Done (by Chilli X) is an elegant todo app is what a task manager for iPhone should be: simply useful. If you've tried others and are sick of the tacky graphics and the myriad of confusing screens, Done is easy on the eyes, simple to use and fits the most entries on the screen of any todo app I've tried. There are priorities and due dates available, but they're not required and don't get in the way for users who just want to enter something on the list and not have to overly think it.
The Sort function rocks. Shake your iPhone and completed items drop of the bottom of the list. If you've added priorities and due dates, the important and pertinent items will rise to the top of the list.
Another innovative feature is SnapShot. Tap the list button at the bottom center and your top six events are dumped as an image onto your camera roll. You can then assign this image as wallpaper. It's slightly inconvenient, but Apple has not allowed third party apps to assign wallpaper yet. You don't even needed to wake your iPhone to see the list. Just tap the Home button, view your list and the iPhone goes back to sleep in a few seconds.
In addition to using Done as a second mind for personal todo items, I use it as both a project management tool for work and a grocery list. For projects, I use the notes field to track hours and where the project stands. For groceries I keep a list of items, uncheck what I need and then shake the phone. The unchecked items rise to the top to the list.
Done also has a unique delete feature. Just turn the phone sideways and a giant button appears. Tap it and all checked items are deleted.
You can see individual lists or all your entries together. Done color categorizes entries, so if you want to view all items it's easy to tell what list they're from. All settings for Done are accessed from within the app so you don't have to go to systems settings to make a change.
Done is simple, flexible and looks like Apple made it. There's another version of done, so make sure you buy the one by Chilli X. It's worth the dollar.
Apps: Done is how todo should be done.
Saving Images
You can save any image you can view in Safari or Mail to your camera roll. This will be synced to your computer with your other camera images the next time you sync your iPhone:
- Tap and hold on the image.
- Tap the Save Image button.
"If Found" Message
A simple way to put an "If Found Call..." screen on your iPhone is to create a graphic it, save the image to your iPhone and then uses it as your wallpaper. This way it's the first thing on your startup screen, the finder would see when they turn on your iPhone.
You can create a screenshot of the text in a word processing program or create a slide in Keynote or Powerpoint. Or for a simpler way, draw it on a posterboard and use your iPhone to take a picture of it.
Use Mac Desktop Wallpaper
Any of the standard Mac desktop wallpapers can be put on your iPhone with a few moves in iPhoto. I particularly like the Jaguar Aqua Blue of contrails and use it. Note that you'll be cropping the image to become a vertical image instead of horizontal:
- On your desktop go to HD>Library>Desktop Pictures (This is the folder where they're all stored)
- Drag the image of your choice to the iPhoto icon on your doc (This imports the image)
- Double click on the image to open it in the Edit mode
- Click Constrain
- Choose 2/3 from the list
- Hold the Option key while dragging the constrain box to full screen (This rotates orientation)
- Click Apply
- Click Done
- Drag the image to a folder you have set to sync with your iPhone
- View the image in Photos
- On the bottom of your screen, tap the icon of the photo with the arrow coming out of it
- Choose Use as Wallpaper
- Tap Set Wallpaper
