iOS tip

Tapping on the time area (top-center) while in address book (or any other app with a long list of individual entries) takes you all the way up to the search field.

from here:

(you tap on 9:35)

to there:

Current Productivity setup - tools - part 2

Goal tracker: Daily deeds

• platforms available: iPhone (native)
• full synchronization: YES (via DropBox)
• sharing with others: private
• main use: tracking your daily / weekly goals 
• pros: simple and effective
• costs: 1$ for iPhone

Timer/Reminder: Due

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native)
• full synchronization: YES (via DropBox - but make sure it is what you really want)
• sharing with others: private
• main use: reminders throughout the day (drink water), various timers (2min green tea, 3min black tea etc.)
• pros: parallel timers, snooze for 1h or 1min (good for bugging)
• costs: 5$ iPhone/iPad app

Diary/Journal: Day One

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac (native)
• full synchronisation: YES (DropBox/iCloud)
• sharing with others: private
• main use: personal diary
• costs: 2$ iPhone/iPad, 10$ Mac

Short text notes: Simplenote

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac/Win (web/various clients)
• full synchronisation: YES
• sharing with others: YES
• main use: quick short text notes
• pros: fast, search as you type, version history of each note
• costs: FREE iPhone/iPad

Text editor: iA Writer

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac/Win (web/various clients)
• full synchronisation: YES (DropBox, iCloud)
• main use: Minimalist Word Processor
• pros: Distraction-free
• costs: 2$ iPad, 9$ Mac

Current Productivity setup - tools

To-do list: To Do Tomorrow

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac/Win (web), Android (native)
• full synchronization: yes
• sharing with others: no
• main use: daily entry point for to-dos for today/tomorrow 
• pros: easy to enter items on the go (typing), simple and effective
• costs: 2$ for iPhone HD/iPad app, Android free

More advanced to-do list (and so much more): OmniFocus

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac (native)
• full synchronization: yes
• sharing with others: no
• main use: mid - long term "planning tool" -  items with deadlines etc
• cons: no access via web, relatively costly
• costs: 20$ iPhone app, 40$ iPad app, 80$ Mac app
• other: low WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)

Shopping / other lists management: Wunderlist

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac/Win (native/web)
• full synchronisation: YES
• sharing with others: YES
• main use: shopping lists (grocery, down-town, IKEA etc, movies to see, holiday planning etc)
• pros - sharing on a "individual list" level with other family members
• costs: FREE
• other: high WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)

Scrapbook (internet, PDFs, pictures etc): Evernote

• platforms available: iPhone/iPad (native), Mac/Win (native/web)
• full synchronisation: YES
• sharing with others: YES
• main use: any info to be retained, pictures of items to buy etc
• costs: basic account free, paid subscription for more storage and priority processing
• other: high WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)

Outline management: WorkFlowy

• web / mobile web
• full synchronisation: YES
• sharing with others: YES
• main use: mapping out ideas
• costs: FREE