Any idea if Google has unique task identifiers? I'm skeptical about sync with any system that has no concept of recurring tasks. I'm also skeptical about syncing with Google since I went through hours of different calender sync between outlook<--> Google , struggling with about three tools before finding one that worked.(gsyncit, which does sync tasks but it seemed too complicated to try to sync tasks MLO-> outlook-> Google-> outlook-> MLO :-) so I never finished the exercise ).
Lisa Stroyan, [email protected] On Sep 25, 2013 5:39 PM, "Dwight" <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** > > *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**** > > -- > 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/008f01ceba48%2474dceb90%245e96c2b0%24%40GrantSmiths.org > . > 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/CAJYFk%2B2r8AyUPqQh06_7PCTCa%3Dv1M-%3DcyUE2003HQWFAAs4G-g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
