# Apple Reminders Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-mac-gang-7076530/apple-reminders Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-mac-gang-7076530/apple-reminders.md Podcast: [Old Mac Gang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-mac-gang-7076530) Published: 2026-02-19T04:13:23+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-jencius/episodes/Apple-Reminders-e3f9vge Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3016bec8/podcast/play/115719118/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-19%2F418389167-44100-2-af2fa4ede235.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-mac-gang-7076530/episodes/apple-reminders Duration seconds: 1908 ## Resource The Old Mac Gang chats about their use of Apple Reminders and functions that have yet to try. Simple Things You Can Start Using Today 1. Use Siri for Quick Capture “Hey Siri, remind me to call Bob tomorrow at 9 AM.” “Remind me to take the chicken out of the freezer when I get home.” 2. Location-Based Reminders Set reminders triggered by arriving at home, leaving the office, or arriving at a specific store. Example: “Remind me to return the Amazon package when I get to UPS.” 3. Smart Grocery Lists Create a list called “Groceries.” Reminders automatically categorizes items like Produce, Dairy, Meat, Bakery. 4. Subtasks for Small Projects Create a reminder called “Prepare for Tax Appointment” and add subtasks such as Print bank statements, Download 1099, Gather receipts, Email accountant. 5. Scheduled + Recurring Reminders Perfect for medications, trash day, monthly backups, calling parents, paying quarterly taxes. 6. Tagging and Smart Lists Add tags like #health, #podcast, #errands, #work and create Smart Lists to group them automatically. 7. Shared Lists Share lists with spouse, family, co-host, or committee members. Resources Apple Reminders Overview: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102484 Mac User Guide: https://support.apple.co Use Reminders on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support m/guide/reminders/welcome/mac Using Location-Based Reminders: https://support.apple.com/guide/reminders/add-dates-or-locations-to-reminders-remnd4b206fb/7.0/mac/26 Using Tags in Reminders: https://support.apple.com/guide/reminders/tag-reminders-remn45640f4f/7.0/mac/26 Shared Reminders Lists: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/share-and-collaborate-iph2a8f9121e/26/ios/26 Due https://www.dueapp.com/ Things https://culturedcode.com/things/ Subscribe, share, and join us next tim… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-mac-gang-7076530/episodes/apple-reminders/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-mac-gang-7076530/apple-reminders.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.