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Monday, March 21, 2011

ActionComplete

   For a while I was looking for an application to organize my projects and business tasks on the Android Market. Recently I have discovered the ActionComplete, a productivity software based on David Allen`s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. This program has four modules: Actions, Waits, Projects and Ideas.
   Actions can be assigned to different projects, but you will need to define these projects first. All actions are shown in this tab and also there are the projects details in the description. I have to say that this is a great to-do list for short and long term, for personal and for business as you can set these tasks with a deadline and a reminder.
   In the Projects tab there is information related to these including how many tasks (actions) are assigned to each. Also the Ideas tab is great to note all your thoughts regarding any pending projects or tasks. What`s great on actions is the possibility to assign one to a contact from your smartphone agenda with the tag feature.
   The ActionComplete also has voice commands options and places (like Facebook places or Foursquare) just you can tag or assign a project or task to a certain place. There is the ActionComplete Pro (the paid version) which has assorted shortcuts, Due Today live folder and integration with the system wide-search - but I for me the free version is doing the job just great.
   In conclusion this is a very nice and useful application to organize your tasks and projects. The only thing I do not like is if I close the ActionComplete from the Android task manager the reminder will no longer work. But I hope they will fix this in the future versions or perhaps will work better with Gingerbread. There is the ActionComplete for web and you can use this from the computer. This will synchronize the information with the smartphone.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Nokia X1-00

   It has been a while since Nokia announced a new phone. I believe this is due to the recent changes adopted by the company - like making future smartphone with Windows Phone 7 and not Android. In my opinion Nokia made a good decision for buying Symbian but then they did not invest enough for a fast development of this OS. Then they were too afraid to adopt new and more efficient operating systems like Android. Now customers are waiting for their new smartphones generation with Windows Phone 7.
   But until that time Nokia has announced a few days ago a low cost device which has a minimum set of hardware features. This is a phone only for voice, messages and music as the screen is only about 1.8 inches TFT. The device has a loud speaker on the back, a 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio and mp3 player to listen music as you wish. Also has a microSD card slot which can take up to 16 GB, dedicated music keys, a flashlight and is running the Symbian Series 30. The only data connection is GPRS. 
   There are two most important things I like on this phone. One is the battery life - about 61 days stand-by performance - that I believe will make you forget you have a charger. The other is the price which will be below 35 Euros.