Tasks available with June Firmware 2.0?

[Sculder]

Since Apple is tackling the enterprise business model by providing Exchange support and event support in the new Firmware 2.0, will there be an application available that allows you to log tasks?

I miss the Windows Mobile Task Manager. I could envision an application for the task manager for the iPhone; an icon with a check mark and the current number of tasks being displayed in the typical circular red notifier that are used in email and such.

Anyone know if this is coming with the firmware update this summer?

[patrickj]

Nothing was said about this at the SDK launch, and I haven't seen anything mentioned amongst all the sneak peek videos and articles on the new firmware. But ... that new firmware is still just a beta and this is such an obvious one that hopefully they're thinking on it. Otherwise, I'm sure some slick 3rd party apps will answer the call ...

[CBRfanatic]

Originally Posted by Sculder

Since Apple is tackling the enterprise business model by providing Exchange support and event support in the new Firmware 2.0, will there be an application available that allows you to log tasks?

I miss the Windows Mobile Task Manager. I could envision an application for the task manager for the iPhone; an icon with a check mark and the current number of tasks being displayed in the typical circular red notifier that are used in email and such.

Anyone know if this is coming with the firmware update this summer?

something like this? lower right hand corner.........i have no task so there is not notifier present, but it looks just like the mail icons....

[Sculder]

Originally Posted by CBRfanatic

something like this? lower right hand corner.........i have no task so there is not notifier present, but it looks just like the mail icons....

Exactly what I was talking about! But for us non Jail-broken folks, I wonder if it'll either be included natively with the new firmware, or hopefully the same app will be available in their new app store.

[CBRfanatic]

i have no clue if it will be included with the new firmware, possible to nickle and dime us iphone users well have to buy it, thats why i wont update until 2.0 is jailbroken............dont know why you would stay locked, compared to jailbroken iphones, locked ones are so....for lack of a better word.....crippled.

[psylichon]

I imagine the cream of the crop apps in each category will somehow make it to the "legit" June appstore release.

[acosmichippo]

i thought i saw something like this mentioned in Engadget's hands-on with software 2.0/1.2...

EDIT: nevermind, there wasn't... i'm sure there will be something with the SDK, though.

[lman]

Originally Posted by CBRfanatic

something like this? lower right hand corner.........i have no task so there is not notifier present, but it looks just like the mail icons....

hey man, i'm loving that theme. Care sharing?

And i'm a bit confused how this picture shows what your talking about...the red 1 over mail?

[Ohmster]

Originally Posted by lman

And i'm a bit confused how this picture shows what your talking about...the red 1 over mail?

His screenshot shows the ToDoList2 application and the comment about the mail indicator is a reference to how open tasks would be represented on the ToDoList2 icon if he had any open tasks.

Originally Posted by Sculder

I could envision an application for the task manager for the iPhone; an icon with a check mark and the current number of tasks being displayed in the typical circular red notifier that are used in email and such.

[lman]

Originally Posted by Ohmster

His screenshot shows the ToDoList2 application and the comment about the mail indicator is a reference to how open tasks would be represented on the ToDoList2 icon if he had any open tasks.

oh got it, i had thought the OP had been talking about running programs, not things you had "todo", so i was confused. Yeah ToDoList2 works great...i hope they have something like this on 2.0 (1.2) whatever it is.