As I pull my hp IpaQ out of the drawer and now try to find the power cord to see if I left MLO on it :)
On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 3:34 PM imajeff <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed; I too have used MLO since before there was a version number > (syncing with my Microsoft PDA before a smart phone was possible). > Ten years later I thought the difficulty with daily usage would be solved > but now, even that was a long time ago and I struggle to maintain tasks. It > seems mostly changing what would help me could hinder some other way > someone uses it. Internally, it might require much planning plus a big > rewrite, but they don't have funding to just hire another team to develop a > whole new idea in parallel. Would be like a competition to see who wins > becoming the next release (it's what Microsoft has done, and just drop the > one that didn't win). > > But if they will redo it at least enough to allow some scripting language > to check and modify things triggered by events, that would be a great start > so others can help make normal usage work the way they need, sharing the > ideas. Let's make MLO great again > > On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 9:48:28 AM UTC-6 daniel wrote: > >> Mark, That is simply the best description of my MLO usage ever. I also >> have been around nearly as long. The 'exact' same thoughts: "Easy to plan >> with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with on a day to day >> basis" OMG I'm married to MLO! >> >> On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 8:11 PM Mark Levison <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> @Hienz you’ve just summarized my entire MLO relationship for as long as >>> I’ve used the app. Which apparently dates back 17yrs almost to the day. >>> >>> Easy to plan with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with >>> on a day to day basis, which is why I eventually wind up abandoning it >>> every few years. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Mark - an early user and former forum admin >>> >>> On Friday, 27 May 2022 at 03:06:14 UTC-4 Heinz wrote: >>> >>>> I have been working with MLO for many years now. >>>> My thoughts (mainly) about the desktop version. >>>> >>>> *I love* MLO for my task planning. >>>> It is a very versatile planning tool and task organizer. >>>> I love the flawless synchronization across all my devices. >>>> I love the different ways of adding tasks to my inbox (task-by-email, >>>> Siri reminders, ...) >>>> >>>> *I can live* with MLO for my todo lists. >>>> I managed to set up a reasonable overview about my upcoming tasks, >>>> using workspaces, views, filters and sorting. >>>> My standard view "My Day" shows technically all I need, but it is >>>> neither a nice nor a motivating user interface. >>>> A more attractive wrapping around a list of undone tasks wouldn't hurt >>>> :-) >>>> >>>> *I am lost* with MLO when "Doing" things. >>>> For the tasks I have to do on my computer I would wish MLO could >>>> support me more in focusing at the current task. >>>> Maybe the next evolution step of the "Zoom" function? >>>> My idea would be something like an always-on-top vertical task >>>> bar/window, showing >>>> >>>> - the task I am working on >>>> - the time I have been spending on this task including an alarm >>>> (pomodoro technique) >>>> - a plain notes field for quickly putting down ideas, next steps or >>>> links without diverting my focus to a separate tool. >>>> >>>> Today I try to bridge this gap by using a desktop notes program in >>>> parallel, but I have to copy my notes back and forth to MLO. >>>> >>>> [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2022 um 17:23:08 >>>> UTC+2: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The only thing that i miss in MLO is a sort of drag and drop task to >>>>> schedule them in a calendar view in the same manner of google task/ google >>>>> calendar or Microsoft to do/Outlook calendar.... >>>>> >>>>> Is very handy for week planning and instead of a list of number you >>>>> can easily visually see correlation between planned task/event and the >>>>> time >>>>> that they "fill".... >>>>> >>>>> I would like to see also a "day remaining counter" in columns....i >>>>> know is already possible to see them moving mouse over due date, but a >>>>> dedicated column would be great to see them all at a glance.... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks!! >>>>> On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 20:54:45 UTC+2 daniel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> THIS!!!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> So many times I think I must have missed the click, only to then find >>>>>> I did occurrences into the future >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 12:49 PM imajeff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> A relatively simple improvement is to make some visible indication >>>>>>> on the check box the moment you click to complete a recurring task. >>>>>>> Many times especially when I was new at this, I would click the >>>>>>> task, see nothing happen, and click it again several times (it is >>>>>>> actually >>>>>>> normal for me to either have trouble with my mouse button, or operating >>>>>>> system not responding). >>>>>>> Slowly I realize that I have now completed furture occurrences clear >>>>>>> into next year but of course I was only trying to complete the current >>>>>>> one! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please make some kind of animation to indicate the recurrence coming >>>>>>> back, or at least show the check mark for a limited time to show that it >>>>>>> acknowledged my click! Yes I am aware that if you are watching >>>>>>> someplace >>>>>>> else on the screen and remember what the due date said then you would >>>>>>> see a >>>>>>> change to know, but obviously that will not do for this feature >>>>>>> request. We >>>>>>> were not looking over there most of the time; just make the actual >>>>>>> checkbox >>>>>>> do something. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6c00375d-fa6a-4fb0-9cbd-694751fd0c53n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6c00375d-fa6a-4fb0-9cbd-694751fd0c53n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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