{"id":1942,"date":"2013-05-06T15:52:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T22:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oneminutetodolist.com\/blog\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2014-07-14T14:38:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T21:38:50","slug":"new-iphone-e-mail-app-that-converts-mail-to-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/new-iphone-e-mail-app-that-converts-mail-to-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"“New” iPhone E-mail App that Converts Mail to Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 6, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know by now I am a fanatic about converting incoming e-mail action requests into tasks so that I can keep my to-dos well-tracked, properly prioritized, and under control. This also enables emptying the inbox daily. It is at the core of the 1MTD and MYN systems<\/a> I teach.<\/p>\n

\"\"One complaint I had about the iPhone is that there is no way to convert e-mails to tasks when using its Mail app.<\/p>\n

Well, there is a “new” app called eMailGanizer<\/strong> that enables converting e-mails into tasks. It’s not really that new since early versions were released a few years ago, but it’s new to me and getting more traction now. I’ll write it up more later, but I wanted to mention it now.<\/p>\n

How to convert to a task.<\/strong> The image at left is an open e-mail in this app. Notice the red box at the top? If you click that icon it allows you to convert the e-mail item into an Outlook task. It works if you have Exchange in the background; but if you don’t, it also works with Toodledo; in either case the task shows up on your desktop computer and all other task lists that sync with those. It also can create an Apple Reminder or a calendar item.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Lots of Features<\/strong>. You may notice there are a ton of other icons above and below the mail text; this app has a lot of features—far more than the app that comes with the iPhone.<\/p>\n

Of course, you would read all your mail on this app instead of the using Mail app on the iPhone, so you’ll lose some of your integration with other iPhone apps, but I think it is worth it. And due to all the features it may take a few minutes to figure it out. BTW, It costs about $5.<\/p>\n

What about Android?<\/strong> If you want similar ability, use TouchDown<\/a>—that app lets you convert e-mails to tasks too. I’ve been recommending that app for years now.<\/p>\n

I’ll see if I can spend more time with the eMailGanizer app and write it up more completely.<\/p>\n

Michael Linenberger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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