Offline / local interface to Backpack

[Herb]

I would love an offline interface to Backpack for when I don't have an
internet connection. Since Backpack is based on RubyOnRails, it seems
like only a matter of time until this happens. Anyone have any
thoughts?

Thanks,

Herb

[Sam]

Hey Herb,

The 37signals team is preparing to release an API for Backpack, which
should lead to all manner of interfaces, contraptions and doodads. At a
minimum I'd expect some kind of Dashboard widget to surface, along with
a utility able to dump lists and notes onto iPod. Can't wait - Backpack
runs my life now!

[Herb]

Sam, you made my day.

[Benjaloo]

I would love this too. To have it sync'd to my Palm would be the very
best, so long as I could make changes on the Palm and sync them back.
short of that--37signals just introduced a low-overhead version of
Backpack pages for those accessing from mobile devices like smartphones
and wireless PDAs.
you get to it by appending /mob to the normal address for the page
you're trying to access, e.g. for me
benjaloo.backpackit.com/mob
I love the idea, though I'm concerned about two things; when I don't
have a connection, and the costs of all that downloading, even with a
low overhead page. it is pretty fast on my Treo.