[MLO] Re: Keep track of tasks you recently worked/are working on

2021-09-16 Thread Philb
MLO has strong filtering capabilities. There is a filter value called "Modifieddatetime" that will show you tasks that have been modified. You can specify the dates you want to see. So for example, if you add a star to a work task so you can have it in your starred list to work on today,

[MLO] Re: MyLifeOrganized just got detected as Ransomware on my work PC

2021-09-13 Thread Philb
DId this ever get answered? What version of MLO / what AV being used? Thanks. On Friday, September 3, 2021 at 7:32:04 AM UTC-4 Alyona (MLO Support) wrote: > What AV software are you using? This is a false positive detection and we > may need to contact their support team to get it fixed. > >

[MLO] Re: MLO 5 - New Text Tag property - best practise

2018-09-22 Thread Philb
Can you add multiple text tags, like you can Contexts? Cheers, Phil. On Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 5:12:35 PM UTC-4, JohnP wrote: > > I've upgraded to the new Windows MLO 5 and saw the new Text Tag property. > > What are your tops tips, ideas and best practice for using the new Text > Tags

[MLO] Turn off Computed Score...bring back hierarchical sorting

2014-12-07 Thread Philb
I love MLO, but I've never followed computed score. Meaning I've never decided to do the item at the top of the list which the computed score algorithm suggested. I would much rather have the hierarchical sorting check box back. That was more logical for me. I'd much rather just have

Re: [MLO] Expected behavior or possible Bug - MLO Windows? - Complete Sub tasks in order.

2014-09-01 Thread Philb
, then project two and f8nally project three. Since you don't have the option set for project one itself (forcing the top-level tasks of project one to be completed in order) then all tasks within project one are available. -Dwight Mlo betazoid on Android sgn2 On Aug 31, 2014, Philb levon

[MLO] Expected behavior or possible Bug - MLO Windows? - Complete Sub tasks in order.

2014-08-31 Thread Philb
Using 4.3.1.2445 for Windows. I have a folder with 3 projects in it. The first project in the tree has two actions currently shown as active. The other two projects each have one active action. If I toggle Complete subtasks in order to on for the folder, both tasks in the first project

[MLO] Possible Bug - MLO WIndows: Hide branch in To-Do Hotkey shortcut not working

2014-08-31 Thread Philb
Using 4.3.1.2445 for Windows. The Hide the branch in To-Do keyboard shortcut (Alt + Y), does not appear to be working. I have checked the Hotkeys setting and nothing else is using that shortcut. Cheers, Phil. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[MLO] Re: change font size in MLO

2014-08-15 Thread Philb
Håvard Tools / Options / Themes and formatting. Once you make the changes, save them as a new Theme. On Monday, August 11, 2014 4:58:24 AM UTC-4, Håvard Gautneb wrote: I would like to change the font size in my MLO outline and todo section to make it more readable, how do I do that --

[MLO] Type as you go search in the Windows Move screen.....fantastic!!!

2014-02-05 Thread Philb
I always forget it's there!! What a timesaver... Phil. -- 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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[MLO] Re: Font size for MLO Android

2013-12-29 Thread Philb
+1 for an option to be able to change the font size - either make it smaller or bigger, if that is possible to do. Phil On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 1:40:28 PM UTC-5, stev...@aol.com wrote: Is it possible to make the font size larger for MLO on my Android phone? I know that I can change

[MLO] Re: MLO or Omnifocus?

2013-12-29 Thread Philb
They are both good at what they do. However, from using both apps, MLO is far more flexible and will allow you to set up a task list any way you want. They both take some time to learn. Phil. On Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:48:26 AM UTC-5, Aaron wrote: I am a new GTDer and I am using MLO

[MLO] Re: In MLO - Implementing Agile Results: 3 Outcomes for Day, Week, Month, Year

2013-11-18 Thread Philb
James, Another way you could implement this is using MLO's built in Goals feature. You can set goals for Week Month and Year, and using the Automatic Formatting Feature, assign your choice of icons to them. Perhaps you could use the Star feature for Daily Outcomes. That way, depending on

[MLO] Re: Signing off for now

2013-06-05 Thread Philb
Mark, Thanks for all you always thoughtful and valuable contributions. Maybe Andrey will surprise us all and release a Mac version! Cheers, Phil. On Jun 5, 11:05 am, Mark Levison m...@mlevison.com wrote: Gang - its been a fun run. I've been using MLO since 2005, I love the app, the group and

[MLO] Re: The Psychology of the Review feature!

2013-06-05 Thread Philb
...@gmail.com On Jun 4, 2013 9:21 AM, Philb levon...@gmail.com wrote: David, It's just another way of viewing the data.  For me, chunking it using grouping seems to work for my brain!! Looking at the sort capabilities, It appears you can sort by Next Review date, not Last reviewed date

[MLO] Re: The Psychology of the Review feature!

2013-06-04 Thread Philb
(now that it finally has outline filtering :). Instead of grouping, can't you just sort by Last or Next Review? Does grouping get you something additional that I am missing? d On Saturday, June 1, 2013 2:16:43 PM UTC-7, Philb wrote: Lisa, I have a view of my Projects, that includes

[MLO] Re: Omnifocus user about to make the jump to MLO

2013-06-04 Thread Philb
Hi Brian. Welcome to MLO. It's an awesome app that stopped my task software hopping a few years ago. I've really enjoyed it because, as my workflow needs and hardware change, I find that MLO can always support what I need to do, (or somehow adds the needed feature shortly after!). It's

[MLO] Re: The Psychology of the Review feature!

2013-06-01 Thread Philb
your use model? What views do have setup, etc.? Lisa Stroyan, lstro...@gmail.com On May 31, 2013 9:31 AM, Philb levon...@gmail.com wrote: Just wanted to share... At first I didn't look too closely at the Review feature.  However, I started using it a couple of weeks ago.  Now I

[MLO] The Psychology of the Review feature!

2013-05-31 Thread Philb
Just wanted to share... At first I didn't look too closely at the Review feature. However, I started using it a couple of weeks ago. Now I find I'm drawn to my weekly review! Plus I know how recently I looked at a project, (may not have changed anything), which really helps with

[MLO] How to export multiple views in MLO4?

2013-02-28 Thread Philb
In MLO 3 in the Manage To do views window, you could select all views and export them. Is there a way to do this in MLO4? The menu choice says Export View(s), suggesting that you should be able to export multiple. I can only seem to export one at a time though. (I'm trying to transfer them to

Re: [MLO] Re: Does Rapid Task entry support entering a start date AND a due date for an item?

2012-10-10 Thread Philb
. But probably it’s just a bug. -Dwight *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Philb *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2012 1:13 PM *To:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* [MLO] Re: Does Rapid Task entry

[MLO] Re: MLO Themes (6 for free download) and few questions

2012-10-03 Thread Philb
Mike, Very cool. I'm going to give the notebook theme a try Thank you. Phil On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:17:38 PM UTC-4, mike wrote: Hi, I wanted to share my few favorites themes for mlo. You can download it here: http://mlothemes.blogspot.com/. I have 2 questions for next

[MLO] Does Rapid Task entry support entering a start date AND a due date for an item?

2012-10-02 Thread Philb
I don't seem to be able to get MLO to parse both a start and a due date for a single item via the Rapid Task Entry window. Is this supported? If so, can someone show me the syntax? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To view

Re: [MLO] Does Rapid Task entry support entering a start date AND a due date for an item?

2012-10-02 Thread Philb
if this is a bug. I cannot investigate too much further as I have moved my profile to the beta version. Sorry. -Dwight *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Philb *Sent:* Tuesday, October 02, 2012 1:47 PM

[MLO] Re: FTP sync on Android ?

2012-07-25 Thread Philb
Thanks for pointing that out Dwight...I totally overlooked that. Phil On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:53:36 AM UTC-4, Dwight Arthur wrote: Phil's reply regarding FTP sync is pretty thorough and I agree, but I just want to add one point. Using FTP Sync to propagate a desktop MLO profile from

[MLO] Re: Goodbye

2012-07-14 Thread Philb
Pottster, I respect your decision though will be sorry to no longer see your posts which are always insightful. I'm going to have to give your theme a try. I've been messing around in that area of MLO lately. All the best, Phil. On Jul 12, 1:39 pm, TerBear tlh...@gmail.com wrote: Oh,

[MLO] Re: Just discovered a way to use goals wisely!…wisely for me I mean!

2012-06-14 Thread Philb
For me, trying different groupings has been useful also. This seems to have opened up my usage MLO on the Desktop for me...especially when using the Show item count in groups option. This is a great way of getting a summary of how much stuff is committed. I just have to avoid creating too many

[MLO] Re: Hide undated tasks in To Do list

2012-06-11 Thread Philb
I echo Lisa's comment re checking out the section on Active tasks in the Windows product help. It's a concept you will need to understand to use MLO effectively. On Jun 10, 6:40 pm, Holmes245 joel.fan...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Dwight. I'll have to consider that. I've bought David Allen's book

[MLO] Re: Just discovered a way to use goals wisely!…wisely for me I mean!

2012-04-26 Thread Philb
Luc, Thanks for sharing this. I really enjoy it when people contribute these sort of posts on how they use MLO. It's really helpful for me because I always find that it starts me thinking critically of ways to improve my workflow, even after I have been using MLO for several years now.

[MLO] Re: newbie can't figure this out

2012-01-23 Thread Philb
Check the Help File. Dependencies are covered. On Jan 14, 7:46 pm, Raspberry calperi...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a tutorial anywhere?  I found a 3 minute intro video on the home page, but even that was too advanced for me.  I'm sure the software is very useful, but I can't understand how to

[MLO] Re: mlo on PalmOS?

2011-10-12 Thread Philb
No MLO version for PalmOS. I hear you on Outlook, but you can use it as a go between to sync tasks from MLO and then on to the Palm assuming you have the right conduits installed. On Oct 9, 9:14 pm, bs27975 bs27...@gmail.com wrote: It has always been my impression that there was an mlo app for

[MLO] Re: Cool use for Hide--in-todo!

2011-10-05 Thread Philb
Thanks Lisa. Interesting idea. I'm looking at my workflow at the moment, and I have the exact same dilemma. Individual tasks currently, but I need to study your method below. On Oct 3, 9:54 am, Lisa Stroyan lstro...@gmail.com wrote: So I was thinking about some of my tasks, and Daniel's paint

[MLO] Re: Hide in To-Do: Do you ever use?

2011-09-26 Thread Philb
it all at once. On Sep 25, 10:16 am, Lisa Stroyan lstro...@gmail.com wrote: How does hiding your Inbox force you to go through it? I do the opposite; I force Inbox tasks into other views, so I have to process the tasks to make them go away from the view. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Philb

[MLO] Re: Any way to enter 200 tasks bulk rather than 1 by 1?

2011-09-25 Thread Philb
You can paste them into the Rapid Text Entry box - tell it to parse each entry on a different line and they will be entered as different tasks. On Sep 25, 12:29 am, pttravis pttravis...@gmail.com wrote: I have a list of over 200 tasks and although the program is interesting - is there a way to

[MLO] Re: Time to go

2011-09-25 Thread Philb
Mark, It's your decision to make and I respect that, but I also HUGELY respect your contributions to the forum and the product. I agree with the sentiments above, and hope that you will reconsider. best, Phil On Sep 23, 12:55 pm, Mark Levison m...@mlevison.com wrote: For a number of years

[MLO] Re: Hide in To-Do: Do you ever use?

2011-09-25 Thread Philb
Similarly, my GTD, Someday Maybe list is hidden this way. I also hide my Inbox folder which forces me to go through and process the items in it. Phil On Sep 24, 12:14 am, John jlai...@intnet.mu wrote: If so in what circumstances how often? John -- You received this message because you are

[MLO] Re: My GTD setup for MLO

2011-08-16 Thread Philb
Till, Thanks very much for sharing your methodology. I think your file would make a great template if you are comfortable doing that. Cheers, Phil. On Aug 5, 7:13 am, Till Poppels tillpopp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi everyone, After buying MLO pro for PC, I have now been working on a GTD-

[MLO] Re: Outline filtering - user stories please

2011-07-29 Thread Philb
Andrey, My scenarios: (I would like the result for all these suggestions to be the Projects which meet the filter criteria, to be moved to the root. Projects that do not meet the criteria would not be shown). 1. I currently flag projects in the Outline. I have to search for them manually

[MLO] Re: Hide the Branch in To-Do settings question

2011-04-10 Thread Philb
: Hide in Todo from the Inbox works for me. I think probably your filter is including hidden tasks. Hide in todo only hides from active tasks, I think...I see them if I show all tasks in a todo view, I think. Can you share your criteria? On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Philb levon...@gmail.com

[MLO] Re: a coupe of questions before buying MLO

2011-04-08 Thread Philb
MLO can send an email as part of a reminder. Not sure if Google could catch that an turn it into an alarm in the Calendar. On Mar 30, 9:58 am, gommy gomm...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, My working environment is equipped with Windows desktop PC and iPAD and a future iPhone or Android

[MLO] Hide the Branch in To-Do settings question

2011-04-08 Thread Philb
I recently started hiding my Inbox folder (where my quick entry tasks get dumped to), so the tasks I enter in there, should not appear in the To-Do list. However that is not the case. I have a filter set up to show me tasks due in the next 7 days, and I have some tasks in the Inbox with due

[MLO] Re: Projects v Folders

2011-04-08 Thread Philb
I would like to see Project Status automatically change to In Progress, once a subtask has been checked off as complete. I put this suggestion forward before. Seems like it should make sense. I agree that cancelled would be a good addition. On Apr 7, 6:05 am, pottster kenwarren...@gmail.com

[MLO] How do I configure WiFi Sync for my Pocket PC?

2011-03-27 Thread Philb
I just downloaded the latest code, but I can't find the setting for the WiFi Sync. Cheers, Phil. -- 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

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

2011-03-08 Thread Philb
I have recently installed MLO under Crossover Office (currently trialing Crossover), with Snow Leopard on a mac mini. It seems to work pretty well. Some of the shortcut keys do not work, though that just may be my ignorance with Crossover. But it syncs up with the file that I have synced on my a

[MLO] Re: I figured out how to do Task B recurs 3 days after Task A :)

2011-03-08 Thread Philb
Thanks for sharing Lisa. This is interesting. In my case for the projects I manage, I have a template of recurring tasks, which are based on a project completion date. The project completion dates can occur at various times throughout the year, and not on a repeatable schedule. Similar to your

[MLO] Re: Import from XML: support non-YYYY-MM-DD date format

2011-02-15 Thread Philb
Not sure if this will help, but one method I realized was possible this morning that handles dates and was staring me in the face, is to do bulk entry of tasks through the Rapid Task dialog. You can just paste in an item or list of items like this: Item one 02/20/11 Item two 02/21/11 Item three

[MLO] Method for multiple input of items including date

2011-02-15 Thread Philb
I have been looking for a way to do this using a template, but was struggling with the best way to go. Then I realized this morning that the solution was right in front of me all along using the Rapid Task entry dialog. You can just paste in a list of items like this: Item one 02/20/11 Item two

[MLO] Feature Request - Excel XML Import

2011-02-14 Thread Philb
Is there any chance that functionality could be added to support importing an MLO Outline back into MLO from an Excel XML file? This would allow bulk operations to be done on tasks (such as due date changes), and then bring the data back into MLO. This would help to work around adding dates to

[MLO] Questions on Version 3.5.5, Activesync, and cloud sync

2010-09-04 Thread Philb
I currently use MLO Desktop and Pocket PC version. Can I upgrade to 3.5.5 to take advantage of bug fixes without having to use cloud sync? Are there any limitations using cloud sync versus using the current sync method with activesync for Pocket PC? Will 3.3.5 allow me to continue to use the

[MLO] Question on MLO 3.5.5, MLO Sync Manager Windows app, and cloud sync.

2010-09-04 Thread Philb
I currently use MLO Desktop and Pocket PC version. Can I upgrade to 3.5.5 to take advantage of bug fixes without having to use cloud sync? Are there any limitations using cloud sync versus using the current sync method with MLO Sync Manager for Pocket PC? Will 3.5.5 allow me to continue to use

[MLO] Re: MLO - general status update

2010-07-06 Thread Philb
This raises an interesting point from a platform and user perspectivewhich is more important, the app or the hardware? I have found after years of searching and dabbling that MLO is the app that helps me stay sane and get things done. For that reason, the decision to buy a win mobile device,

[MLO] Re: Bug - Windows Mobile

2010-03-27 Thread Philb
Interesting. For comparison, on My Ipaq 211 I get the following behavior with MLO 3.01. I have not tried the new release yet. Singe or double tap highlights an item. Single tap on already highlighted item text edits the item text. Double tap on already highlighted item text does nothing. 3

[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Copy Project Templates and Preserve Date Intervals

2010-03-12 Thread Philb
Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try this approach. Phil. My work around is simply to add a T-minus tag to the name of each subtask.  Print Courseware [T-5]  If I copy or move an event date, I redo the dates using these tags.  This way I can use start times  for their intended purpose and

[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Copy Project Templates and Preserve Date Intervals

2010-03-05 Thread Philb
+1 I think this has come up before. However, this would take MLO to a whole new level if Andrey can make it happen. On Mar 4, 8:55 am, djsdjsdjs googlegroups.servi...@sanoys.com wrote: I conduct online courses that include shipped paper courseware.  These Projects (in MLO speak) have the same

[MLO] Feature Request: Project Status automatically changes to Started once a child task has been added and completed

2010-01-23 Thread Philb
I think this would be a useful function. I tend to forget to set my projects as active from time to time, and I think this makes sense. Cheers, Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to

[MLO] Feature Request: Project Status automatically changes to Started once a child task has been completed

2010-01-23 Thread Philb
This should only happen if the current project is Not started. I think this makes sense. I forget to set my projects as started from time to time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to

[MLO] Re: New minor release announcement

2010-01-17 Thread Philb
Andrey / Oleg, Re your upcoming beta, On the PPC side, can you add the ability to search the note text of items? Currently PPC search for MLO seems to be limited to the task headings, and not the content of any attached notes. Thank you. On Dec 30 2009, 7:27 am, Andrey Tkachuk (MLO)

[MLO] Advanced Filter problem has me defeated - What is going on?

2009-10-01 Thread Philb
I like to run my tasks that are date specific using the due dates option. Most of my tasks have the same Start Date and Due Date, though not all. I am trying to create a filter that will show me all the tasks due in the next 7 days, based on the Due Date value. If I create an advanced filter

[MLO] Re: What I really LIKE about MyLifeOrganized!

2009-10-01 Thread Philb
This is the one tool (thankfully), that stopped me jumping from application to application for several years. Key things I find invaluable. Rapid Task Entry! Rapid Task Entry!! Rapid Task Entry!!! Ability to Parse (in RTE and Outline.) Pocket PC client is fantastic. Ability to get reminders

[MLO] Re: What I really LIKE about MyLifeOrganized!

2009-10-01 Thread Philb
Oh, and the User Community too!!! On Oct 1, 7:37 pm, Philb levon...@gmail.com wrote: This is the one tool (thankfully), that stopped me jumping from application to application for several years. Key things I find invaluable. Rapid Task Entry! Rapid Task Entry!! Rapid Task Entry

[MLO] Nice work on PPC Version 2.5

2009-02-22 Thread Philb
Oleg / Andrey I just downloaded the new desktop and PPC clients. I have not had a chance to use the Desktop client but wanted to say, nice usability enhancements on the PPC Version. Thankyou for adding the Perpetual Collapse All button, that is going to be a big productivity enhancer for me.

[MLO] Re: Prioritizing Items ToDo Today - Suggestions Wanted

2009-02-13 Thread Philb
I think you can tackle all this with the existing features in MLO. Capture the time you think it takes to do the tasks. Have an @Braindead category for those items to do when you are tired, like filling your stapler as David Allen says. Use other contexts as needed. Use the filtering to build

[MLO] Feature Request for existing - Pocket PC version, we need Expand All and Collapse all buttons on the Toolbar

2008-12-22 Thread Philb
With the latest version, if I want to collapse my entire outline (something that is VERY useful in the PPC version), I have to choose Edit/Task Operations/Collapse Entire outline. This is too inefficient. I need a button that is always on the toolbar that does the same thing. At the moment, if

[MLO] Re: drag drop on PPC

2008-11-30 Thread Philb
I would also like to see this. The PPC application is a key part of my day. On Nov 20, 4:39 pm, PetrH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I know this was discussed, but I dont see this in planned features, I think that drag drop in PPC is a crucial funcionality. If I want to process my

[MLO] Re: WM sync - keeps checking every few seconds

2008-11-20 Thread Philb
That's normal. It's not syncing, its monitoring the status of the files in relation to each other. It will inform you when either has been modified. Then it's up to you to sync them. On Nov 14, 8:18 am, Andy UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watching my WM Sync manager - it keeps checking every