Reminders are calendar events that can be used as to-do items or alerts. They sync between your Macs and iOS devices. They can also be set as location-based alerts on the iPhone. You can use Siri to create new reminders on the iPhone 4S.
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Danny
12 years ago
I'm finding the location reminder feature very inconsistent. There have been many times where reminders have not come up even when entering the "geo-fence" area.
Marshal
12 years ago
Hey Gary, how is going?
I've never figured out when use this reminders (correct me if this sentence is grammatically wrong please)… Why not use the calendar on the date that you need to do some thing?
Thanks Gary… and you are doing a great work with this tutorials.
Partially organizational. But Reminders don't have to have a date. And they can be used more like to-do items where you check them off when you complete the item. You can't do that with events.
Rob
12 years ago
HI Gary
I have duplicate entry's since going to IOS5 , can you please advise on how to delete
Duplicate entries of what? Contacts? Events? Chances are you don't have duplicates at all, but you just have the contacts or calendars account twice in your settings (perhaps once for iCloud, and still the old MobileMe too -- or maybe an iTunes sync with "on my Mac" data.)
Ross Brunson
12 years ago
Gary, thanks VERY much for putting this up, I was missing the iCal piece and now I can add reminders from my desktop and just go somewhere with the phone and ipad and it's all there.
Great video!
Sue
12 years ago
How do I change the name of a reminder in the reminder list
Select the Reminder to edit it. Then click/tap in the name field and edit the name.
sfd_jo
12 years ago
Hi Gary
Thanks for that - very helpful.
However, although I can add a reminder list on my mac, I cannot add actual reminders in there - I can add reminders to my iCloud list, but not my mac list; what am I missing?
thanks - sfd
You would add reminders to your iCloud reminders list, that's right. Not sure what you see as the difference between those lists -- just add them to the one that supports reminders.
Liz
11 years ago
Gary, I love reminders and stopped using Think because of the integration with all my devices via iCloud etc. BUT I need just a tad bit more functionality for organizing Reminders on my desktop. The view via iCal is pretty limited. Can't really sort, and you have to check and uncheck all you Reminder lists if you are just trying to look at one. Any app that adds a bit of functionality but still leaves you in Reminders?
How about a Reminders app? All you'll need to do is wait for Mountain Lion to come out in a few months.
natalie
11 years ago
hey gary,
ive followed this but where you say go to File > show/hide reminders in ical i cant see this setting so im stuck at the 1st hurdle :-( can you help me please
I'm finding the location reminder feature very inconsistent. There have been many times where reminders have not come up even when entering the "geo-fence" area.
Hey Gary, how is going?
I've never figured out when use this reminders (correct me if this sentence is grammatically wrong please)… Why not use the calendar on the date that you need to do some thing?
Thanks Gary… and you are doing a great work with this tutorials.
Partially organizational. But Reminders don't have to have a date. And they can be used more like to-do items where you check them off when you complete the item. You can't do that with events.
HI Gary
I have duplicate entry's since going to IOS5 , can you please advise on how to delete
Duplicate entries of what? Contacts? Events? Chances are you don't have duplicates at all, but you just have the contacts or calendars account twice in your settings (perhaps once for iCloud, and still the old MobileMe too -- or maybe an iTunes sync with "on my Mac" data.)
Gary, thanks VERY much for putting this up, I was missing the iCal piece and now I can add reminders from my desktop and just go somewhere with the phone and ipad and it's all there.
Great video!
How do I change the name of a reminder in the reminder list
Select the Reminder to edit it. Then click/tap in the name field and edit the name.
Hi Gary
Thanks for that - very helpful.
However, although I can add a reminder list on my mac, I cannot add actual reminders in there - I can add reminders to my iCloud list, but not my mac list; what am I missing?
thanks - sfd
You would add reminders to your iCloud reminders list, that's right. Not sure what you see as the difference between those lists -- just add them to the one that supports reminders.
Gary, I love reminders and stopped using Think because of the integration with all my devices via iCloud etc. BUT I need just a tad bit more functionality for organizing Reminders on my desktop. The view via iCal is pretty limited. Can't really sort, and you have to check and uncheck all you Reminder lists if you are just trying to look at one. Any app that adds a bit of functionality but still leaves you in Reminders?
How about a Reminders app? All you'll need to do is wait for Mountain Lion to come out in a few months.
hey gary,
ive followed this but where you say go to File > show/hide reminders in ical i cant see this setting so im stuck at the 1st hurdle :-( can you help me please
Which OS are you using? This is from Lion, but it all changed with Mountain Lion which has its own Reminders app.