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Author Archives: Michael Linenberger
New Cheat Sheet for 1MTD & MYN
I’ve just created a cheat sheet for 1MTD and MYN users who need a review or introduction to the system basics. Mostly, it shows how the Urgency Zones work in a quick overview. You can download a free printable PDF … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Using “Things 3” Apps for 1MTD and MYN, by Charles Olsen
The Things 3 app set is a set of to-do list management apps that run on the Mac and iOS devices. Reader Charles Olsen has spent a lot of time and effort developing ways to use 1MTD and MYN within … Continue reading
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Quick Note on Gmail iOS: “Add to Tasks” Command just Added
Yesterday I happened to notice that in the most recent version of the iOS Gmail app, Google has added the Add to Tasks menu item, allowing you to move an email into Google Tasks. This was absolutely needed and I … Continue reading
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My Thoughts on Gmail vs. Outlook
For the last four months I’ve made it a point of using both Gmail and Outlook, equally, for my business mail. I did this to study the differences in their current versions. I wanted to do this updated evaluation because … Continue reading
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Take Another Look at Skype
Zoom is all the rage these days for video calls. And in contrast Skype is, well, old school, right? So why would I suggest you take another look at Skype (and perhaps pass on Zoom)? Aside from the security issues … Continue reading
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Office 365 now Rebranded as Microsoft 365
If you have an Office 365 plan, you might be surprised to see a name change on your product. It’s now called Microsoft 365. This change went into effect April 21 for business products. Microsoft has also repackaged its personal … Continue reading
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Microsoft To Do Tasks App finally Adds Top-of-List position for New Tasks
Boy, this feature request, which was probably the most requested feature, has finally been implemented. Now, when you create a new task in any of the Microsoft To Do, it goes to the top of the list instead of the … Continue reading
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More Evidence that Microsoft is Reviving OneNote 2016
In a previous article, I mentioned that Microsoft had announced it is extending support for OneNote 2016, which was great news. Now this: Microsoft is actually adding features again to OneNote 2016, which is really good news. That was announced … Continue reading
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Outlook Online vs. Windows Desktop Outlook
I decided to do an experiment recently in which I switched to using Outlook Online for all my daily email. So, I put my usual Outlook Windows desktop software aside for a while. Why would I do this? More and … Continue reading
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Microsoft To Do, Recent Thoughts
It’s been a while since I wrote about Microsoft To Do, which is Redmond’s premiere to-do list platform these days. I released a video course on how to use Microsoft To Do last year. But you might wonder, six months … Continue reading
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