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Astrid recommended replacements for iOS? I didn't get an email like that for Android.
I'm reading the blog entry where they explain everything, and they explain nothing. Why does being bought mean they have to go away? Is this technology going to reappear inside Yahoo? Even though I have a couple yahoo accounts, that's never going to happen.
Why is their front page mostly a signup page still, then?
I DON'T WANT CHANGE.
For iOS I like Omnifocus, but I don't know how much it might be like Astrid, having never used Astrid.
Took Mom tablet shopping. She is going to wait. She tried Nook and Kindle. Her arthritis gets in the way. When tries to pinch to zoom/unzoom she can't. On a Nexus (different store - our local Best Buy had no Nexuses, ) better but still not enough control. An iPad though works great for her. She was pinching and zooming in and out and navigating with minutes. Even the Mini almost works for her, but she has to Zoom to much and finds it a pain to look at such a small portion at once. So full size iPad is the only tablet that works for her. Even with a gift card that is pricey. But a new model should be out in a year or so, and then the current models will drop in price. And we can keep our eye out for sales.
As far as I can tell only the Minis are under $300. Minis are almost OK but not quite what she wants. I agree 3rd generation would be fine - same screen, just slightly slower processor.
Also, I'm not sure if I understood correctly, but there is a way to automatically set (all? Some?) text larger on the iPad. My dads browser, I know, always loads in a larger font.
Yeah, the problem with large text on a mini is it bugs her to see such a tiny portion of the document or web site at a time. But if it is zoomed small enough to see as much as she wants it is not readable for her. The full size ipad does not have that problem for her. She can see enough of the site or document at once to satisfy her and still have the font large enough to be readable.
I like Remember the Milk. Good web client and good clients for Android and iOS.
Interesting by the way that for someone with severe arthritis of the fingers that there is such an *immediate* difference between the iPad and other tablet touchscreens. I could not tell the difference in five minutes in the store when I tried them, but it makes me suspect that in extended use there might be a difference for a lot of people.
Man, how did I live without Lazarus before, I love it so much. What an incredible stress reducer.