Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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So here's my code so you can verify that this blog does indeed belong to me and not some other anonymous person. Although, I think you know who I am.
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So yeah, I'll be going now. I have a killer headache and I need to sleep to pass the CAHSEE tomorrow. Well not really, I could do it half asleep but I think I wanna get a perfect (or near perfect) score so I'm gonna go to bed now.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Review: iProcrastinate

App Summary: iProcrastinate is an really good task management program (fancy way for me to say "To-Do List"). The name iProcrastinate describes me and much of you, I'd assume. iProcrastinate is a lot more useful and powerful than other to-do list application out there right now. As a free app from the Mac App Store, this App is definitely something you need if you're not able to keep track of your hectic life without screwing up really badly. 
Quick Thoughts: This app in the most basic form of thinking, seems fine. Nothing to call home about but nothing to go our of your way to destroy either. Why is this app review worthy then? Simply put, this app is what every "To-Do List" Application/ Program should have always done. Microsoft, Apple, Toodledo, take a look and learn how to improve your so called "To Do Lists." I'd like to congratulate the developer of this App because they've done a really good job putting things that should have always been included in all the more popular tasks lists. 
Price: Free
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The Good
  • This app is very good at doing a lot of things that most to-do lists should have done years ago. 
  • The labeling system is color coded, this is a bit of a geek thing, but you're not restricted to the stock colors but you have your own spectrum of color to apply to your label! Important, not really. Cool? Yes. 
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  • I love the fact that there's the steps bar for each task that needs to be done. So if you're like me and you do the easy parts first and leave the hard parts for the end, you can easily remember that you've partially done each task, at least. 
  • The files box is the most brilliant thing that the developer could have thought of. Why didn’t Microsoft implement this in Office 2000? Seriously, this is amazing. You select the associated files with the task and then it has it ready for you when you open up the program. Pure awesomeness. Totally Winning!
The Bad
  • I haven't found a way to synchronize this with iCal nor Outlook. I know this app is amazing but there are some legitimate needs for iCal and Outlook that this app doesn't meet. There's some drop-box integration and local device syncing but it's not anything special. 
  • The calendar is sub-par. For a to-do list app this good, there should have been some more developments to the calendar, especially considering that it can't sync with any other calendar apps on the computer.
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  • There's no reminder setting. You just set the app and you're expected to check up on it. I'm borderline ADHD, I will forget the existence of this app unless it calls me first. 
  • This is me asking too much but I'd like to have the ability to have a widget for the dashboard to go along with this. If I need to look at anything really quick, I open dashboard. If I were to happen to open programs, it would take me a couple minutes to open each of them up and glance at what I need to know, yes, even with my 2011 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge MacBook Pro. 
Final Impressions
This app is really cool to have but it's not perfect. No app is actually perfect, though – because someone will always be dissatisfied at something. If you'd like a really good virtual to-do list application – this app is great. This app has two things that no other to-do list app I've come across has yet to show – the files and steps tools! These two things make this app worth downloading. What I don't think is great about this app is lack of a good calendar, lack of good sync options, and my personal reason for disliking this app a little, the lack of a widget. 
Impressed? Want to Download iProcrastinate? Click here.