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I am more than a bit excited to be able to be one of the first to bring you a preview of TaskPaper for the iPhone, a new task/list manager for the iPhone.

A little over a year ago, my good friend Michael Mistretta lamented the fact that there was no task/list app for the iPhone that was a simple as pen and paper or, even, the built in Notes.app on the iPhone. At the time he ended his post with this request:

Now, for my notebook-style lists app: I’ll take a paper-UI, swipe to strikethrough, double-tap to highlight iPhone app with a side order of fries and a large Sprite to go.

Well, very soon, Jesse Grosjean of Hog Bay Software will deliver just that (except without the Fries and Sprite feature – though that may be in a future version).

I have been a big fan of TaskPaper for Mac for quite some time. It was one of the first items I posted to Minimal Mac and there is good reason, as task/list applications go it is as basic as it gets without removing crucial functionality – thus leaving an elegant and well balanced solution (plus, the documents are simply marked up plain text files. Viva la .txt!). The iPhone version, out now, is no different – all the features you need, none you don’t…

• Intuitive, with subtle guidance to help you only where you need it? Check!

• Make lists quickly without tapping buttons or leaving the keyboard? Check!

• Swipe to strikethrough completed items? Check!

• Double tap to edit? Check!

• Landscape support? Check!

• Highlight and manipulate multiple items? Check!

• Archiving of completed items? Check!

• Ability to focus on single projects and tags? Check!

Oh, and did I mention…

• Over the air syncing, emailing of documents, superfast seraching, TextExpander support, password protection? Check! Check! Check! Check! And Check!

What is also nice is that it does not lock you into any single usage type. You can use it for any list you can think of – Groceries, Wishlists, etc. The features that make it great at task management (Projects, Tagging) are also easy to ignore and not use on a per list basis.

I have been using the beta version as my full time task and list manager for about a month now and it has evolved nicely and is rock solid. This, in my opinion, is a must have item and I put it right on up there with Simplenote as my favorite and most used application on my iPhone.

AppleInsider | Office for Mac 2011 to feature co-authoring, ribbon interface:

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This sofa contains a secret. I need softness to satisfy my need for order and aesthetic expression. The stark wood base of this sofa is pure minimalism. But the upholstered, quilted blanket wrapping the minimal frame is traditional and deliberately loose fitting.

The Sofa Ruché, for Ligne Roset, by French designer Inga Sempé, is a conceptual provocation, currently on display at maison et object 2010 in Paris. Inga says she is not interested in art but is fascinated by everyday things. She is the daughter of illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé and painter and illustrator Mette Ivers-Sempé.

The blending of soft quilting curves with modern sleek geometry is unusual. A softened minimalism with forgiving edges. The goal? Make modern design less intimidating an easier to live with.

As I mentioned at the end of my iPhone experiment, I have been making a largely successful effort to get in the habit of using the built in search feature of iPhone OS 3.x to find and launch apps (not to mention data) versus swiping through screens to find and launch an app. In other words, If the app I want to launch is not on my homescreen, I press the home button once, the search box and keyboard pops up, I type in the first few letters of the app, and tap to launch it as soon as I see it in the list.

Assuming I have both hands free, I have found this so far to be a far faster method of launching apps on the iPhone but it also comes with another unforeseen advantage: When you quit the application, you are returned to your main home screen. This is different behavior than “swipe to launch”, which returns you to the screen that you launched the app from. The reason I see it as an advantage is that, due to my experiment, I have only my most frequently used apps on my homescreen. The likelihood that the next app I wish to launch will be one on my home screen is high. Therefore, another speed advantage is often gained as I will not have to swipe to where I want to go next, I’ll already be there.

Marco.org - Intel, Micron announce 25nm NAND flash production
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Don’t be fooled by the intentionally boring post title folks, this is a really good explanation on the differences between Solid State and traditional Hard Drives, why faster storage makes such a huge performance difference, and why – despite more cost per GB – you should consider nothing else in your next Mac.

15 magnifiques stations de travail sous Mac – part 3 | inzider.net:

If you thought that last shot was pretty, just wait until you see the whole set.