RE: [External] [MLO] is there any way to insert the current date within task notes using keyboard shortcuts??

2019-05-06 Thread Mike McCallister
Actually, F4 gives you the date and time. Ctrl+Shift+T gives you just the date. I use these all the time! Cheers, Mike McCallister -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of lewy Sent: Friday, May 03, 2019 8:34 PM To: MyLifeOrganized Subject: [External

RE: [MLO] Re: Cleaning up and creating new MLO file

2018-12-31 Thread Mike McCallister
sting file (such that it doesn't sync with MLO Cloud) 2. Perform my cleanup duties 3. Rename the file back to resume sync-ing Is there a better way to do this? Thanks, Mike McCallister Senior Document Architect PKWARE, Inc. 201 E. Pittsburgh Ave. Suite 400 Milwaukee, WI 53204 Direct: 414

[MLO] Cleaning up and creating new MLO file

2018-12-26 Thread Mike McCallister
ename the existing file (such that it doesn't sync with MLO Cloud) 2. Perform my cleanup duties 3. Rename the file back to resume sync-ing Is there a better way to do this? Thanks, Mike McCallister Senior Document Architect PKWARE, Inc. 201 E. Pittsburgh Ave. Suite 400 Milwaukee, W

RE: [MLO] Synchronizing Views

2018-10-08 Thread Mike McCallister
this morning, but have not yet Imported an edited View to my other Desktop. Process should be the same, but I don’t know what happens with multiple views. Cheers, Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jan Thomä Sent: Monday, October 08, 2018 8:46 AM To

RE: [MLO] Links in Preview mode Re: MyLifeOrganized 5 public beta is out!

2018-05-04 Thread Mike McCallister
Christoph, Any time URLs are not clickable in Edit mode, wrap the URL with angle brackets: . The brackets should also work in Preview mode. This was a problem in earlier betas, but is fixed now. Cheers, Mike McCallister -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com On

RE: [MLO] MyLifeOrganized for Windows v.5 in detail: Markdown

2018-04-25 Thread Mike McCallister
Michael: It’s separated a bit below the parameter checkboxes. Perhaps you need to scroll? Also, you may need to update your beta. Cheers, Mike McCallister From: 'Michael Emerald, CFA' via MyLifeOrganized [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 1

RE: [MLO] Hide subtasks of suspended projects on Active actions

2018-03-23 Thread Mike McCallister
Devan, Haven’t tested this, but have you tried adding something in the HasSubtasks tree? Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of devan Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 10:47 AM To: MyLifeOrganized Subject: [MLO] Hide subtasks

RE: [MLO] Re: Is it possible to nest folders (subfolders) and nest Projects (subprojects)

2017-10-17 Thread Mike McCallister
use folders as project-holders. That’s just me, though. 8-) Hope this helps… Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alyona (MLO Support) Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 11:46 AM To: MyLifeOrganized Subject: [MLO] Re: Is it

RE: [MLO] Re: Min and Max time required

2017-07-26 Thread Mike McCallister
I find folders to be the easiest way to group projects. You can define the scope of a folder any way you want. I think some folks here also use Contexts. MLO is flexible enough that you can choose whatever makes sense to you. Mike -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.c

RE: [MLO] Re: Min and Max time required

2017-07-24 Thread Mike McCallister
David, If you mark a task with subtasks as a project, MLO will give you the total time based on the estimates of the subtasks. True, you can’t then group a bunch of projects together and get that estimate. That would be nice, indeed. Cheers, Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized

RE: [MLO] Setting a Reminder But Don't Need a Task

2016-12-29 Thread Mike McCallister
Yes, I use MLO for this purpose. Even if something auto-renews, that’s a good time to spend at least a second or two asking yourself if the service is still worth having. In practical terms, I make a “Renew ” task, with a note that this auto-renews. I set a reminder for the day before the auto-

RE: [MLO] Problem using 「insert link to a file 」and how can I open a note in Evernote

2016-11-16 Thread Mike McCallister
I can’t answer the ASCII issue, but Evernote links work in the Notes space if you type file:. Hope this helps. Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Guo Zeg Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:19 PM To: MyLifeOrganized

RE: [MLO] lost the ability to copy from clipboard

2013-10-11 Thread Mike McCallister
, and will check both the misbehaving product and my current AV over the weekend too. Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Treadway Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 12:50 PM To: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com Su

RE: [MLO] Monthly recurring projects and their sub-tasks

2013-04-04 Thread Mike McCallister
I have a set of weekly reporting tasks, where I collect information on Friday, and write the report on Monday. It's been working properly for years. Perhaps this setup will also work for Fred's issue: Main project: Recurs 1 week after each task completes Advanced settings: Reset

RE: [MLO] To-do list filtering

2013-01-25 Thread Mike McCallister
In v4, you can choose to specify all contexts by selecting AND at the top of the Contexts area of the filter. The OR option displays any referenced context. I don't honestly remember what the v3.x behavior was. Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.co

RE: [MLO] Search Dissapeared?!?

2013-01-16 Thread Mike McCallister
Robert, That's odd. Sometimes different fields don't paint right on the screen in MLO4, but if Ctrl+F isn't working First, the search box should be located on the right end of the Navigation Toolbar. On my screen, the box is colored blue, and has a spyglass icon. Second, is Search located

RE: [MLO] Activation Code

2013-01-04 Thread Mike McCallister
Jeff, I ran into this problem at home too. Try disabling your antivirus first (I have Webroot), then the code should paste properly. Don't forget to turn the AV back on. ;-) Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Jump Sent: Frid

RE: [MLO] Font size-can I make it bigger?

2013-01-04 Thread Mike McCallister
Yes, you can change most fonts in the Theme editor. Go to Tools > Options > Themes and Formatting. Edit the default theme; you can change fonts for Tasks, Notes and Views. Lots of other options, too. Hope this helps. Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googleg

RE: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: AND & OR in contexts

2012-10-24 Thread Mike McCallister
...and always remember to post those ideas to http://mlo.uservoice.com! Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Stroyan Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:14 PM To: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Re

RE: [MLO] Seeing list of tasks completed today

2012-10-12 Thread Mike McCallister
This is easy now, and will get easier in the upcoming v4.0. In v3.6, change the Outline View to "Completed." This is organized chronologically, with Today on top. Mike M From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ram Rachum Sent: Friday, Octob

RE: [MLO] Bug report - Hotkeys and New tasks

2012-09-24 Thread Mike McCallister
these issues are fixed in v4.0. In the meantime, thanks for the workaround! Mike McCallister From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of carshow2 Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:06 AM To: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com Subject: [MLO] Bug r

RE: [MLO] MLO for Nook Tablet

2012-02-28 Thread Mike McCallister
-slicing-how-small-is-enough.html>, Why use an Agile Coach<http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2009/11/why-use-an-agile-coach.html> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Mike McCallister mailto:mike.mccallis...@pkware.com>> wrote: Excellent idea! I have posted this to UserVoice; vote here

RE: [MLO] MLO for Nook Tablet

2012-02-28 Thread Mike McCallister
Excellent idea! I have posted this to UserVoice; vote here (after the idea is approved by the moderator): http://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/2635466-adapt-mlo-android-for-the-nook-tablet -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganiz

RE: [MLO] Re: Newsletter: MyLifeOrganized for iPad and Task By Email Released

2012-02-22 Thread Mike McCallister
I do hope the Linux/Mac/Wine issue gets resolved. It's been perplexing and frustrating. Mike M -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

RE: [MLO] [BUG] - Advanced filtering

2012-01-17 Thread Mike McCallister
F4 = Insert Date+Time Ctrl+Shift+T = Insert Date From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Now Space Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:21 AM To: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [MLO] [BUG] - Advanced filtering Need hotkey like D

RE: [MLO] Error Message--Priting

2011-11-21 Thread Mike McCallister
Steve, (copied from earlier group post) For the last while, Windows has made C:\Program Files read-only, thus you can't create files (like MLOPrint.htm) in that directory. Use the Browse (...) button to the right of the Output File box to point to My Documents, or any other directory outside Pr

RE: [MLO] Re: MLO no longer works on linux/wine

2011-10-17 Thread Mike McCallister
FWIW, I filed a fairly detailed support request on this issue a week ago. No reports back as of now, but I'm confident that something will happen soon. Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of leoluk Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:35 A

RE: [MLO] Child task dates roll up to project?

2011-09-29 Thread Mike McCallister
Daniel, This problem has a simple solution. When I was starting out with MLO, I had the same issue; I don't remember what it was I was doing, but I suspect it's the same thing you do now. Instead, do this: Project name goes on top. "Finish painting the truck." Go to Properties tab and mark this

RE: [MLO] Can't print from MLO

2011-09-28 Thread Mike McCallister
Vernonymous, For the last while, Windows has made C:\Program Files read-only, thus you can't create files (like MLOPrint.htm) in that directory. Use the Browse (...) button to the right of the Output File box to point to My Documents, or any other directory outside Program Files. Printing will

RE: [MLO] MLO 3.6 in Linux/Wine

2011-09-16 Thread Mike McCallister
You're not alone. Having the same issue. I installed on openSUSE 11.4 with Crossover Linux; the install seemed to go well, and mlo.exe runs on my system; just doesn't display. FWIW, I get the same behavior in both KDE 4.7 and GNOME 3 desktops. My .ml file is in Dropbox, but I don't get any error

RE: [MLO] Running MLO in Windows on a Mac

2011-03-08 Thread Mike McCallister
have no direct experience. Mike McCallister -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Stockfleth Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:07 PM To: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [MLO] Running MLO in W

RE: [MLO] Request: file attachments for tasks

2011-02-08 Thread Mike McCallister
Marek, You can "Insert Link to File" in the Notes field now, with Ctrl+Alt+F. Works nicely! Mike -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of marek Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:05 AM To: MyLifeOrganized Subject: [M

RE: [MLO] Re: Problem: Inserting new task from Notes field

2011-02-08 Thread Mike McCallister
Thanks! I didn't think to try F2, but that does work. I'll note that F2/Rename isn't listed in the Hotkeys options, either. Mike From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pottster Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:02 AM To: mylifeorganiz

[MLO] Problem: Inserting new task from Notes field

2011-02-08 Thread Mike McCallister
FWIW, I'm on 32-bit Windows 7 at work; this happens on the XP box at home too. My MLO file is stored in Dropbox, but the program is installed locally on each machine. Mike McCallister Sr Document Architect mike.mccallis...@pkware.com <mailto:mike.mccallis...@pkware.com> 414-2

RE: [MLO] Order of tasks in Outliner

2010-06-17 Thread Mike McCallister
Emma, When you create your project, press Alt+Insert to set up your first subtask. Type 'Check CDs ...' then press Insert. The next task should appear on the same level, below 'Check CDs...' Are you getting a different result? -Original Message- From: mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com [mai

RE: [MLO] Feature Request: <"My Business Organised">

2010-04-16 Thread Mike McCallister
Matt, On #2: Have you discovered Insert Link to a File? Right-click in Task Notes, or Ctrl+Alt+F. This doesn't turn ordinary text into a link (as in HTML), but putting the link next to your text should work just as well. Hope this helps. Mike McCallister -Original Message-

RE: [MLO] Re: Toodledo Sync

2010-03-18 Thread Mike McCallister
A direct sync or import/export with Toodledoo would be terrific. MLO has been a tremendous help in organizing my work life, but I don't have Outlook at home, and I've got hundreds of home-based tasks in Toodledoo. Awhile back, I did try to export the Toodledoo tasks both as spreadsheet and XML,

RE: [MLO] Feature Request: Customize Goal/Project State Names

2009-11-21 Thread Mike McCallister
+1. I'd like "Sprint" as an option. If other Agile folk have a workaround, I'd love to hear it (our sprints do not typically correspond to calendar months). Mike McCallister Document Architect PKWARE, Inc. -Original Message- From: Brett [mailto:leerau...@gmail.