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So Role Call Tasks just released an update that makes it 10x better in my opinion. It does several things differently and gives users a whole lot more control over their tasks list. A few weeks ago I wrote a review here where I criticized some of its features, but most of those have been improved by the update.
First, it no longer makes you put your tasks into categories. If you lump all your tasks together, as I do, you can simply hit "R" from the home screen to launch the app (if you have dial-from-homescreen turned off) and RCT will instantly bring up your entire to-do list. Perfect. You can still categorize your tasks, but I don't, and this now means that with one button press all my tasks with their due dates (if any) are right there for me to see.
Also, RCT has made it so you can increase the font size of the due date so that's it's very readable now, but still fits on the screen.
One thing that pleases me greatly is now you can set an option so that clicking the trackball edits the entry rather than marking it as finished. Space bar will still mark it finished. This is great if you regularly change due-dates on tasks as I do.
Adding a task is simple, from the main screen you just start typing and it begins entering the text in the "new task" text entry area.
In the sort-by-date view, you can now hide the day bars so that only the tasks themselves show with their due-dates. That means if you have a task set for a week from now, it's no longer down off the bottom of the screen, hidden by 7 days of no activity listed above it. You can specify the number of days ahead and behind that you want RCT to list tasks for. Oddly, though, when the day-bars are turned off in the sort-by-date view, it sorts tasks alphabetically rather than by date. I hope this will be corrected in a future update.
So with a minor glitch or two, the update is very good, IMHO, and makes RCT a solid contender for those who need a 3rd party BB tasks app. Definitely worth the price.
Last edited by Furballz; 01-25-10 at 02:37 AM.
01-25-10 02:20 AM - For Wuzz Ranger, I just download the update for my Curve 8330 running os 4.5; if you're using 5.0, I don't see why it shouldn't work.
I've been using this app for about a month, and have found it invalauble. The first thing I do once i get to work is fire up this app, and it stays open sitting on my desk until everything's checked off. I particularly like the option to move uncompleted tasks to today, rather than changing the due date everytime I miss a deadline.
The new option to add details and a due date to a task in the 'type here to enter task' field is incredible. I have a very busy job, and normally put in my tasks on the go; I used to have to go back and edit everything when I had the time, but now I can get it all done at once--this will make the app even more productive. One tiny point to perhaps consider...I have a preference for the 24 hour clock, but typing in 1300 as opposed to 1:00 PM doesn't work. But hey, maybe there's no market for that kind of option.
And by the way, Blue Sky offers probably the best customer service and response time that I've seen in a BB developer. Keep up the great work!02-01-10 01:02 PM
