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As most of you know I am an avid Apple person all the way around.  In our house we have an iMac, and iPad, MacBook Pro, and two iPhones. In my personal opinion I think it’s the best system for any professional photographer who lives and dies by producing portrait art, and running a small business.

What I have found with all of these devices is that you tend to do all of the same tasks on each of them and it’s difficult to make them all talk together and keep up-to-date.

We’ve had Apple’s MobileMe for a couple years and love it.  It keeps our calendars, contacts, email, and online storage all synched  up and it has been a godsend in cutting out duplication.  However, there is one thing that MobileMe doesn’t do and that is synch your iCal “ToDo” lists.  How I’ve tried so many of these free ToDo lists and $.99 ones from the iTunes store I won’t even tell you, but today I found one that rocks!  It’s called Appigo Sync.  Appigo Sync, is a free program and allows you to synchronize your tasks from Appigo Todo™ for the iPhone/iPod touch with iCal on Mac OS X or Microsoft Outlook on Windows.

I downloaded the each app (iPhone & iPad) for $4.99 and installed them.  I then went to the website Todo Online by Appigo and joined the 14 day trial ($19.99 for a year after that).  With all of these installed and running, all of my Apple devices communicate with Todo Online and it keeps everything synchronized.  I add a todo list item on my iPhone it updates the iPad, iMac, and Macbook Pro at the same time.  I walk over to my iMac and mark a todo item complete, it updates my iPhone and all other devices.

I can honest say I “hate” anything that has duplicates in it or I have to do something more than once on different devices.  Anything to make my life easier and allow more free time to be with my family and be creative.  I also believe when you find something that works for you to solve a problem, you should pass it on because someone else may have the exact same problem.  Have a great weekend!

I downloaded the each app (iPhone & iPad) for $4.99 and installed them.  I then went to the website Todo Online by Appigo and joined the 14 day trial ($19.99 for a year after that).  With all of these installed and running, all of my Apple devices communicate with Todo Online and it keeps everything synchronized.  I add a todo list item on my iPhone it updates the iPad, iMac, and Macbook Pro at the same time.  I walk over to my iMac and mark a todo item complete, it updates my iPhone and all other devices.

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OK.  So you want to know how I came upon this app review and it talks about the “mall.”  I found an advertisement on the back of a brochure for the Woodburn Outlet malls in a packet from a conference I was attending.  Not a real guy place to hang out, but I did think to myself how many times I pull up to a large mall with the family and we are heading to a specific store inside this humongous building and nobody can remember what major store it’s by.  Choose “poorly” and you will be getting a workout in if it’s on the completely different end of the building! Or, in an airport and are hungry for Mexican food.

Worry no more.  Welcome to the newest app (or at least new to me) called Point Inside.  It will help you locate your favorite store, restaurant and more. Now, the developers behind this excellent app have taken things way beyond shopping – with the addition of maps covering 50 airports in the U.S. and Canada.  I know…I know…thank you John for helping us right before the holiday shopping season…:) You can just download Point Inside onto your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, and navigate your way around airports you’ve never been to, with the ease of a frequent flier.

Best of all, the app makes use of GPS, cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning technologies to help you navigate, even when you are indoors.  To read the full review  and download it, go the iTunes store.  I downloaded mine tonight and I’m liking it so far, as well as the reviews.

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