There is a new addition to my home screen, Drafts. Drafts came out about a month ago. The idea behind this application is a capture box for text. There is no mystery that I rely on text a lot to get work done and collecting random bits of text is pretty important to me.

In the past, I did this with a text file called “Daily” where I dropped bits of text and as I went through my day. The problem with this was that in order to capture text on my iPhone, I needed to open my text app, find the Daily file, insert the cursor, and begin adding text. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but those three steps could be a barrier to capturing something.

That’s why I have come to love Drafts. As soon as you open the application, it displays a blank screen ready for you to start adding text. Using the voice dictation features on the iPhone 4S, I’m able to add bits of text to my iPhone without any friction whatsoever.

Moreover, the developer has been aggressively adding useful features to this application. In addition to letting me send text to an e-mail message, I can also direct text to Byword, OmniFocus, Twitter, and the clipboard. There are more.

I find myself using this application all the time. I’d love to see the developer add versions for the iPad and Mac that incorporate iCloud syncing. This way, I could immediately access my captured text from the other platforms for use elsewhere. Hopefully that is somewhere on the whiteboard.

In the meantime, for just a buck, this one is a no-brainer.

Sudoku Touch is the world’s simplest Sudoku, incorporating an innovative and clean interface, 5 levels of difficulty and gorgeous retina graphics. Powered by advanced handwriting recognition, Sudoku Touch is a joy to use. It is available today at a special price of 99c from the App Store. It works on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Today I’m going to give my annual talk to the local school’s fifth graders about the judicial system and conduct a trial concerning the demise of poor Humpty Dumpty. Was it an accident? Or was it murder? I always enjoy the question and answer part the best. It reminds me how smart kids are. If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, please feel free to use my materials.

I’m very curious to see how much Tim Cook opens the kimono tonight at AllThingsD. In the past, Steve Jobs shared some extraordinary insight (like the iPad/Mac truck analogy). I’m busy tonight but if I weren’t, I’d be following Jason Snell’s coverage.

Mac Power Users Episode 87, Workflows with John Siracusa, is live. Katie and I talk to John Siracusa about productivity software, utilities, and gaming. I really enjoyed this show and I’m betting you will too. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.

On Tuesday May 29, I’ll be talking to the San Diego iOS Group about legal issues for iOS Developers. Yup. The streams have officially crossed.

The Angry Drunk says it best:

I’ve reached the point where I greet each new Apple prod­uct rumor with black, soul-crushing depression.

I’ve never been much for rumors. Indeed, I go out of my way not to cover them here or on the Mac Power Users. The fact is, Apple is a company full of smart people and smart people understand that in order to keep the lights on, they need to continue to innovate and ship products. Therefore, Apple will continue to innovate and ship products. I’m happy to wait until they are done. Sadly, the Apple rumors just magnify everything that is wrong with the Internet’s busted click to pay advertising model and Apple rumors will continue as long as people can make a few pieces of silver on it. What we can do, however, as a community, is not click, not cover, and generally ignore this fictitious digital vomit.

Remember that scene in Minority Report all us nerds keep getting hot and bothered about? Looks like someone is going to try and ship it. I have no idea how well it will work but I ordered one.

via Steve Stanger

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