On Our Minds

Getting Things Done

 “I work as a programmer and web designer and it involves a lot of concentration. I can either let interruptions occupy my mind and forget about it permanently – or reQall it!
 
If I need to come back to something later, I reQall it and keep going with my train of thought. No more loose ends. If I see a great design idea, I grab the phone and leave myself a reminder instead of sending myself email or writing on scraps of paper. It's much safer when driving, too.
 
When I finish one task, I can open up reQall to see what I need to do. Today, reQall reminded me to call and ask a question. I hit the ‘show related items’ button and there was my Evernote snapshot of the business card with the phone number I needed. Brilliant time saver!
 
David Allen of Getting Things Done says, ‘Anything that does not belong where it is, is an “open loop” pulling on your attention.’ With reQall, I am better able to keep my attention on what I am working on instead of what I have to do later.”
– Jim Sewell, programmer, Key West, Fla.

Game, Set and Match

"I'm a professional tennis coach and I live my life mostly on the tennis court. I work over 30 hours as a full-time coach and it can get hectic, especially as my clients can sometimes swap and change times with little notice – and that can happen whilst I'm concentrating on coaching someone else.
 
Before reQall, I was using different applications. Many of them were quite useful, but they never really satisfied my idea of a memory jogger or an app that I could use to help me remember things, such as booking courts or creating lesson plans for my tennis groups.
 
After coming upon a clip on YouTube about reQall’s full range of uses, I got really addicted to it and used it on an hourly basis at times. I use the SMS and email notifications to remind me of the little things that I have in my brain.
 
reQall Pro allows me to organize my thoughts in so many simple ways. Since then, I've managed to remember 90 percent of things – the rest is just me being lazy and not remembering to input information. I must add that the sharing of information, which allows me to remind my girlfriend of things from my iPhone, is so useful. I find it amusing that even with her amazing memory, she can find my reminders that I send to her quite useful.

Thanks, reQall. You have inspired me to remember more!!"

– Lam Huynh, Birmingham, England

Dude, Where’s My Car?

“Before reQall, I used to park a 10-minute walk from my place of employment and pay $8 a day, three days a week for parking. Since getting reQall, I park in a two or three-hour parking space that’s a three-minute walk from work. I set a reQall reminder to move the car to another spot just after midday – the parking inspector usually doesn't get around on time, and I need to move the car only once a day. Apart from two parking tickets – not reQall’s fault, since I neglected to act on the reminder – I have saved $24 a week since November 2008.

reQall has saved me at least $1200 (Australian) and covered the cost of my $879 pre-paid, unlocked iPhone I purchased on the first day it became available – not to mention the fact it has also saved me many hours of walking around.”
– Doug Young

reQall Saved My Bacon – and Remembered the Beer

“My wife and I were about to go grocery shopping. I was walking around adding stuff to a hand-written shopping list.

I had just installed reQall on my Blackberry. She took a few minutes longer to get ready, so to test it out, I decided to read the shopping list to reQall.

When we got to the store, I realized I'd left the shopping list on the kitchen counter! My wife wasn't pleased, and told me I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on, and she's probably correct there! She said we'd be bound to forget half of the stuff we wanted.

Then I remembered I'd used reQall!

I brought up the app on the phone, and there, transcribed, was the shopping list! My wife was happy, peace resumed and we were able to get everything we needed. It probably saved my bacon, as that was one of the items on the list that we might well have forgotten to buy! My wife was so impressed that she installed it on her Blackberry too, and uses it all the time.

Not sure if I like all the ‘honey dos’ but, I got my own back last week. I called reQall and said: ‘Ask wife to buy a six-pack at store at 5 p.m.’ As she was leaving her downtown office, the message from reQall popped up on her Blackberry and she swung by the store on the way home. When I got there, there was cold beer waiting for me!

Thanks, reQall. Twice.”
– Ian B. May, North Charleston, S.C.

On Your Mind: Mother's Little Mobile Helper

“I’m a new mother that had a mad case of Crazy Brain before finding reQall.
 
I went back to work just six weeks after my daughter was born. I very much underestimated the life of a working mom, and would very often forget things – even really important ones! So I had to take a stand and get my life back in control.  
 
I am an iPhone user, so I did a little research and found that many people enjoy reQall. I tried it for free and now I can’t live without my reQall Pro. Thanks for such a great application!”
 
Gerri M. Kimble

On Your Mind: Organize your RSVPs like a VIP

(Note:  this is the third in a new series of stories from reQall users, describing how reQall helps them in their daily lives. Have a story? Please send it to stories@reqall.com. Happy New Year!)

“I get a lot of invitations to events, all of which have RSVP dates, of course.  It's a constant stream of paperwork with snail-mail invites and related RSVP deadlines. I had been using Evernote to keep digital copies of the invites, so I would have access to the RSVP date, the event date and where I need to be.  

The problem is that I'd forget the invite was there! Now, with reQall, I get the invite into Evernote and tell reQall to add the event date to my calendar and the RSVP date to my to-do list.  When it's time to RSVP, reQall reminds me, and brings up the invite with RSVP details in Evernote. 

When the event date comes, I'm reminded again, with the Evernote photo of the invite, complete with address, host info and all. I never worry about missing RSVP dates anymore!”

– Jason Baker, Campbell, Calif.

On Your Mind: Answered Prayers

(Note:  this is the second in a new series of stories from reQall users, describing how reQall helps them in their daily lives.  Have a story?  Please send it to stories@reqall.com.  Happy Hanukkah!)

“I am a Rabbi serving a congregation of 1,200 families. I use reQall every day on my iPhone to remember to-do items and appointments.

 

If a member of my community mentions they are going into the hospital or someone is in need of pastoral care, I take out my iPhone after the conversation and make a quick voice note. I might make 20 of these a day from all sorts of places.

 

The next day, when reQall sends me my digest, I have all of my to-dos and I can start ministering to my community. It’s a godsend! The program I have been praying for!”
– Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Temple Judea, Tarzana, Calif.

On Your Mind: My Brain's Back-up Hard Drive

(Note:  this is the first in a new series of stories from reQall users, describing how reQall helps them in their daily lives.  Have a story?  Please send it to stories@reqall.com.)

“I am a 46 year old who had his left temporal lobe removed, so I really have a hole in my head.

 

Prior to the surgery, I worked as a software engineer and team leader. The left temporal lobe is used for short-term memory. As I recover, I have a problem with my memory. reQall helps me adapt to my new abilities. The system allows me to leave myself notes so I can find them when I need them. Sticky notes don't work if you forget where you stick them.

 

Having your phone number programmed on my cell phone allows me to leave myself notes when I remember them and access the notes when I need them. reQall allows me to leave a note, a list items from the grocery store or appointment reminders. I have recommended the product to my friends. Many, with or without my needs, are using it and finding reQall a great help!

I’ll bet this was not what you were thinking when you made reQall, but thanks for the help!”

– Tim Rico, Ashland, Mass.