Like others, I have been annoyed by the lack of Tasks synchronization on the iPhone. This hint is a very basic workaround, but one that can give you with a rudimentary Tasks list, of sorts, which can be edited on either an iPhone or computer and can be synced. This works with the iPhone and Safari on Mac OS X; I haven't tested it on Windows.
[kirkmc adds: I haven't tested this.]
- In Safari, create a new Bookmarks Bar folder; I called it To Do.
- Choose Bookmarks > Show all Bookmarks.
- In the new folder, made in Step 1, add a number of bookmarks: I did this by dragging the current URL from Safari into the folder. I did this about 10 times. The URL used is unimportant.
- Edit the names of the bookmarks, and just name them "." (period, but the name can be any characters).
- You now have 10 "blank" bookmarks. Edit each of the names to correspond to a task. For example: "Fill in Tax return by 12/10", "Kill Bill", etc.
- The bookmarks in the 'To Do' folder are now Tasks.
- In iTunes, make sure that the option to sync Safari bookmarks is on.
- Sync.
- Access your 'tasks' via the Bookmarks button in Safari on the iPhone.
- You can edit the Tasks/Bookmarks on the iPhone; if completed, you can delete the task and just leave the period (or whatever placeholder character you've used). Similarly, using the Edit function, you can change the order of the remaining Tasks/bookmarks.
[kirkmc adds: I haven't tested this.]
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