Danny, the sync algorithm is evolving. Until recently you had to make the single click (F9) or use the menus, which would have added a few clicks. With release four the four cases you documented were implemented. You can still use F9 but the other cases are there for you as well. I believe that over time, it's going to evolve closer to a fully automated sync.
There's one aspect of your four cases which confuses people, and it's the 8-9 minutes of inactivity. That's not just MLO inactivity, that's inactivity of the entire Windows system. Often people will leave some low-level task running in the background which may not do much but it does enough that the system's not inactive and the sync's not performed. Regarding the maximum number of devices: I have not heard of anyone hitting a ceiling. It makes sense, too, if you think about the sync a little differently. It's not like there's a central intelligence pulling changes out of one device and sending them to another. Instead, each device is responsible for syncing itself with the cloud server. Each device knows the sequence number(s) the cloud server had reached as of its last sync. It comes back when it wants, delivers and new or changed tasks since that point, and receives and new or changed tasks that the cloud server has accumulated since the last sync point. If a single task is changed on a device and also on the cloud server that's a conflict and it's the device's job to resolve it. The cloud server performs this routine for each device that comes to sync. Having more devices active is more work but it isn't any more complexity. If you want a guarantee that there's no limit you should write to the support email address. -Dwight From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danny Clark Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 1:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MLO] Does MLO Cloud Sync work just between Windows computers? What are the exact cases when sync happens? https://sync.mylifeorganized.net/mlo/ says: What is it? The MyLifeOrganized Cloud Sync service allows you to synchronize your data between different devices running the MyLifeOrganized task manager. How does it work? Add your tasks in MLO-Windows on the desktop, then transfer them to your iPhone, BlackBerry, or other device over the air with a single click*. Then sync updated tasks back to MLO-Windows. Which is confusing in a few ways: (1) It says "a single click", but I've read other threads that have stated the sync happens in all of these cases: a. Single click (or pressing the F9 key) b. After 8-9 minutes of inactivity, as long as mlo is open (is this on Windows and Mobile devices?) c. When MLO is opened (started) d. When MLO is closed (quit) ... which would be nicer :-) (2) It's unclear how many instances of Windows MLO and how many instances of mobile device MLO it can sync between. I'm guessing it can sync between any number of any of these, but I'd like to know for sure before spending money. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/011a894d-ab7c-49e3-ac9d-d4 2da12cce7d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/00c701ce8747%2429ac0450%247d040cf0%24%40grantsmiths.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
