http://blog.rememberthemilk.com The companion blog to Remember The Milk, the best way to manage your tasks. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:28:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's no secret that we're big gadget fans here. Waaay back in 2006, we launched a feature that enabled you to add a daily gadget to Google Calendar: clicking on a checkmark icon would bring up your tasks for that day. The problem with that daily gadget is that it requires ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/11/add-remember-the-milk-to-your-google-calendar-sidebar/ This helpful tip, shared by RTM user mehardin, is useful not only for an upcoming doctor's appointment, but any kind of meeting where you want to make sure you have everything covered: I have my semi-annual checkup in a couple of days, and I keep thinking of different things I need ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/11/tips-tricks-tuesday-talking-to-the-doctor/ Stressed about exams? RTM user qoqosz shares this tip to help you stay organized and avoid being overwhelmed by your study notes: Being a student is a hard work ;) Tons of lecture notes, homeworks, classes and so on. But the worst are exams. Time which ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/11/tips-tricks-tuesday-preparing-for-exams/ While our Android app has undergone a whole bunch of small updates since its launch, we're excited today to announce our first update to include new features: version 1.1.0 (codename: "Bender"). This update brings new stuff based on the incredibly helpful feedback we've received from you guys, our lovely users. ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/11/android-app-update-customizable-widgets-and-start-screen-quick-search-box-for-android-and-htc-tattoo-and-motorola-droid-support/ It's never too early to start thinking about the gift-giving season (it is November, after all!). This week's tip comes courtesy of RTM user xaandria, who shares a great tip for keeping track of gifts you're planning to make or buy: I've made a tab for "Christmas Presents" in my RTM ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/11/tips-tricks-tuesday-keeping-a-gift-list/ The particularly observant among you might have noticed something missing when you logged into Remember The Milk this morning; that's right, the "Beta" in our logo is gone! When we launched Remember The Milk four years ago, we had this quaint idea that we'd leave beta once we were "done". I'm ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/10/goodbye-beta/ Did you fall in love with Scala at first sight? Do you dream of actors, DSLs, implicits and pattern matching? We have a full-time position available for a Scala Hacker (Server-side Engineer) at Remember The Milk. If this sounds like you, and you'd like to join us in our quest ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/10/join-the-team-scala-hacker/ This week's winner, RTM user kristian.domagala, shared a helpful tip to prepare for video store visits: When going to the video store to hire out a DVD, I used to find it very frustrating to try to find something that I wanted to see. Either I didn't recognise any of the ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/10/tips-tricks-tuesday-saving-time-and-frustration-at-the-video-store/ The latest version of the Remember The Milk app is now available on the App Store -- w00t! The biggest addition in version 1.2.0 is support for Smart Add with a handy new 'Add Task' bar. Add tasks quickly (and with as many properties as you like!) by using Smart Add ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/10/iphone-app-update-now-with-smart-add-goodness/ GeekTool is a handy utility for Mac OS X that allows you to embed all kinds of stuff (specifically files, images, or command output) on your Mac desktop. Seeking a way to show Remember The Milk tasks on the desktop, RTM user dws90 has written and shared a script for ... http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2009/10/tips-tricks-tuesday-bring-your-tasks-to-the-desktop-with-geektool/