I know there are sites like Don’t Forget the Milk and TaDa List. The problem with those is you are dependent on connectivity. 3G iPhone or not, there is no getting to your list if you are stuck with no signal in the metal box monstrosities of a supermarket. Syncing notes to your notes may be possible come 11 July, but putting shopping lists in Yojimbo seems like overkill.
One of two SplashData apps announced today is SplashShopper for the iPhone. I only wish I had this one on Sunday so I would have remembered to pick up bread crumbs.
The other app is one I have used on Palm OS and Windows Mobile and highly recommend. I don’t like carry my membership cards for every hotel, rental car, and frequent flyer membership program, nor can I remember every bank account number. That’s where SplashID comes into play. I store a lot of this data in Yojimbo but there is a certain elegance to SplashData. Untless there is two-way syncing with Yojimbo when the App Store launches, SplashData will be one of my first purchases.
Sick of hearing about Yojimbo? Want something that syncs across Mac, Windows, and Mobile? Check out Evernote. I won’t go into explaining it here since the site explains it all. If it interests you, though, let me know and I’ll send you a beta invite. While I do like Yojimbo, having access to my notes from any browser and my iPhone is quite enticing. If they can add encryption, a Services menu option, and a “Print to PDF in Evernote” a la Yojimbo, it will be a serious contender. Update: I just noticed that Evernote adds a menuling from which you can paste and screenshot into Evernote. Nice touch.
