On: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:01 AM, Lisa Stroyan wrote:
MLO doesn't sync with Google tasks. (Google tasks aren't sophisticated
enough, in my experience, to make it worthwhile anyway.) . . .
Dwight's comment:
Hi, Lisa. The question of sync with Google Tasks has come up several times
lately and I'd like to work through whether that would be possible,
desirable, and beneficial.
It's true that Google Tasks are a very simplistic collection of to-do lists,
with each task having only a description and a due date. But MLO syncs tasks
with Outlook. While Outlook tasks do have some more facets (start date,
percent complete, category, etc) they do not have a lot of what MLO uses
like recurrence, dependencies, etc.
I would imagine that an MLO sync with Google Tasks would do the following:
For any new task created on either platform, create a matching task on the
other platform.
When a task's description, due date or completion status changes on either
side, change the other side to match.
When a task is deleted or archived on either side, delete or archive it on
the other.
Do not change, modify or lose any of MLO's other data elements in the course
of synching.
If the sync speed of my contact sync is any indicator, changes to Google
Tasks will appear in MLO in seconds, and vice versa.
The benefits I would envision from this would be:
1. Calendar view: tasks would optionally appear in Google Calendar on their
due date.
2. Create new tasks in MLO by typing "T new facecloth for dog" in the Chrome
browser address bar, or by highlighting any text in the browser and right
clicking on it
3. Future small Android devices like Glass and Watch will be able to display
a current task list and record completion of the items on it, even if you
do no try to shoehorn a copy of MLO onto the device
4. When you mark a task complete on Glass or Watch, in the time it takes for
a round trip of the synch mechanism, new tasks will appear that became
active because of complete-in-order, dependencied or recurrences.
MLO sync with Outlook should provide similar benefits for the many people
who have or plan to buy Windows 8 wearable devices, and who are ready to pay
for the new release of MLO for Windows 8. Only problem is that there are not
all that many users of Windows 8 mobile devices, no plans I've heard of for
Windows 8 wearables, and no announcements to date comcerning any MLO release
for Windows 8. For readers just learning English, I should explain that this
paragraph uses sarcasm to illustrate why Outlook, the only Personal
Information Manager to sync with MLO, is would be my third choice. I would
make Android the first choice (more users) and Apple the second. I'm sure
that many people would put Apple first (users are more willing to try
software that isn't free) and Android second.
I would be interested to hear from people who are looking for MLO sync with
Google Tasks. Please tell us whether the scenarios described above cover how
you would like the sync to work, or what else you would like to do with it.
Thanks,
-Dwight
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