Remember the milk

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Remember The Milk is an online application for managing tasks and appointments using digital to-do lists . The service was developed by Australians Emily Boyd and Omar Kilani from August 2004 and went online in October 2005. It had over 5 million registered users in November 2013.

Functions

With Remember The Milk, to-do lists can be created and managed online. Each entry can be given a due date and one of three priority levels. In addition, tasks can be tagged using tags and supplemented with additional notes. The lists can be sorted by priority, due date or name of the task. The user can have automatic reminder messages sent to them via email or SMS .

The Gears browser plug-in temporarily offered by Google made it possible to use the service offline. This is currently no longer possible on the PC.

Linking with other services

The reminder function can be linked to instant messaging services such as AOL Instant Messenger , Google Talk , ICQ , Windows Live Messenger , Skype and Yahoo Messenger . Remember The Milk can also be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook , Twitter and the Google Calendar and integrated into iGoogle . Maps can be integrated via Google Maps , which enables individual tasks to be localized. There are apps for the operating systems Apple iOS , Android and BlackBerry OS available.

languages

The service is available in 31 languages, including German . However, only the actual user interface and a small overview of the functions are written in German, the help function and the FAQ are displayed in English . There are blogs in English and Japanese .

Cost policy

The basic functions of Remember The Milk are free, as is the app for iOS and Android and a few other applications. However, the lists kept locally can only be compared with the lists kept online once every 24 hours. A paid premium account is required for an unlimited number of synchronization processes .

Companies

Remember The Milk was founded in Sydney by developers Emily Boyd and Omar Kilani . Since September 2012, the company has been based in San Francisco . Work on the service began in August 2004 and was activated in October 2005. The company now has ten employees in development and support who work from different continents.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Remember The Milk: About. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Goodbye Sydney G'Day San Francisco , called on March 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Remember The Milk - about , accessed March 7, 2013