Re: [MLO] Re: Absolute Links To Files not working

2016-01-15 Thread Steve Gledhill
; > Change values from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0 as required. > > My usual boring warnings about the registry apply (if you don't know what > you're doing - leave it alone, if you do - back up before editing). > > On Friday, 15 January 2016 09:56:26 UTC, Steve Gledhill wrote: >> &

[MLO] Absolute Links To Files not working

2016-01-15 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi If I insert a link using the 'absolute path' (see image) then it fails. It fails because the path has "C:\user\mlo\" added to the front of it. So, my path is, say: c:\data\file.txt and the link created by browsing to the file using "Insert link to a file ..." context menu and choosing

Re: [MLO] Re: Soon! The release of MyLifeOrganized for Android V2

2015-11-27 Thread Steve Gledhill
This is normal practice for updates such as this. Microsoft did the same for Windows 10 albeit on a larger scale but the principle is the same. Otherwise the load on the servers and backend would cause problems. Of course,MLo will have the opportunity to abort in case of issues. -- You

[MLO] Re: Recurring tasks with recurring reminders

2015-11-25 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Elisau I may have misunderstood your question but I use reminders on recurring tasks all the time and I do it the same way as I do for normal tasks: in the timing & reminder section I tick the reminder box and set the date/time. I can also set the reminder repeat schedule. See attached.

[MLO] Re: How can we stop 'space bar' hotkey? This marks the task as Complete

2015-11-24 Thread Steve Gledhill
hat (which I do to bring > my computer out of screensaver mode). I would also like a way to turn this > off but knowing that's the reason is at least a start! > > > On Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 3:45:44 PM UTC-5, Steve Gledhill wrote: > >> I have lost count of the number

[MLO] Re: Soon! The release of MyLifeOrganized for Android V2

2015-11-20 Thread Steve Gledhill
By your definition Mid November would be midnight of the 15th since there are 30 days in November. If "mid-November would have been the 15th" was the universally agreed meaning then the developers would surely have used the more precise "November 15th". I always understood the imprecise nature

[MLO] Re: Quickly putting a task in a specific folder

2015-11-04 Thread Steve Gledhill
Riann, First, with regard to moving things out of the inbox. You can right-click (or CTRL-M) to move a task that works quite well. You can also open the inbox in a new tab and drag into MLO where you like (press F3 to open the tab in new window). If you do either of these with just the task

[MLO] Re: Background app refresh on iPhone

2015-10-13 Thread Steve Gledhill
It seems you are experiencing the issue with MLO desktop not auto-syncing. On my Windows Desktop I need to remember to hit the sync button when I leave the desk. My Android on the other hand auto-syncs when it goes to the background or closes. I've seen a thread regarding the issues of

[MLO] Re: Can I be able to generate my to-do list to show//view all tasks based on @context?

2015-09-14 Thread Steve Gledhill
The view that Dwight mentioned is in the Todo section of views on the right hand side. It is the second item in my list but all I can read is : "Active Action ...". When you hover over it you see that the full name is : "Active Actions by Context". Another, slightly different way to do it is

[MLO] Re: New User - Trying to learn how to manage projects

2015-08-19 Thread Steve Gledhill
I've tested this on my installation (Windows) and it works correctly. What appears in the Project view on Outline can be changed by editing the filter at the bottom of the column. It could be that you have accidentally applied a filter (the most likely culprit would be the context items but

[MLO] Re: Does this MyLifeOrganized fit my needs?

2014-08-08 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Michelle, I have exactly the same setup that you describe and it works very well. One licence covers all your computers. You need to buy an Android version as well. I also use the Cloud sync which works very well. If you don't plan to edit on your phone then you might get by with just

Re: [MLO] Error message: Could not overwrite file. Make sure it is not read only and mlo has access to it.

2014-08-04 Thread Steve Gledhill
you have to try is run MLO as administrator. On Friday, August 1, 2014 12:05:14 PM UTC+4, Steve Gledhill wrote: Thanks Dwight Although I know I should use my computer under a restricted account for security reasons but I'm afraid I don't. All my work is done in a privileged account so I

Re: [MLO] Error message: Could not overwrite file. Make sure it is not read only and mlo has access to it.

2014-08-01 Thread Steve Gledhill
writable by the current user ID. I’m not sure that the opffending file was actually the profile file. -Dwight *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Steve Gledhill *Sent:* Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:34 AM *To:* mylifeo

[MLO] Error message: Could not overwrite file. Make sure it is not read only and mlo has access to it.

2014-07-31 Thread Steve Gledhill
I have been receiving this message for months now: Could not overwrite file. mydocs\myfilename.ml Make sure it is not read only and mlo has access to it. See attached image. At first I thought this was because it was stored in dropbox. I have cloud sync so I removed it from dropbox and

Re: [MLO] Use both sync methods simultaneously?

2014-06-16 Thread Steve Gledhill
. Ng-Dwight Mlo betazoid on Android sgn2 On Jun 15, 2014, Steve Gledhill steve...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Thanks Dwight. I can understand the second point about the resources (I guess you're saying that mlo would have to be continually syncing and your servers can't cope). This could

Re: [MLO] Use both sync methods simultaneously?

2014-06-15 Thread Steve Gledhill
: [mailto: mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Steve Gledhill *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2014 8:19 PM *To:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* Re: [MLO] Use both sync methods simultaneously? I agree with Dwight: we need to find a way to solve this fundamental

Re: [MLO] Use both sync methods simultaneously?

2014-06-13 Thread Steve Gledhill
I agree with Dwight: we need to find a way to solve this fundamental problem. My preferred method would be option 2: sync each record to the cloud immediately. I don't know why this isn't the case already. On Thursday, 12 June 2014 15:42:13 UTC+1, Dwight Arthur wrote: Lucas, I agree with you

[MLO] Re: OT: project management software ?

2014-06-01 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Lisa it sounds like you might like to try Mindmanager (http://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/) . This is the only mind mapping software that you can import into MLO. It has a 30 day free trial which should be long enough for your one time project. On the home page it even advertises that it

[MLO] Re: Would you please add a feature of Insert link to a folder

2014-05-09 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Donnie I have a similar need in Evernote and use 'file://' before pasting the path to the file or folder. This seems to be a standard way of linking files so it can be used elsewhere. In MLO you do the same: 1. Copy the path to the folder (highlight the path at the top of the Windows

[MLO] Re: How can we stop 'space bar' hotkey? This marks the task as Complete

2014-04-30 Thread Steve Gledhill
April 2014 21:45:44 UTC+1, Steve Gledhill wrote: I have lost count of the number of tasks that I have failed to complete because I have previously accidentally marked as complete by simply pressing the space bar. This is a major fail in an otherwise great product! It makes me nervous when

Re: [MLO] Re: templates from a new user

2014-03-17 Thread Steve Gledhill
what works, modify the rest! http://stroyan.net/lisasblog/2012/mylifeorganized/ (Yes, still planning to write a book one of these days but life has been taken over with other things currently...) On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 4:20 AM, Steve Gledhill steve...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Good

[MLO] Re: templates from a new user

2014-03-14 Thread Steve Gledhill
Good question Don. I had the same thoughts when I started. I chose MLO to support my GTD 'habit' and chose the GTD but, even now, I'm not sure how much of my configuration is based on the template, how much is native MLO and how much is my configuration.. I followed some guidance on this forum

[MLO] Re: Spacebar problem

2013-10-25 Thread Steve Gledhill
Yes please. This happens to me too. The obvious problem is that tasks are marked as complete when they are not. On Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:50:42 UTC+1, Rick Foret wrote: Can I desactivate the the done action shortcut by the spacebar ? The problem is when I'm in the tree and type the

[MLO] Re: MLO Android App - Can't Edit AND Save A Task

2013-10-24 Thread Steve Gledhill
think it would be an improvement to MLO to have such a save button and stop relying on BACK to mean SAVE. What do you think? If there's much support for this idea I'll write it up as an enhancement request. -Dwight On Tuesday, 22 October 2013 08:18:22 UTC-4, Steve Gledhill wrote: Hi Dave

[MLO] Re: MLO Android App - Can't Edit AND Save A Task

2013-10-22 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Dave, I don't have a save option either but whenever I make an edit and press the 'back' key all my changes are saved. You have no missing menu, button or anything but you have a faulty install. I have a HTC One with Android 4.2.2. So, your error is that the back key crashes MLO. I would

[MLO] Re: New User - Inbox

2013-10-03 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Lewie. welcome to MLO - I'm sure you'll like it. The inbox is a great way to quickly capture a Todo and I use it regularly. You can assign it to contexts as well as dates as you create it using the quick entry box but you can also tell it what folder or Project it belongs to. You click

[MLO] Re: what email service are you using for reminders

2013-09-16 Thread Steve Gledhill
I have just started to use boomerang for Gmail. http://www.boomeranggmail.com/ You can easily schedule emails to re-appear in your inbox at a time / delay of your choosing. You can add notes and also delay the sending of the email. The delayed emails are found in a label called boomerang and

[MLO] Re: Basic begginer help needed

2013-09-16 Thread Steve Gledhill
have a similar need and I use Projects and Filters rather than contexts. My instructions are step-by-step: please don't be put off by the number of steps. It will only take 2 minutes. If you have, for example, ProjectA set up in MLO as a project (make sure the Project box is ticked in the

[MLO] Re: Synching takes more than an hour

2013-05-10 Thread Steve Gledhill
I agree with Dwight. It sounds like a PC problem. I would look for anything that has changed on the computer. Any new software, any updates or additions and uninstalling the software or hardware (drivers). Assuming you have Windows you could try System Restore to a point when it was working

Re: [MLO] little hint: PraseExpress to tune MLO

2013-05-07 Thread Steve Gledhill
, Steve Gledhill steve...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Thanks Lisa I liked MCA's post about using Phraseexpress : I use PE and was going to implement MCA's solution when I saw your post! Much better to get the fundamentals right. I use GTD and your approach will work well for me. All I

Re: [MLO] little hint: PraseExpress to tune MLO

2013-05-06 Thread Steve Gledhill
Thanks Lisa I liked MCA's post about using Phraseexpress : I use PE and was going to implement MCA's solution when I saw your post! Much better to get the fundamentals right. I use GTD and your approach will work well for me. All I need now is to create a system in MLO. I don't use the review

Re: [MLO] Looking for your favorite built-in Hotkey in MLO

2013-04-17 Thread Steve Gledhill
Express using commands in Souza's file: ControlSend, TAdvTrackBar2 please update this Steve On Tuesday, 16 April 2013 00:46:36 UTC+2, Steve Gledhill wrote: Here are the shortcut macros for Phrase Express to change the Importance and Urgency: * Alt-2 opens properties in context section

Re: [MLO] Looking for your favorite built-in Hotkey in MLO

2013-04-15 Thread Steve Gledhill
SouzaRM thank you very much. I'll look at the scripts tomorrow. Just what I needed. thanks again for taking the time Steve On Saturday, 13 April 2013 09:42:17 UTC+2, SouzaRM wrote: Hello Steve GledHill, A small hotkey in AHK: - 477,74 KB - http://www.filefactory.com/file

Re: [MLO] Looking for your favorite built-in Hotkey in MLO

2013-04-15 Thread Steve Gledhill
+ Down {#ALT -chars 2}{#TAB -count 2}{#Down -count 50} On Saturday, 13 April 2013 09:42:17 UTC+2, SouzaRM wrote: Hello Steve GledHill, A small hotkey in AHK: - 477,74 KB - http://www.filefactory.com/file/2660m49nkl8p/n/MLO_Keys_Importance-Urgency

Re: [MLO] Looking for your favorite built-in Hotkey in MLO

2013-04-10 Thread Steve Gledhill
SouzaRM I use PhraseExpress. I wonder if you can share any Macros you use for MLO? thank you On Saturday, 6 April 2013 05:27:15 UTC+2, SouzaRM wrote: I am passionate about AHK. But an excellent tool is PhraseExpress (www.prhaseexpress.com). You automates everything with PhraseExpress... (

[MLO] Re: multiple devices

2013-03-23 Thread Steve Gledhill
Jim, I have tried so many different organizers, task managers, and MLO is head and shoulders above the rest. I've been keeping up with questions in the forum and they are very active and helpful It saves its licence fee every month in terms of time saved, peace of mind knowing that everything

[MLO] Re: File menu hotkey question...

2013-02-27 Thread Steve Gledhill
A better alternative to F10 is the 'ALT' key - easier to reach! On Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:04:43 UTC+1, mlo_user_08 wrote: I have what should be a simple hotkey question... how would I activate the main 'File' menu, so I can get to the menu items, all of which have some kind of

[MLO] Re: System tray options on Windows 8

2013-02-08 Thread Steve Gledhill
Hi Lisa I haven't tried multiple instances but I can tell you the rapid entry works with the Always show icon in system tray. I don't know wWhich of your multiple instances it would go to though Steve On Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:10:14 UTC+1, Lisa S wrote: I don't have Windows 8 and I

Re: [MLO] Re: System tray options on Windows 8

2013-02-08 Thread Steve Gledhill
. It won't hurt your data file, it will bring up a blank one. I find it quite useful for testing out features, after populating the blank file with a template). On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Steve Gledhill stevegl...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Lisa I haven't tried multiple instances but I can tell you

Re: [MLO] Re: System tray options on Windows 8

2013-02-08 Thread Steve Gledhill
menu on other Windows? I wonder if stopping and restarting MLO would help? On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Steve Gledhill st...@pcresolver.eswrote: Hi Lisa. I did that but then I couldn't open a second instance. If I open MLO again it takes me to my already open file. If I go File New

Re: [MLO] Re: Can't print from MLO

2013-01-29 Thread Steve Gledhill
Thanks Alexandra that worked for me. I uninstalled MLO but kept the settings and installed it in its own folder and worked a treat. It even found my existing file as soon as it started. Steve On Tuesday, 16 October 2012 12:33:04 UTC+2, Alexandra MLO Support wrote: Please try to install MLO