From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "David Neu" Subject: Re: Re: Any iPhone devellopers here Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:46 -0400 Message-ID: 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 1KpOgA-0000jZ-Lm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:50 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KpOg9-0000iS-PI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40890 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KpOg9-0000iK-IQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:49 -0400 Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.240]:20921) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KpOg8-0004BZ-QA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:49 -0400 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so1953560rvb.6 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:45:47 -0700 (PDT) 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 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