[Zephyrall]

Hey all. After a ton of research, I think I've finally settled on OmniFocus to help with getting my life back under control. :P The only other contender was Things, but it seems like the support from Omni is leagues better, which is a huge plus.

Before going ahead, I was just wondering if using only the iPhone version would provide me with the ability to start setting up my GTD framework and filling it out, or if the iPhone app is more just a tool to fill in the gaps between the times you're at your mac? I've read through David Allen's book before, so I'm already familiar with the basics of this process.

Basically, is it robust enough to use as my only GTD/todo app for a while? I want to eventually get the desktop version, but with it seeming like it's so close to the 2.0 mark, and being $80, I'd like to hold off and not pay an upgrade fee only a few months down the road.

Thanks in advance!

[wilsonng]

The two things I would love to make OF iPhone stands on its own are:

1. Review feature

2. The ability to create custom perspectives on the iPhone itself.

At the moment, I have to create perspectives on the Mac and then sync them to my iPod touch.

Granted, my perspectives tend to be fairly static and I really don't create many on-the-fly perspectives. But OF iPhone definitely needs this to become independent and untethered from OF Mac.

[Christian]

The Perspectives are the major downside of having only the iPhone version. Custom perspectives are one of the best things in OF since they allow you to easily access exactly the information you need with just one click.

However, I think Allen had no perspectives. There are a few built in into the iPhone and to get started you should be fine. It depends a bit on how many complex projects you will be using. Same goes for the review process. May I ask what profession you will use air with?

[Zephyrall]

I work in IT (Desktop Support), and will ideally be using this for some of my bigger work projects, but mostly for my outside-of-work life which seems like it's spiralling out of control.

From what you guys said, I guess perspectives are the biggest thing I would be missing. Will I be able to create something that mimics the Things "Today" context within Omnifocus without perspectives?

[DrJJWMac]

You might want to read some of these threads, particularly the first gives Things -> OF information ...

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=21946

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=21946

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=22305

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=22407

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=22461

Welcome to OF!

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JJW

[Tedallen]

The inability to create perspectives on the iPhone can be partially solved. It sounds like you have a Mac. I had to borrow one. I use the iPad which has the same shortcoming. I used OF on my iPad for some time and thought about and collected ideas for perspectives. Then I borrowed a Mac and used the 14 days trial of OF Mac to create the perspectives I needed and synced them