Hello Catherine, I'm pleased to meet you.
When I make time for it, I am a fisherman, hence my handle -- "angler"

I live in hope that the Llamas are planning (or at least fantasizing) a version of Life Balance for iPhone and Mac. (I do realize that the Llamas are deeply engaged in creating the latest version of Life Balance. I read about the public betas, but will wait for the "real" application. )

I now live in the Great Pacific Northwest, at the eastern edge of the Vancouver WA / Portland OR metro.
After years of reasonably sedate and simple life as a [early] retired bachelor, in September 2006, I met my heart-mate, and we expect to combine our households, once her youngest graduates from high school this June.
Then, in April 2007, I had the honor to be appointed to my City Council. Council is nominally a "part time" job for which we are paid the princely sum of $450 a month. But, I keep adding duties to my portfolio -- councils, committees, boards, commissions, associations, etc. Meetings are planned on a complex schedule ("third Wednesday unless the preceding Monday is Holiday, then ...") and are often rescheduled. Along with all my relatively new engagement, I now struggle over "What to leave in. What to leave out." and how to keep track of it.

My first Life Balance platform was a Newton 120, presently a Palm m515 and Macintosh PowerBook "Pismo," both of which are due for retirement. The City's email/calendar system is Exchange based. Given the immanent replacement of my laptop and handheld, I haven't taken the time to figure out and implement a system to integrate Exchange, Entourage (Office 2004 for Mac) and Palm. I struggle with the three separate calendars. This summer, I plan a major upgrade to a new MacBook Pro and iPhone, and new or updated applications. I hope that Life Balance will make the move with me. (I don't need "immediate gratification." If i knew that there would be an iPhone version of Life Balance sometime soon, that would be good enough.)

Note: Even with the superior web support on iPhone, an "online only" version is of limited use because my coverage is "spotty" due to terrain.

A small feature that would might aid my record keeping. Many of my meetings or "tasks" require driving to- and from- or some other expenditure, which are tax deductible. I think I would find it convenient to be able to enter those "costs" as I complete tasks. Then, when I off-load completed tasks to my Mac, I could move them to Excel for categorization and processing. (This is not a "deal killer." I do commend a software designers aversion to "kitchen-sink-itis." As a friend remarked about Vista's sluggishness, "That kitchen sink is heavy!")

Thank you for your service.