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One way to use MYN with Remember the Milk

May 7, 2011 Here is a note from a reader who is using Remember the Milk (RTM) with MYN. He show you one way to set up RTM. While I greatly prefer ToodleDo over RTM (due to support of start … Continue reading

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Dealing with Contacts in Android

May 6, 2011 If you start using Android with Exchange you will notice that the Contacts list gets very confusing. Well, Bob Thordarson, the CEO of BluCapp, Inc. helps explain how it works—it helped me figure it out. Here is … Continue reading

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Another Possible MYN BlackBerry Tasks App

May 6, 2011 A reader contacted me and suggested we look at Bhive as an MYN task app for BlackBerry. It syncs with Exchange Outlook and appears to have most of the needed MYN features (we have not tested it … Continue reading

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Indicating Significant Outcomes in ToodleDo

May 4, 2011 As you may know, ToodleDo is the tasks software I recommend you use if you cannot use Outlook for tasks. It actually has a few advantages over Outlook. Here’s one advantage that I like: it has an … Continue reading

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How to automatically add Holidays to your Outlook Calendar

Apr 28, 2011 Saw this article, on how to add holidays to Outlook; seemed like it could be useful to many of you: http://www.nwitimes.com/business/columnists/april-miller-cripliver/article_8a0383e9-ebb4-5070-9f25-292dbb6ecb08.html Michael

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What Tasks “Server” Are you Using?

Apr 26, 2011 (updated Mar 3, 2014) Here we are, in this world of cloud computing and full-time mobile access to the Internet, and so I think it is time to clarify a concept I’ve been tossing about recently—that of … Continue reading

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Using Flags (or Stars) on Mail—Why You should Limit Them

Apr 23, 2011 If you’ve read my books you know that I say not to use flags on mail in your in-box except for one very limited use: put them only on mail you intend to reply to soon—use them … Continue reading

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Pocket Informant Android: My New Recommendation for a Tasks App that Works with ToodleDo and MYN

Apr 17, 2011 I am very pleased to announce that that the new Android app Pocket Informant now supports MYN tasks. It’s a great app and it fills an important place in the MYN-compatible mobile app list. If you are … Continue reading

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Got To Do Android App no Longer Available

Apr 17, 2011 Got To Do, which is a venerable Android tasks app, stopped distributing at the end of March. Some background. If you don’t use Exchange and are using MYN tasks, then I hope you are using ToodleDo as … Continue reading

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New Mac Office 2011 Service Pak Fixes an Outlook Tasks Bug, and Much More

Apr 14, 2011 On Wednesday, Microsoft released Service Pak 1 for Office 2011; in doing so they fixed an Outlook bug I complained about in my new book. I mentioned the bug in a note on page 63 of the … Continue reading

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