We thought we addressed this with the Wimiki, because it allows you to establish Reminders and Routines, but that wasn’t really enough.

So, we’ve just added a new Recurring Tasks module to Start My Day, and a few other enhancements to make Lists even more useful.  Here’s a quick screen capture video to show you how to use both features …

(total viewing time: 6 minutes 44 seconds)

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The first in a long line of new releases we plan to deliver over the next few months was built in response to our most popular request:  mobile support for iPhone, Android, and iPad.

Today we bring you the Wimiki Mobile.  (Available for Pro and Elite accounts.)

It is essentially precisely the same as Wimiki for Mac and Windows, but you get to carry it around with you on your phone.

• Unlimited “reminders” to help you keep up on your healthy habits.
• Unlimited customizable ”routines” to maximize your potential productivity.
• Your Daily Targets list on your phone.
• Your Dream Catcher on your phone.

Here’s one of the things it doesn’t bring to your phone:  Start My Day.  Unless of course you want to access it through your phone’s browser which you always can. Because Start My Day is evolving so quickly, it was not wise for us to include it in the context of a mobile app.  In the future we’ll be making all of our features easier and quicker to access on your phone’s browser.

What else is next?

• A massive collection of “little” convenience and power enhancements.
• A much better interface.
• New features you request.  (those with the highest votes are most likely to get attention)
• Something really really big.
• Much more …

As always, we’re looking forward to your feedback.

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New Feature:  Total Control

The whole “simple vs. advanced” thing was confusing.  Now you get to see all of the modules up front (even the former “simple” module) and customize them as you see fit.

Don’t have people to delegate to today?  No problem.  Just leave that module out.  Don’t have items to schedule?  Same deal … Much faster now.

New Feature:  Buckets

In the old Start My Day, you’d classify items and then wonder “where did they go?”

Wonder no more.  Now at the bottom of the SMD page you can see several “buckets” that include all of the items you’ve classified in their proper places.

New Feature:  Tip of the Day

We’re improving Simpleology so fast that it’s a challenge keeping up …

Now, at the end of each Start My Day session, we’ll highlight a new feature so you can gradually master the system more and more each day.

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All three are awesome, but the third is by far my new favorite.   I can’t imagine myself surfing again without it.

(total viewing time: 4 minutes 45 seconds)

First, why Chrome?  Well, even though this may offend some with differing opinions, Chrome is just better.  It’s faster, leaner, more stable …  And as of last month it is now the most popular browser on the planet.  And I think for good reason.  So, we’re going to continue to improve the browser add-on for Chrome until we feel it’s as close to perfect as can be.  Then we’ll examine the marketplace and see if it’s worth continuing to improve the add-on for other browsers.

Meanwhile, if you don’t use Chrome:  make the switch!

OK, so what does the new add-on do?  Well, in addition to all of the earlier features, it now includes …

New Feature:  Browser Bodyguard

It’s back!  After mothballing the earlier version of this tool we created several years ago, it’s back even better than before.

The idea is simple:  if there are any sites you find particularly distracting, you identify them and Browser Bodyguard will politely redirect you to your Daily Targets when you try to reach the site.

We’ve packed in a number of features to make this feature totally customizable and convenient (like the ability to set up “profiles” to allow you to block some sites while you’re working and not when you’re supposed to be goofing off), but you get the idea.

So, if you enable this feature, goofing off on facebook or youtube is physically impossible.

New Feature:  Surf Disruptor

It’s just like the Browser Bodyguard except instead of blocking the site in its entirety, it just annoys you when you try to visit sites on your block list.

And of course both of these features are fully customizable and you can set up as many profiles as you like.

New Feature:  Focus Enforcer! (Pro account or higher required)

So, what if you’re on your browser doing real work?  You’re not goofing off on facebook …  You’re not checking out “just one more youtube video …”  You’re doing honest-to-goodness real work.  But then … one shiny link on the wrong page and … poof!  Before you know it you’ve killed three hours surfing and haven’t gotten a single bit of real work done.

Enter Focus Enforcer …  Now at the top of your browser you can always see your current Daily Target.

We’ll even have it blink every x minutes (you decide the interval) to remind you to stay on track.

OK, there you have it.  We expect an unconditional surrender from procrastination any day now.

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B.S. fantasy math for my fellow science geeks:  (1,000)(length in seconds)(frames per second).  Since this video is 02:01 in length and published in 30 frames per second it is therefor worth precisely (1,000)(121)(30) 3,630,000 words.   Booya!

Anyway, enjoy this 2 minute video showing the new features …

(viewing time:  2 minutes 1 second)

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(viewing time:  1 minute 22 secconds)

Over the next few weeks we’ll be releasing a few new features that everyone has been begging for …

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Alright, that was bad even by my nerdy standards of humor.  There are, however, 5 super cool new time-saving productivity-blasting new things you can do with the Daily Targets tab.  Check it out … (and let me know what you think, of course)

(viewing time: 2 minutes 21 seconds)

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(best viewed in full screen mode – viewing time: 1 minutes 36 seconds)

What do you think?  Let me and the crew know in the comments …

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I just shot a casual screen capture video to demonstrate them and also show you what I think is the most scientific prioritization method around. (I’ll put it head-to-head against the three most common prioritization methods in use today.)

After you watch the video, be sure to post your questions in the comments below.

(watch in youtube at full screen and high-res for best results)

And here’s the HI-ME Prioritization Tool (MS Excel file) for you to play with.

Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention in the video … Try this.  Right click on a target and then select “move to Mental Lock box w/ Date.”  This allows you to instantly defer something to later with a built-in reminder.  On the date you set, it will pop back up when you do Start My Day.

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