
OmniFocus 4 with Ken Case (iPad Pros - 0187)
Ken Case is the CEO of the Omni Group; the creators of OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, and OmniPlan. In this episode we dive deep into OmniFocus 4 that launched on December 13th, 2023. This episode is a two-part episode opening with an interview recorded in July of 2021 when the public beta of OmniFocus 4 was released. The second part of the episode was recorded after the launch of OmniFocus 4.  Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros.  Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected]. Links: https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/introducing-omnifocus-4 https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/ https://people.omnigroup.com/kc/ https://omni-automation.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-4/id1542143627 Chapter Markers: 00:00:00: Opening 00:01:26: Support the Podcast 00:01:53: Ken Case - July 2021 00:02:45: The iPad in 2021 00:04:09: Apple Pencil 00:04:55: Universal Control 00:05:33: OmniFocus Plugins 00:07:09: OmniFocus 4 00:11:20: SwiftUI 00:16:31: Apple Watch 00:17:42: Swift Playgrounds 00:19:23: Mac Only Features Now On iPad 00:21:56: Focus 00:26:19: Integration With Focus For iOS 15? 00:28:55: Widgets 00:31:06: Perspectives 00:31:52: Outlining  00:34:05: Exporting and printing 00:35:17: Inspector panels 00:38:50: Full keyboard navigation 00:42:43: Any Other iPadOS 15 Features? 00:43:01: Shortcuts  00:48:00: The Little Things 00:50:58: Drag and drop 00:53:27: Review Mode 00:54:16: Anything else? 00:55:57: M1 Macs 00:56:34: Ken Case - December 2023 00:57:37: Inspector Panels 00:59:25: iPad Keyboard Menu 01:01:15: Drag and Drop 01:02:56: Big takeaways from the beta 01:04:19: Shared Database 01:08:09: How do you personally use OmniFocus? 01:09:17: Changes from beta 1? 01:11:51: Favorite OmniFocus 4 Features? 01:14:24: OmniFocus Links 01:15:09: New OS Features 01:16:57: External Displays 01:18:51: The Apple Watch 01:25:03: OmniFocus Pro 01:30:05: Getting Started with OmniFocus 01:32:21: A single purchase 01:35:27: visionOS 01:37:18: Moving other apps to SwiftUI 01:38:54: Anything else? 01:40:22: Where Can People Find More Information? 01:41:16: Closing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show Notes
Ken Case is the CEO of the Omni Group; the creators of OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, and OmniPlan. In this episode we dive deep into OmniFocus 4 that launched on December 13th, 2023. This episode is a two-part episode opening with an interview recorded in July of 2021 when the public beta of OmniFocus 4 was released. The second part of the episode was recorded after the launch of OmniFocus 4.
Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros.
Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia!
Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at [email protected].
Links:
https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/introducing-omnifocus-4
https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/
https://people.omnigroup.com/kc/
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-4/id1542143627
Chapter Markers:
00:00:00: Opening
00:01:26: Support the Podcast
00:01:53: Ken Case - July 2021
00:02:45: The iPad in 2021
00:04:09: Apple Pencil
00:04:55: Universal Control
00:05:33: OmniFocus Plugins
00:07:09: OmniFocus 4
00:11:20: SwiftUI
00:16:31: Apple Watch
00:17:42: Swift Playgrounds
00:19:23: Mac Only Features Now On iPad
00:21:56: Focus
00:26:19: Integration With Focus For iOS 15?
00:28:55: Widgets
00:31:06: Perspectives
00:31:52: Outlining
00:34:05: Exporting and printing
00:35:17: Inspector panels
00:38:50: Full keyboard navigation
00:42:43: Any Other iPadOS 15 Features?
00:43:01: Shortcuts
00:48:00: The Little Things
00:50:58: Drag and drop
00:53:27: Review Mode
00:54:16: Anything else?
00:55:57: M1 Macs
00:56:34: Ken Case - December 2023
00:57:37: Inspector Panels
00:59:25: iPad Keyboard Menu
01:01:15: Drag and Drop
01:02:56: Big takeaways from the beta
01:04:19: Shared Database
01:08:09: How do you personally use OmniFocus?
01:09:17: Changes from beta 1?
01:11:51: Favorite OmniFocus 4 Features?
01:14:24: OmniFocus Links
01:15:09: New OS Features
01:16:57: External Displays
01:18:51: The Apple Watch
01:25:03: OmniFocus Pro
01:30:05: Getting Started with OmniFocus
01:32:21: A single purchase
01:35:27: visionOS
01:37:18: Moving other apps to SwiftUI
01:38:54: Anything else?
01:40:22: Where Can People Find More Information?
01:41:16: Closing
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.