It would be so easy as to say to siri: I have a meeting at Jack's place from 9 am to 6 pm. Remind me 2 hours before the meeting starts.
Rant on the side:
Google now is gaining and has some nice features but it lacks really a lot. The info it gives is definitely not what I expect but Apple is even further behind.
With the search query I came up with I only found the following article from 2009 (Really!)
http://www.macworld.com/article/1144195/hint_calendar_maps.html
Another rant:
Outlook 2013 still lacks so many features.
When is somebody going to the job right, i.e. all information is stored in one place and can be used where ever one pleases. The programs are just here to present the information in different ways.
- all data should be visible by date, location, sorted and grouping by automatic tagging
- combination of pictures, text, video, semantic fields
- displayed in notes or in calendar or in the reminder app. Even contacts should show all data pertaining to groups and individuals, such as all the chat messages you ever had or the pictures and notes as well as finished tasks.
Today all of this is walled of and only small fragments of data seep into the other programs.
One such scenario is when using iOS calendar and calendar + app. It's kind of cool to be able to view the same data in different programs and actually get different visual representations. Now if only the other data would be accessible as well and not a program that dictates that your perfectly worded note cannot be linked directly with a contact and a calendar entry. Why not have in that note a couple of reminders directly linked to the specific location in the note as to know where the reminder originated or where something has to be completed later.
