I read a little bit about that product, but since it doesn't have a mobile companion app, I wasn't going to look too much deeper into it. I work in an environment where our machines are locked down and we can't install third party software. The fact that MLO can be run off of a thumb drive is one of the biggest reasons I was considering it for work and home use.
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 12:49:16 PM UTC-7, John . Smith wrote: > > The product to which I refer is called ToDoList by AbstractSpoon. > > Personally I would certainly consider the product to be 'a competitor' > however if MLO don't see any need for Custom Task Attributes, perhaps MLO > do not consider themselves to be competitors after all ! > > J > > > On 6 November 2016 at 01:53, Adam Byers <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> John, >> >> >> >> I was referring to your original post in this thread (quoted below). Just >> today, I just checked out IQTELL and it has some of the features you are >> discussing, but some of the functionality is quite counter-intuitive. It >> does have some really neat features such as email integration, though and >> I'm still reviewing it. >> >> *Hello* >> >> >> *I have recently been spending time with an MLO competitor which has a >> feature that they call "Custom Task Attributes", which I consider to be a >> total game-changer.* >> >> >> *In effect these are task fields that you can add for yourself, and name >> them to whatever suits you, and then have them show up everywhere as if >> they were standard task data fields. And fwiw, you seem to be allowed to >> add a large number (e.g. 10?) of such "Custom Task Attributes" if you want.* >> >> >> *Moreover you can even chose whether each new field is plain text, or is >> a list. And if the field is to be a list, is it multi-selection or single >> selection. (And even whether data can be added to it by the user). * >> >> >> *To me this is jaw-droppingly powerful and takes the configurability of >> the system to a whole new level. * >> >> >> *Any takers?* >> >> >> *J* >> >> >> >> PS If you are a follower of GTD method, please note that the above allows >> you to add fields like "Area of Responsibility" and action status (e.g. >> "Waiting", "Sometime-Maybe", "Active", "Later" etc), and even a "Waiting >> For" user field... without resorting to messy workarounds. >> >> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 5:07:33 AM UTC-6, John . Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> I have recently been spending time with an MLO competitor which has a >>> feature that they call "Custom Task Attributes", which I consider to be a >>> total game-changer. >>> >>> In effect these are task fields that you can add for yourself, and name >>> them to whatever suits you, and then have them show up everywhere as if >>> they were standard task data fields. And fwiw, you seem to be allowed to >>> add a large number (e.g. 10?) of such "Custom Task Attributes" if you want. >>> >>> Moreover you can even chose whether each new field is plain text, or is >>> a list. And if the field is to be a list, is it multi-selection or single >>> selection. (And even whether data can be added to it by the user). >>> >>> To me this is jaw-droppingly powerful and takes the configurability of >>> the system to a whole new level. >>> >>> Any takers? >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> PS If you are a follower of GTD method, please note that the above >>> allows you to add fields like "Area of Responsibility" and action status >>> (e.g. "Waiting", "Sometime-Maybe", "Active", "Later" etc), and even a >>> "Waiting For" user field... without resorting to messy workarounds. >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mylifeorganized/aHvLaU7lGuE/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/bb0304bf-3200-4e60-8c35-3e5f98a6e0a1%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/bb0304bf-3200-4e60-8c35-3e5f98a6e0a1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/414cb705-0729-4684-9096-a983d89ae4a6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
