Sneak Peak – WebIS’ Pocket Informant 1.1

Posted on 27 August 2009 by


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I am a big fan of iPhone app convergence… that is having one app with a number of functions in place of two or three. That is, of course, so long as they do all of the functions as well as the individual apps would. Since the iPhone is a key productivity tool for me the release of WebIS’ Pocket Informant was a huge deal. The app is a full featured planner that syncs with Google Calendar AND a task management app that syncs with Toodledo. Moreover, it adds configurability to both AND brings the two together into a single app.  The initial release was good but was… well an initial release. It was somewhat limited in its functionality and was somewhat slow to sync. A few updates later it is excellent but that is NOTHING compared to the upcoming 1.1 release.
WebIS’ Alex Kac has been kind enough to let me get an advanced look at Version 1.1. It is awesome!  Some of the highlights and a first-look at the new tutorial after the jump…

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There are numerous significant improvements in the new version of PI but the biggest, for me at least is…
“CLICKABILITY”!

Pocket Informant

If there is a date, a task containing a phone number, email address or URL clicking them initiates a new call, email or launches that webpage. (Previously the call functionality worked but not the email and URL functionality.)

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This makes PI exponentially more useful as I move through my day.
But the list of significant improvements goes on. It includes, among other things…

–Configurable tasks in Month, Week, List views.
–Automatic sync
–Push Alarms for both events and todos
–Threaded Background data generation for faster performance
–Task Due dates
–Calendar Filter
–Mini-Text for Month View cells
–More Task defualts
–Rewritten settings
–Send Meeting requests from within PI

The end result? With the upcoming release of Pocket Informant 1.1 (and it will be quite soon) PI becomes a mature app that is a MUST-HAVE for anyone using their iPhone as a productivity device.
Want to know more? Here’s a look at the new Pocket Informant Tutorial

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More information… visit the WebIS site

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Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”) Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him. +Dan Cohen

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