myPhoneDesktop: The Way Apple Should Have Linked Computers and iOS Devices

Have you ever tried to type a long SMS on your iPhone? How about entering a long URL where even a single mistake would render it unusable? What about typing a half page of notes? Introducing: myPhoneDesktop

Users of myPhoneDesktop can send messages that trigger actions either from their computer or from the Web directly to their device (iPad/iPhone/iPod touch). myPhoneDesktop makes it easy to send information from a Mac, PC or Linux to an iPhone or iPad.

Send a phone number, and myPhoneDesktop will trigger action instructing iPhone to dial this number. View a map directions in your desktop Web Browser, press the myPhoneDesktop global system shortcut, and the route will be automatically opened on your iPhone’s Map.app. Send a URL, and myPhoneDesktop will open it in Mobile Safari. Send a photo, SMS message, or text, and myPhoneDesktop will trigger whatever action user the user has set up as the default for a given data type. Users can also choose to execute a number of other different data-specific actions when data is received on their device.

myPhoneDesktop is an action-driven, easy way to work with your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch directly from your desktop, laptop or any Web Browser. It’s secure, fast, and simple to send information to your iPhone/iPod touch. myPhoneDesktop offer a wide range of usages, runs on multiple platforms, can be integrated with a broad range of applications (i.e, Apple’s Address Book, iCal, LauchBar, etc) and can be used at home, in the office or on-the-go.

I hope that you will find this information useful and of course hope that you will find myPhonedesktop to be another productivity tool for both yourself and your followers.

Also, version 1.3 brings many new highly requested features. Here is a short list:

  • Ability to Search and Map phone numbers, text, URLs with Google
  • Instapaper Mobilizer Support
  • Support for vCard format to quickly add/update addresses
  • Support for multiple accounts and multiple devices (many users now have iPhone and iPad)
  • bit.ly/j.mp support for shortening URLs
  • Ability to Schedule Phone calls and SMS in iCal
  • Ability to Log phone calls and SMS in iCal

You can buy myPhoneDesktop from the app store for $1.99