iPad App of the Week- Midnight Inbox Touch 1.0
July 12th, 2010
Selena Narayanasamy is extensively involved in all things technology, social media, blogging/writing, entrepreneurship and productivity related. When she’s not dabbling in any of the above mentioned things, you can find her drinking her life substance (coffee) and blogging on Search Engine Journal and her website, Esvienne. Follow her on Twitter- @esvienneand @selenavidya, and like her on Facebook.
Midnight Inbox is the epitome of self organization. So much so, that I’m still learning to use it. I’ve chosen to make this iPad app of the week (and soon, iPhone app of the week- it’s in production) because it really gets down and dirty when it comes to collecting, organizing, reviewing and completing tasks.
Midnight Inbox is not only available for the iPad… ohhhh no it’s not. It originally started out as a desktop version (which is what I’ve attempted to learn on) and I just realized that they pushed it onto the iPad too. I must admit, I like the iPad interface much better. Mainly because they updated the icons so they’re pretty and colorful like this:
What does it do!?
Midnight Inbox gives you the ability to record any kind of thought you have, organize it in any way you want, and acts as a check and balance system to make sure you’re completing them. Asking questions like, “is this actionable?” helps Midnight Inbox decide whether to incubate your task or put it in for review to make sure it’s complete.
I think the best thing about Midnight Inbox is the fact that is organizes your brain for you. If you’re thinking about something really quickly, you have a section where you can write a note and incubate it. It treats it like a backburner idea.
There are so many different screens and features that I can’t possibly fit all of them on here without you completely losing interest. The screenshot above shows a calendar where you can set daily reviews- which will go through tasks day by day to make sure you’re completing them. There’s also a weekly review, which will occur… *gasp* weekly! I know you’re on to this so I won’t go any further.
It also has the ability to separate different task lists- so you can have a review list running for the office, one for home, one for school… or whatever you need it for. This way, you don’t have everything clumped on one calendar. I don’t know about you, but having all my tasks staring me in the face with no distinction from one another makes me want to rip my face off 
Do you have a yak?
The “yak timer” has to be my most favorite feature. I must admit that I’ve never been yelled at by my electronic devices until I started using this program. On that note, I’ve never been asked if my attention is elsewhere because I’m shaving a yak.
…I wonder how long it would take one to shave a yak? Perhaps I should put it in my midnight inbox for a fun saturday task.
If you want to organize your face off, you can find Midnight Inbox for your awesome iPad in iTunes for 1/2 off – it comes to $14.99. The desktop version is currently at $35.00, and the iPhone version will be released shortly.
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