Tasks have traditionally been an afterthought in iOS and MobileMe. Until iOS5, the operating system didn’t even include a task list. That changed with the new reminder’s app. What may be less obvious is that, with iCloud, it’s now possible to share your task list with someone else.

Reminders have now been separated from standard calendars in iCloud, and can be independently managed. If you log in to iCloud.com and switch to the calendar, you’ll see a list of both standard calendars and reminder lists on the left. These can be easily shared with another individual by clicking the sharing icon to the right of each list name.

You can set a default reminder list in iOS and Mac OS, so that new reminders are assigned to the appropriate list.