From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "David Neu" Subject: Re: Re: Any iPhone devellopers here Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:02:37 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ksi2i-0005H7-UT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:02:49 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ksi2g-0005FP-Oq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:02:48 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35519 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ksi2g-0005FI-Ib for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:02:46 -0400 Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.248]:65010) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ksi2e-0004TL-Fg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:02:45 -0400 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so3411415rvb.6 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:02:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi, Just thought I'd see if there were any reactions, positive or negative, to this idea. Cheers, David On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM, David Neu wrote: > Hi Carsten, > > I'm new to orgmode, and must say that I've found it be an incredibly > intuitive and powerful emacs mode! > > When I saw this thread it resonated with my search for a strategy for > doing GTD while using a list app that isn't "mobile". That is, if you > don't have your list manager with you in different contexts (e.g. > @errands, @phone), it seems "challenging" to work from your lists. > The only context in which I seem to have my lists available is > @computer. I guess I could print out my lists, check off completed > items or add new items, but this seems suboptimal. > > I am a developer, but not an iPhone developer, and had the following > idea. Suppose you restrict your goal to: have orgmode actions and > appointments available on your mobile device (i.e. iPhone), and have > these items truly synchronized between orgmode and the iPhone; changes > in orgmode would be reflected on the iPhone and vice versa. > > Now, if you use the Calendar Store as the mechanism for exchange (see > http://developer.apple.com/leopard/overview/calendarstore.html), then > in view of > >> 1. We do now have a system to assign unique IDs to entries, so the >> cross-identification could be made to work. > > it seems that the goal can be accomplished. > > The strategy is based on not trying to get an orgmode app going on a > mobile device, but getting your actions and appoinments synchronized > between orgmode and iCal, and if you have an iPhone, Apple handles the > synchronization between your Mac and your iPhone for you. Therefore, > if implemented, the functionality could even be used by orgmode Mac > users without an iPhone. > > I hope this reply is on topic, and would be interested in your thoughts. > > Thanks for orgmode! > > Cheers, > David >