschlichen. Mittlerweile sollten die verschiedensten Geschmäcker befriedigt sein. OmniFocus benutze ich im Moment systemübergreifend auf dem Mac, iPhone Read More

In unregelmäßigen Abständen halte ich an dieser Stelle meine ersten beiden Homescreen-Seiten vom iPhone fest. Zuletzt erfolgte dies im August 2010, Januar 2010 sowie September 2009. Für mich von Spannung ist dabei welche Apps sich immer noch auf meinem Geräte befinden, welche komplett verschwanden oder sich eventuell (nur) verschoben haben. Dabei greife ich die (für mich) wesentlichen Änderungen heraus. Ansonsten überraschend wenig Veränderungen: BeejiveIM flog dank Push-Benachrichtigungen in einen Ordner auf der zweiten Seite. Außerdem verstecken sich innerhalb der Ordner folgende Apps*: Amazon.de (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Convertbot (1.59 €; App Store-Link), AnalyticsPro (5.49 €; App Store-Link), Delivery Status touch (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), Dropbox (kostenlos; universal; App Store-Link), iCabMobile (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Skype (kostenlos; App Store-Link), WeatherPro (2.99 €; App Store-Link), Pastebot (2.99 €; App Store-Link), LogMeIn (23.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), OffMaps (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Kik (kostenlos; App Store-Link), PayPal (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Linkie (0.79 Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 | How does a high school student use his iPhone to get the job done and what iPhone apps help get him through his day? TiPb’s iPhone at work contest aims to bring you just such slices of the iPhone life. Here’s michaelchang516′s answer and as a small token of thanks we’re sending him a $20 iTunes gift certificate. If you want to see your name up on the TiPb home page and get a gift certificate all your own, head on over to the TiPb iPhone Forum and share your story now! I’m a high school student going into my Junior year in September in Taiwan. I’m also the president of our grade and also a leader at the local youth group. So I use my iPhone along with my Mac to do the tasks I have, and also have fun at the Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 | We’ve been keeping our eye out as more iOS 4 app updates keep hitting the App Store filled with multitasking, state saving, Retina Display-ing goodness. Hit the jump to see some of the latest we’ve found! One of the best IM clients on iPhone gets better with: We spoke with iHound back at Macworld and now their already solid location tracking service has been beefed up: If your device supports multi-tasking, then it checks in with the iHound server every 10 minutes, and the following new features become available for you in your Security Dashboard at www.ihoundsoftware.com: PowerSave Tracking: Your device determines its location, transmits to the server, then shuts down until the next check-in. Full On Tracking: Your device’s GPS will run continually as iHound transmits to the server every 30 seconds. Siren: Plays a siren alarm on your device. It will Read More

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By Jeff Scott on June 23rd, 2010 We had a chance to sit down with Ken Case, CEO of the OmniGroup, during the recent WWDC. We talked all things OmniGroup including the process they followed bringing their apps to the iPad, their plans for OmniFocus, and what else the future might hold. We had a chance to sit down with Ken Case, CEO of the OmniGroup, during the recent WWDC. We talked all things OmniGroup including the process they followed bringing their apps to the iPad, their plans for OmniFocus, and what else the future might hold. Q (Jeff Scott – 148Apps): Tell us a little about how the decision was made to start bringing your applications to the iPad. A (Ken Case – OmniGroup): When we started hearing rumors about Apple doing a tablet, we thought that could be interesting. We didn’t know if it was going to be Mac Read More

Posted 04/29/2010 at 1:56pm | by Ray Aguilera With 185,000 apps and counting, the App Store is a vast warehouse of digital goodies for your iPhone (and now iPad too). But like most mega-marts, the sheer size of it all makes the good stuff harder to find. We’ve scoured the Store, and found the best apps to help you use your iPhone to it’s fullest potential. Whether it’s games you seek, or productivity tools, we’ve got you covered. As it turns out, there really is an app for that, no matter what that is. The iPhone and iPod touch brought back fun to videogaming, with developers focussing on innovation, affordability, and novelty. Touchscreen and accelerometer controls also force designers to think different, resulting in games that are a glorious collision of classic and cutting-edge gameplay and technology. --Craig Grannell Steph Thirion · $2.99 Eliss is the perfect game for the iPhone’s Read More

The Omni Group‘s Ken Case made it very clear that the company was committed to iPad development with his iPad or Bust! blog post, and today we found out just how serious they are.  OmniGraffle, one of the company’s flagship applications, has already been submitted and approved by Apple, and will be available for iPad App Store’s grand opening on April 3rd. Case highlighted in his iPad or Bust! blog post that the Omni Group had already started developing iPad-specific versions of OmniGraffle and OmniFocus the very first day the iPad’s SDK was available.  The question at the time was, which would come first and when?  That question has now been answered. OmniGraffle is the Omni Group’s diagram creating app for Mac OS X.  The app allows you to easily create engaging graphical documents to be used for almost any project; whether you are just making a quick sketch or a massive technical figure, it should do the trick.  Because of Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 | William Van Hecke, User Experience Lead at The Omni Group, talks to TiPb’s Rene and Leanna about OmniFocus [$19.99 - iTunes link] for the iPhone, and their future plans for iPad. Recorded live at Macworld 2010. Watch along after the break… Read More