Here is a nice mention about our talk at the Telluride Tech Festival:
“…LeftCoastLogic gave an awesome talk on productivity (sustainable productivity) at this year’s TechFest…”
Telluride Tech Fest
I was invited to speak at the 10th annual Telluride Tech Festival held on October 1 and 2. I chose the “Zen of Productivity” as my topic. The presentation discussed the role of productivity in the technological age, and how we can “humanize” technology. Of course, that is what SmartTime is all about! At Left Coast Logic we believe that technology can make our lives both more productive and more fulfilling. That way, we can do more of the things that we enjoy – because there is more to life than just “getting things done.”
At the end of the presentation, I focused on the unique features of SmartTime, SmartTime Calendar (SmartCal), and SmartTime for iPad (SmartPad). During the panel discussion there was much interest in our unique approach to combining tasks and events into one view while also allowing you to manage not only your lists but also your available time. We will produce a podcast shortly. In the meantime, here are a few snapshots from the visit.
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This is a view of the mountains of Telluride from our accommodations in nearby Mountain Village, Colorado.
Telluride has a unique transportation system: a free gondola that connects the two villages via the top of a mountain. It runs day and night.
The Tech Festival Banner on Main Street…
There aren’t any photos of me (yet), but I believe I’ll be able to recover a video. The event was held at the historic Sheridan Opera House, a turn-of-the-century theater that is also the headline venue for the Telluride Film Festival.
I don’t normally show snapshots of where I stay when I’m on business trips, but this is the beautiful condo that was provided by our hosts, LuxWest. I think I’ll move back to Telluride…
Here’s a preview of SmartCal, a truly “smart” calendar. It will be available on the App Store next week, just in time for back to school.
How can a calendar be smart?
- When it shows you how much you can get done today
- When it combines your tasks with your appointments
- When it finds time for tasks in the free time between your appointments
- When it automatically splits your tasks for you
- When it shows your ‘busy time’ in a wide week view
- When it shows your ‘busy days’ in a wide month view
- When it allows you to create multiple calendars with multiple colors
- When it alerts you to tasks as well as events
- When it remembers that some of your tasks are repetitive
- When it offers one-tap filter views for greater productivity
- When it allows you to gather tasks by pinning them
- When you can create new calendar items without using a keyboard
- When you can tap any time during the day to create a new event
- When it shows you a history of everything you have done
- When it provides a recurring check-list for shopping, packing or…
- When it integrates with your Contacts List
- When it automatically finds your meetings for you on Google Maps*
- When you can call or text your friend or client directly from the calendar*
- When you can synchronize your task list with Toodledo*
- When you can export a history to Excel*
*Features planned for release within 2010
Smart Cal.
Featuring SmartTime™ logic.
By LeftCoastLogic.
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We are extremely excited to report that SmartPlans has just been listed as “What’s Hot” on the iTunes App Store. SmartPlans follows the success of SmartNotes (#1 on productivity app in January), SmartTasks (reached #4 in February) and our flagship app SmartTime (over half a million downloads, and featured recently on the Apple Web site).
Start off by just using it as a Task Manager. Then use the Timer to time your tasks and export reports to Excel. That’s a great way to do client billing. Then start to build Plans, drop your Tasks into them, and even manage multiple Plans from the touch-and-drag Gantt Chart. And in our latest version, you can keep track of your Life Goals while you get things done. Learn more here.
