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The new month view in Planner for iPad

The next update to Planner has a custom month view.  It's the best way to see what's happening beyond the current week, of course.

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The 1.1.0 update also has lots of fixes and lets you sync with the built-in Calendar app on the iPad.  If your Calendar app is set up to sync with Google Calendar, MobileMe, or other calendars, you'll be able to see and edit those events from within Planner.  The changes you make will be sync'd back to the calendar they originated from.  It's optional - just flip the switch to turn it on or off.

Look for Planner 1.1 in the App Store soon.

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The to-do list planner

I recently came across a post titled getting things done like a Zen master.  One of the techniques discussed is that of the to-do planner, a planner that integrates a to-do list with a calendar.  It's exciting to me because it captures some of the motivations I had when building Planner for iPad.  If something has a specific due date, it's a calendar event.  If it's indeterminate, it's just a to-do.  It's important to see both at all times.

The reason I suggest using a weekly to-do planner is because daily planners have too much room. Focus not on how many things you can get done in a day; instead, focus on one critical task that will actually have an impact on your life.

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Planner for iPad - Calendar and tasks on the same page

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Michelle is somewhat particular about her planner format. During the great planner shortage of 2008 we spent a couple weeks fishing around Barnes and Noble for a red Moleskine like this.

Things tied to a specific date fit nicely on the calendar. The right side works perfectly for to-dos that you might do in a few minutes, hours, or even weeks. The problem with the paper planner is that if you don't accomplish everything on the right side during a given week, you end up turning the page and having to rewrite your tasks. Michelle solved this with a paper clip and a post-it note that she floated from week to week, with occasional replacement.

If you have an iPad and can sympathize with the above scenario, you might like Planner for iPad. It's a weekly calendar and todo list on a single page.

Events and reminders you create in the app get published to the system calender so that you get the alerts and reminders you need.

Events are color-coded and you can pick from several color themes.  One of the themes matches the paper color if you don't like the highlighted blocks of text.  

I really enjoy how easy it is to enter a calendar event with Google Calendar and tried to replicate some of that with Planner. Just tap the empty space on one of the days of the week and type a few words and a new event is created.

There's a someday category for the todos you want to keep in mind but don't need to focus on just yet.

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