Comments on: Today: Review and Giveaway

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Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:40 +0000

[...] was recently reviewed on Mac software site MacApper. As part of the review, we did a giveaway where the entry requirements was to suggest features [...]

By: Today Giveaway Winners

Today Giveaway Winners — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:06:08 +0000

[...] few weeks ago IÂ reviewedÂ an application called Today, the amazing, lighweight,Â menu barÂ app that sync events and to-dos [...]

By: Today Giveaway Winners | MacApper

Today Giveaway Winners | MacApper — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:00:37 +0000

[...] few weeks ago IÂ reviewedÂ an application called Today, the amazing, lighweight,Â menu barÂ app that sync events and to-dos [...]

By: Justin Williams

Justin Williams — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:55:00 +0000

I just penned a blog posting about how to synchronize Google Calendar with Today. I hope all you Google Calendar users find it helpful! http://blog.secondgearllc.com/2008/07/02/use-today-with-google-calendar/

By: KhÃ¼rt Williams

KhÃ¼rt Williams — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:49 +0000

I would like integration with Google Calendar. Currently I use gSync to move stuff back and forth from iCal to Google Calendar but … it does not always work and I have lost my entire calendar on a few occasions.

By: macpug

macpug — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:01:33 +0000

I would love it if printing were enabled. That would be great.

I love the color-coding (one of my favorite organizational aids…I’m very visual, so love being able to see the colors at a glance and know what’s going on). Things integration is the deal-maker for me. I absolutely LOVE Things.

Several people said they’d like syncing with Google’s Calendar. I use BusySync for that and it works great!

Nice review, Joe.

By: Veit Winkler

Veit Winkler — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:32:43 +0000

The update is great. Two of my requests already solved (invoke-from-background behaviour and the task list drawer size memory). I also just found out that my desired keyboard functions actually exist. They are just not listed in the app itself (didn’t read the manual) so I found out by trying. Same for the quit function, works via hotkey. So all my requests are already fulfilled and I’m starting to really like this app:-)

So a new request: I would actually like to have a menubar when the app is active. Maybe optional to set on and off in the prefs but I’d prefer to have one as I could find all hotkeys via KeyCue then.
And I find it just a bit weird to hava an app that behaves like a normal app when active with all the commands but without seeing it. If I would have a today menu bar when it’s active, I would clearly know WHAT I actually quit when pressing apple-q and I could find all hotkeys in the menu.

By: sinbad

sinbad — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:12:48 +0000

A small feature I would like to see added is when you are creating a new event or task (or for that matter, anywhere you input a date), to be able to click a small calendar icon which would open up a small calendar where you could pick your date, instead of having to type it in. I know some people prefer everything by keyboard, but I know a lot of people like a graphical interface.

By: am

am — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:53:05 +0000

@Justin Williams
all new features are great.
Especially, opacity setting is glad for me.
Thank you!!

By: Justin Williams

Justin Williams — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:29:56 +0000

We just released Today 1.2 this morning with several new features and enhancements. Of most interest to the people here is the ability to quickly navigate between future dates, automatic date shifting and setting the window opacity. Today 1.2 Release Notes

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:46:04 +0000

I lack a quit command. Had to restart today to make it work with changed spaces settings (show in every space) and couldn’t quit it. Had to use activity monitor for that. Not a big deal but not pretty either.

By: Veit Winkler

Veit Winkler — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:18:30 +0000

Sorry for posting so many comments but the more I play around with this the more I like the basic concept but the more I also find small flaws:
If you have the today window active and then switch to another application, the today window stays open behind other windows – then if you click the invoke hotkey again, the today window closes. which is irritating if you don’t see the window. you wait and press the hotkey again and then it opens again and comes to the front. If the window is already open, the hotkey should bring it to the front instead of closing it. Or, you could have the option that it closes automatically when switching to another app as I suggested before

By: Veit Winkler

Veit Winkler — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:13:25 +0000

Ah, and something I really lack (kinda the deal breaker for me): Hot keys! I’m not a friend of the mouse, trying to do as many things as possible with the keyboard. Now I can invole today via hotkey, why can’t I create a task, an ical entry, etc. via hotkey?
Or do I just not find this function?
Anyway, a complete hotkey system that makes the app completely controllable via keyboard would make this an amazing little tool.
V

By: Veit Winkler

Veit Winkler — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:08:30 +0000

If you close the 2Do Drawer and then open it again (with the little symbol on the lower right), then it opens with the default size while it should open with the size you had set before. It’s quite annoying if you have to readjust the length of the 2Do list every time you just wanted to blend it out for a sec.

By: Veit Winkler

Veit Winkler — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:03:15 +0000

I miss a preference setting: “auto-hide today when not active” or so.
Means: I wanna invoke today via hotkey and as soon as I switch to another application, today should automatically disappear until I press the hotkey again or click on the menu bar item.

By: Sean Jarvis

Sean Jarvis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:21:35 +0000

I’d like for the ability to view attachments via “links” in the Today window itself. For example, if I set an iCal event as a deadline, I’d like to be able to graphically see that I’ve attached that document that I need to work on and open it from within Today. I think that could help with my longer-range academic projects (extended research projects and things like that).

By: Luke Bacon

Luke Bacon — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:19:36 +0000

Again, not sure if this has already been mentioned, but I’d love to see:

Integration with OmniFocus
(sync with iPhone isn’t ‘really’ necessary if you can handle the built-in iCal-based todo list…)

Also see http://www.dejumble.com/

By: xyzpdq

xyzpdq — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:38:26 +0000

So many great suggestions already. Not sure if this has been mentioned yet since I haven’t read through all the comments, but the ability to change the look of the window (i.e. themes) plus having options for the menu bar icon. I like to customize. I know this doesn’t have anything to do with the functionality, but it would be something I would like to see.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:17:51 +0000

Hmm, interesting. I wonder if it’s possible that you can choose to have something to do on a certain time. Lets say – 8:00 – Open PhotoBooth and Do …

At 7:55, it will remind us, and on 8:00, it will open PhotoBooth!

That will be nice, anyone else with me?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:09:23 +0000

google calendar integration so that my gcal and ical are true syncs of e/o.

By: Aditi

Aditi — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:27:35 +0000

I think that Google / 30 Boxes calendar sync would be wonderful, as well as really robust printing support.

By: Yonghwee

Yonghwee — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:45:16 +0000

Would love the ability to share my todos with family and friends.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:39:48 +0000

I like the suggestion for agenda print outs as well. I also would like to have a view more than a day at a time (ie yesterday, today and tomorrow)
thanks

By: Ed Deguzman

Ed Deguzman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:22:52 +0000

I also second the daily agenda printout suggestion. . .or should I say, “third it”?

Also, how about integration with Bento?

The interface is terrific! Clean and elegant. It implies good design.

By: Moses

Moses — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:11:33 +0000

I agree, I think that syncing is out of the scope of Today and would be a waste of the developers time. The key thing is to develop it’s main premise, and sync with iCal. iCal can publish to Google now, and BusySync is a good solution for those who need true two-way syncing with Google Calendar. Plus, MobileMe may well take over much of the Mac syncing market in time. Features relating to the original intent of Today should be more fully developed and let the syncing nightmares be handled by these other people who are specialists in that.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:01:51 +0000

BusySync will sync iCal Google Calendar. It syncs auto or manually. Personally I’ve been very pleased with it.

http://www.busymac.com/

I also have a license of Today and use it daily. I’m looking forward to the new 1.2 features.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:21:36 +0000

The ability to get the program to sync with Google Apps calendar. Great looking, clean program. Definitely worth looking into.

By: fan service

fan service — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:57:13 +0000

I love Today’s interface.
if i can select a usual display and the timeline display, this is more useful:)

By: nakedcity

nakedcity — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:49:21 +0000

I like this application.
I think it is more wonderful when the function that the input and the edit in the item can be done more easily is provided.

By: love the world

love the world — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:35:34 +0000

It’s a wonderful application!!
When the schedule can be displayed as a desktop picture, it is more wonderful.