#calendars5

[shimuran]

年度始めに作り直さないとダメなのが時間割。年に一度なので細かい設定を忘れている。今年は#Calendars5 の満月の表示が消せなくて困ったけど、#Googleカレンダー 側で「すべて表示」にしないと非表示な暦だったため。 #4月9日 (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

[yentec]

Sunrise, sunsets.

那天一時手滑，把 iPhone 裡的 Sunrise Calendar 刪除了，結果剛剛登入 iOS App Store，發現他已經下架。

去官網查了一下，原來他已經被 Microsoft 買去，也已經加入 Outlook 的團隊。http://blog.sunrise.am/

可惜啊，這可是我一直賴以為生的行事曆軟體，介面好用不說，他還可以同時管理 iCloud 和 Google 行事曆的內容。而且支援訊息中心的 Widget，實在是好方便。

於是我開始找可以替代的 app，我找到了 Reddle 的 Calendars 5，同樣可以同時管理兩方的行事曆，也有訊息中心的功能，還有很方便的，一句式加入行程的方式(不過好像得用英文輸入)。總之，目前來說用的滿順手的。

影片如下， enjoy it.

[sonnenhexer]

Readdle wird 7 und gewährt bis zu 70% Rabatt auf die Apps

Readdle wird 7 und gewährt bis zu 70% Rabatt auf die Apps

Wer auf seinem iPhone irgendetwas produktives machen möchte, sei es mit PDFs arbeiten, drucken, Termine verwalten oder was auch immer kommt irgendwann zu den Apps von Readdle.

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[pocketapps]

Smart Calendar - Calendars 5 by Readdle (iOS)

Ever wish you had a calendar app that can show you everything at once, and yet still have the ability to view what’s important right now?

Calendars 5 by Readdle might be the one for you.

As a calendar user, I could never understand why many of the calendar apps I tried and tested feature day to day events as dots on a monthly calendar. Dots. I cannot fathom how visually informative dots can mean to me. It can mean that I have 1 event that day, or I could have 999 events for that day, and yet both situations it will feature a dot below the date on the calendar.

Different Viewing Mode

Calendars 5, for that matter, can show you a Monthly view, which conveniently provides a short description of the event title (as much as it can show, within the limits of space constraint); and even allows you to guess that the event is an all-day event or a time-based event at a quick glance. An all-day event will be completely highlighted in the calendar’s default color (as shown in the screenshot as the orange event), and the time-based one will show a white highlight instead.

  If you find this too much information to absorb at one go, Calendars 5 can also allow you to view your calendar as a List view, a Day view, and also a Week View. Using the other views will allow you to see what’s important in the next few days or within the week, as compared to the Month view which is more convenient for planning events possibly of a larger scale.

Smart Event prediction!

What’s also impressive about this app, is not just how it has made the user interface beautiful and intuitive. The app, having a Natural Language Input feature, also allows you to create an event by typing in plain English. Calendars 5 will recognize date and time and fill out the event fields for you automatically!

Trying out the Natural Language Input was pretty entertaining as it can figure out your event location, your event time, and if you allow the app to access your contacts, it can even invite your contact to your event; just by typing in plain English. How awesome can it even get?

Customizing recurring events

To add to the awesomeness, Calendars 5 also allows you to add recurring events. How impressive can that be, you may ask? It is precisely impressive because it not can set recurring events for the typical ones in the iOS Calendar like “Every Day”, “Every Week”, it can even set precise recurring dates like “Every 1 week on Tue”, or “Every 1 week on Weekends”. Or even more precise dates like “Every 1 month on Weekends on 3rd week”, or “Every 3 months by 18” - which means to recur once on the 18th of the 3rd month. This feature is completely customizable for the individual and solves the problem of not being able to customize precise recurring events. And this is something most calendar apps do not offer.

Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop

It seems like the app is already packed with awesome features. But there's more! Another amazing thing the app can perform is that it can allow you to drag and drop events, if your event date and time has changed; or even to copy and paste events! This is useful for events that are not recurring on a regular pattern, but being able to repeat events also means you do not have to copy all the event information manually from one event to another. 

Syncing Tasks and Reminders

The calendar also can sync from your Google Tasks and iOS Reminders if you are a frequent user of those features, but personally I do not use those, so I cannot comment much on that feature. I use another app called Trello for my task management, but that review will be for another time. (:

The only thing that might prove to be slightly annoying for the app is the confusing Time picker, which I find slightly confusing, and it took me awhile to understand how it actually works. However, I must admit the Time picker for Calendars 5 is an innovative user interface, it tries to make a difference in the user experience for selecting your event time, and it might be useful for some, but personally it confuses me at times.

Other than that tiny nagging thought, Calendars 5 by Readdle is an awesome smart calendar app you would want to add to your app collection. It effectively helps you to minimize the time taken to manage your calendar.

Anddddddd even though you just missed getting all this awesomeness for free, which is somewhat upsetting, admit-ably, Calendars 5 is on offer at 50% off for a limited time. Hurry and go grab the app fast! (:

Calendars 5 by Readdle from Readdle Inc. on Vimeo.

Calendars 5 by Readdle is in the App Store for $3.98 (50%).

Calendars 5 - Checkout their website here.

Post is in collaboration with ChewOnTech.com (: Check them out for the great Tech news!

[leekangbin]

iPhone App Calendar5를 구입했다. 현명한 판단이었을까. To-do류까지 포함하면 일정 어플은 지금껏 가장 잦은 지출 카테고리다. (최고 지출은 열린책방 멤버쉽으로 거의 16만원 결제) 가장 큰 이유는 iPhone 기본 어플이 일정 관리에 불편하기 충분하지 않기 때문이다. 두 번째는 productivity 향상 욕구는 충족되기에는 지나치게 높고, 그 자체가 금전적 지출과 타협하기 유리한 포지션인 것이 이유다. (게임 구입에 지출하는 것은 그 자체가 순수 비용으로 느껴지는 것과 반대 현상) 그런 전력에도 현명한 지출 운운하는 것은 타이밍 이슈다. 사용하던 일정 어플은 크게 두 가지. 하나는 to-do 관리 절대 어플인 Omnifocus 2이고, 스케줄 용도는 Fantistical이었다. 옴니포커서는 불과 몇일 전 $20에 구입했다. 큰 진출이고 만족도 매우 높아 당분간 다른 어플은 사절이다. 그런데 캘린더스5에는 to-do 관리 기능이 key function 중 하나다. 쓰지 않을 기능에 지출한 것이다. 판타스티컬은 이번 10월 중, iOS7에 맞춘 Fantastical 2 출시가 예고된 상태다. 그리고 당연히 구입할 예정이다. 캘린더스를 $7에 구입하고 2-3주 뒤에 또 일정 관리 어플을 구입할 상황인 것이다. 추가로, Tempo AI도 있어 굳이 또 하나의 일정 어플을 사용이 필요했는가에 의문을 증폭시킨다. 템포는 기존 일정 관리의 범주를 확대, 일정에 연관된 multi information을 한번에 접근하도록 하는 어플이다. 지금 당장은 회사 메일에 접근하지도 못하고 체계화된 데이터도 갖춰 있지 않아 활용성이 높지 않다. 그러나 템포도 10월 중 대대적 업데이트를 준비하고 있다. 디자인이 iOS7에 맞게 혁신적으로 변하고, 기능도 다양해진다면 (eg, Evernote의 reference 구현) 일정관리 주력 어플로 승격할 가능성이 매우 높은 상황이다. 그럼에도 캘린더스5을 결제한 이유, monthly view 때문이다. 다른 어플들은 월간 달력을 한 눈에 볼 수 없게 되어 있다. 즉, 달력에 일정이 간단하게 표기되어 있는 한 페이지가 안 된다는 것이다. 물론 아이폰은 좁은 화면을 고수하기에 그렇게 표현하는 것이 비효율적이다. 그러나 바쁜 일상에서 한 눈에 봐야 하는 경우는 빈번하게 일어난다. Monthly view 하나만 가지고도 충분한 값어치란 스스로 위안하자. 그러나 바라는 것은 Fantastical 2, Tempo의 업데이트에서 monthly view도 구현해주는 것이다. (만약 아이폰 기본 캘린더가 이 기능을 탑재한다면 더할 나위 없음)