I would agree as long as support for the API by MLO is low in priority. I would like the programmers to improve MLO, not interactions with some program a subset of users prefer to use.
On Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 12:16:31 PM UTC-5, Ford Ford wrote: > > True. An API or simply increasing the commad line fuctions that MLO > already has would allow to create many external tools that would give extra > features without slowing MLO down. > > Il giorno venerdì 21 settembre 2018 16:14:10 UTC+2, imajeff ha scritto: >> >> I agree with zelzvga. It would be neat if MLO had API to allow >> integration but it should not have to worry about all these extras that get >> suggested from the customizable task manager that it is. Think hope can I >> improve with GTD and part of that is not complicate things. >> >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 23:25 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Consider my vote negative if we are talking about an *integrated *time >>> tracker. >>> >>> A time tracker will add bloat and unseen complications. *It will also >>> limit a very unique niche that MLO has*. No one else publishes a PC, >>> android, iOS based synchronizing organizer that can be this customized. >>> >>> There are multiple time trackers, only one MLO. >>> >>> On Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 7:23:23 AM UTC-5, JeffH wrote: >>>> >>>> Using MLO to plan and execute projects and tasks is fantastic. Having >>>> to use a separate app to track time spent is frustrating, involving >>>> duplicate data entry, inconsistencies, etc. I believe time tracking >>>> could be integrated into MLO cleanly and unobtrusively, so as not to >>>> bother those who don't want or need it. I recently looked at over a >>>> dozen time-tracking apps, listed below, with brief comments. First, >>>> some design ideas. Throughout, when I say project, I mean any non-leaf >>>> node of the hierarchy. >>>> >>>> - Maintain a list of task or activity types (eg Administration, >>>> Coding, Maintenance, Documentation, etc.) >>>> >>>> - Maintain a list of clients. >>>> >>>> - Maintain a log of activities. Each entry includes a start date/time, >>>> end date/time, associated task id. Give the task log a separate tab >>>> next to Task Notes and Properties. By default, show the current date. >>>> Allow filtering by date; maybe show a calendar or drop-down calendar. >>>> >>>> - Provide a timer to accumulate time to a task. Select the task, right >>>> click, and start the timer. Maintain a MRU list of tasks; show on >>>> right-clicking the tray icon. >>>> >>>> - Provide a properties pane (or tab?) to capture expenses. Associate >>>> each expense with a project. Capture date, amount, vendor, >>>> description, paid (bool). >>>> >>>> - Provide reporting options: Summary by date (today, week, month), >>>> Detail by date, Summary by project, detail by project, projects by >>>> client (detail/summary, Client billing (paid, unpaid, all), Activity >>>> per time unit (detail/summary) (eg this week 20 hours coding, 10.5 >>>> hours admin, etc.), ... >>>> >>>> - Don't need detailed financial accounting of billing. >>>> >>>> Products I reviewed: >>>> >>>> Maybe >>>> - Easy Time Tracking - sluggish ui, but pretty functional. Allows >>>> customized statuses for projects and tasks; task categories; does >>>> invoicing. Tray window is informative but a intrusuve. >>>> >>>> - Timeless Time & Expense - Seems to have everything, but pretty >>>> awkward. Version 3 coming soon, free upgrade, Allows expense tracking. >>>> UI seems sluggish here too. Tray control but no window. >>>> >>>> Almost >>>> - AllNeticWorkingTimeTracker: very clean ui. has tray app for start/ >>>> stop. Doesn't have task categories (activities). Reporting not great. >>>> >>>> - TimePanic - interesting. activity centric. Allows projects + >>>> subprojects; no expense support; >>>> >>>> Definitely not >>>> - FruitFul >>>> >>>> - Office Time - has projects and categories, but no tasks. Multiple >>>> windows confusing. >>>> >>>> - Responsive Time Logger - pretty rich feature set. Expensive. Tray >>>> app doesn't allow task switching (per screen shot). >>>> >>>> - Complete Time Tracking - kind of cool, compact ui; no activities; >>>> >>>> - Time Shadow >>>> >>>> - Time Tracker >>>> >>>> - ya Timer - http://www.nbdtech.com/yaTimer/Help/ - kind of cool, no >>>> task notes >>>> >>>> - WHID - sourceforge >>>> >>>> - TimeSheets MTS - pretty heavy duty - requires manually entered >>>> project and task ids - >>>> >>>> - Fanurio - http://www.fanuriotimetracking.com/ - Java based. no tasks >>>> >>>> That just scratches the surface. There are TONS of tools out there, >>>> none with an MLO's highly tuned look and feel, most very awkward, >>>> heavy, sluggish. AllNetic comes closest, but lacks functionality. I >>>> would easily fork over more $ for an integrated MLO implementation. >>>> >>>> Anybody else? >>> >>> -- >>> 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/2a13cf30-0b38-4eea-a062-8fbd46356a9a%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/2a13cf30-0b38-4eea-a062-8fbd46356a9a%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. 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