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Native Remember the Milk (the killer to-do app)

diesel said:
Good for you Mr. "I am educated". Since you are so highly educated and by implication, "smart", did it not cross your mind that you could give RTM a try since it's free to download and you could use it in conjunction with a free 2 week trial on their site? just a suggestion, though i'm sure you had that all figured out and that somehow you were just testing the rest of us not so smart people :)
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Simply inciting an argument (see also: asking questions) that will benefit others that may be on the fence.

Perhaps it would be clearer if some RTM veterans qualified their PRO membership to others rather than participating in semantics.
 
ntrigue said:
Perhaps it would be clearer if some RTM veterans qualified their PRO membership to others rather than participating in semantics.
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The RTM web application is completely free to use and works very nicely I must add, a Pro membership prvoides you the ability to use their mobile based applications to sync with their web app and also gives you the warm fuzzies from supporting them as their staff are quite the friendly bunch (they are Aussies so of course they are)!

So basically Pro membership entitles you to use their excellent iPhone native app, which I must say is a joy to use! The defaults are so well thought out and it is obvious the app just hasn't been hacked together but rather someone has taken a lot of care in getting the user experience just right instead of pushing an app out that isn't ready expecting the general public to test and refine it for them like a lot of other apps out there.

Yes OmniFocus and Things are cheaper once off costs but just for their iPhone counterpart, they have no web app so if you want to use them on the desktop then you need to buy their rather expensive desktop counterparts! That was one of the main things that turned me off OmniFocus plus it was slow and overly complex.

With Remember The Milk you also get email and text message (they send their own texts and don't rely on a third party service like Twitter) alerts for tasks so assumedly once apple finally gets its act together with Push then RTM would be able to support it where both OmniFocus and Things would not be able to as they don't have their own server architecture.

In the scheme of things $25 a year really is not that much, that is less than a week at Starbucks for a lot of people!
 
jaseone said:
The RTM web application is completely free to use and works very nicely I must add
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AFAIK, the web version remains pro-only as well, though I expect that might change now that there's a native version available.
 
Reading through some of the reviews on the app store for this really make me do a face palm! I almost wish the app itself wasn't free just to keep out those that complain because it isn't really free!
 
Anyone in the US with AT&T able to get the sms reminders to work for RTM?

Doesn't seem to be working for me
 
jaseone said:
Wrong... See http://www.rememberthemilk.com/help/answers/about/cost.rtm
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I'm not wholly clear what you're trying to prove with that link, which is simply the $25-to-upgrade help page.

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/iphone/

Note the "pro" by Web Edition. or...

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/iphone/web/

"This feature is available exclusively for Pro users. Not Pro yet? Learn more about upgrading."

Of course, the standard desktop-oriented HTML version remains free, which is perhaps what you meant, but it doesn't work very well from an iPhone. i.rememberthemilk.com--the iPhone webapp--is still a Pro-only feature.
 
SkillsToShow said:
This is a great app and service but I would like to be able to create sub categories under Lists.
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Hear hear, and, as you're able to customize the below 'tabs', I'd like to see one that allows you to simply list ALL to dos. You can do that from 'List -> All' but I want it speedier, as a lot of us don't have too many, so it's a lot more convenient just to see all.
 
So the app says this expires in 15 days if you do not have a PRO account? How would they implement that?
 
is there a way to add a contact that would be the default contact for RTM? the reason i ask is because i get SMS notifications and it's always from a different number. is it always going to be a different number or will i eventually get all the numbers added to a my "remember the milk" contact? i would just go with email notification but then i don't get a preview on my home screen.
 
I agree that this app is pretty elegant, but vastly prefer ToDo (especially now in version 1.4). There are still too many steps to edit tasks and due dates in this app. Todo just works and works quickly and well.
 
Please tell me if I'm missing something. Badges. Where are they? This is a deal-breaker until 'Push Notify'.
 
Remember the Milk iPhone native app review

I've been an RTM user for awhile now, and while I know that there are other free apps that do most of the same stuff, there's something about RTM that seems to do it better. Not sure if I'd continue to pay $25/year, but for now, I love the app!

Detailed review here. Hope it helps!
 
I was a bit concerned as badges weren't enabled by default but sure enough it's there in the App's settings. Things put it under the iPhone's general settings.

Outlook integration tips?!
 
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icewing said:
I don't mind paying a reasonable amount for a good app, but $25 EVERY year? Not me...
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So move along then and leave more capacity on their servers for more people like myself that get a lot of use out of the service and think nothing of paying the very minimal annual fee.
 
people act like 25$ is a lot, even though this is probably the best 25$ I spent in a while... holy crap I love this thing.

Reminders of my notes, to dos... anywhere... and also syncs with iCal
 
nachtxeule said:
people act like 25$ is a lot, even though this is probably the best 25$ I spent in a while... holy crap I love this thing.

Reminders of my notes, to dos... anywhere... and also syncs with iCal
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Agreed, this app is awesome and money well spent. As always, people just keep complaining about the cost of apps.
 
diesel said:
Agreed, this app is awesome and money well spent. As always, people just keep complaining about the cost of apps.
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This is why there is so much crapware out there, the majority of people want apps on the cheap so that is what they are getting. I am not in that majority, I want quality apps and am willing and able to pay for them!
 
nachtxeule said:
people act like 25$ is a lot, even though this is probably the best 25$ I spent in a while... holy crap I love this thing.

Reminders of my notes, to dos... anywhere... and also syncs with iCal
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It syncs with iCal? I didn't know this -- it was the one reason I was sticking with Things. I will check it out.
 
The app is ok, but $25- a year isn't worth it. I've paid for picture hosting, .Mac and other services, but this type of app typically would just warrant a one time license fee. I'll delete it and look for another one.
 
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