Hello My Fellow Mnemonic Merton Delights,

As Windows Mobile Pocket Outlook devotees soon discover upon crossing to the “dark side”, Tasks are not natively supported on the iPhone 3GS. 

While there are certainly a large number of MS Outlook synchronization-compatible Task Management utilities available on the iTunes Store, because I do not wish to add yet another proverbial lane of sync traffic to my iPhone-to-PC highway, to date, I have chosen not to use any of them.

In its simplest form, an Outlook Task is merely a means of setting an action reminder.  With this in mind, I realized that what I sought was an iPHone 3GS-ready, VoiceOver accessible, reliable, and easy-to-use SMS Text Reminder service with an optional web browser interface for comfortable data entry..

Introducing TextMinder, a superb mobile SMS text reminder system.

As described on the TextMinder web portal:
TextMinder – Mobile Text Reminders

TextMinder allows you to schedule SMS text reminders to be sent to you at the times you specify, repeating as often as you choose. Remind yourself of your medication, diet, exercise or financial goals, shopping, errands, bills, household chores, and other todo tasks and tickler items. Never forget another homework assignment, class, meeting, television show, birthday or anniversary!.

With the ONE-TIME purchase of the iPhone app, you can.
Create unlimited SMS text reminders to be sent to you on your iPhone or other primary phone

Specify an exact date and time and choose a repeat schedule for each reminder

Review, modify, and delete reminders using any iPhone or iPod touch

Benefits of using SMS reminders over push notifications.
Reminders share your SMS alert settings, guaranteeing your control over alert tone and automatic repeat alerts when not acknowledged

Multiple reminders can remain in your popup notification summary, even when followed by other messages (push notifications only show your most recent alert)

Unread reminders show as a number badge on your standard SMS/Messages app, and remain in your standard SMS list until you remove them, to ensure they are noticed

SMS promotes longer battery life and can deliver notifications even without a data connection, such as when roaming with data roaming disabled

iPod touch users can manage reminders with TextMinder then receive alerts on time on your primary mobile phone via SMS – and it works with OS versions prior to 3.0

TextMinder can send SMS alerts to US and WORLDWIDE phones using Ameritech, AT&T, Cricket, SprintPCS, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin, or any of our other dozens of supported carriers listed at this link..

The iPhone app requires either a cellular data (3G, EDGE) or WiFi connection to manage reminders. Our service does not charge to send you text messages, but your carrier’s standard text messaging policies and rates apply..

The TextMinder service contains no advertisements and your one-time iPhone app purchase includes FREE upgrades and tech support.

NOTE 1:
This utility is accessible with the VoiceOver screen reader for the visually impaired.  Please note that only the [Previous] and [Next] Buttons are not labeled as such; thus, VoiceOver will read them as “Button, Image.” 

NOTE 2:
Upon launching the TextMinder iPhone application for the first time, Apple Seeds must create a new account by entering both a Username and Password.

NOTE 3:
In order to login to the TextMinder service, via web browser, users must first purchase the TextMinder application from the iTunes Store and create an account on their wireless device.

Click Here to get TextMinder from the iTunes Store.

Click Here to go to the TextMinder web portal.

Enjoy,

Mark