Comments for John Kendrick's Weblog http://johnkendrickonline.com and Technology Musings Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:16:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on ~Customizing OmniFocus – the Pathway to Power by John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/11/11/customizing-omnifocus-the-pathway-to-power/#comment-629 John Kendrick Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:16:47 +0000 http://johnkendrickonline.com/?p=1076#comment-629 Glad to hear that the posts have been helpful. And yes, the notes and folder scripts are for use with Omni Outliner. You can obtain the scripts along with directions for installation and use at <a href="http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~clifton/software.html#Await" rel="nofollow">Curt’s website</a>. Glad to hear that the posts have been helpful. And yes, the notes and folder scripts are for use with Omni Outliner. You can obtain the scripts along with directions for installation and use at Curt’s website.

]]> Comment on ~Customizing OmniFocus – the Pathway to Power by John Schafer http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/11/11/customizing-omnifocus-the-pathway-to-power/#comment-628 John Schafer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:50:10 +0000 http://johnkendrickonline.com/?p=1076#comment-628 John: I have been looking forward to the additional chapters of this series of posts ever since I discovered it after purchasing OF a couple of months ago. As I told you in a previous reply, you have really helped me get a substantial leg-up with this program by your very erudite posts. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and thoughts on how to use OF. I am wondering about the notes and folder scripts. Are they for using with Omni Outliner or are they contained within OF? And do you have a source for them, if possible. Thanks, John. John: I have been looking forward to the additional chapters of this series of posts ever since I discovered it after purchasing OF a couple of months ago. As I told you in a previous reply, you have really helped me get a substantial leg-up with this program by your very erudite posts. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and thoughts on how to use OF.

I am wondering about the notes and folder scripts. Are they for using with Omni Outliner or are they contained within OF? And do you have a source for them, if possible. Thanks, John.

]]> Comment on ~Customizing OmniFocus – the Pathway to Power by John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/11/11/customizing-omnifocus-the-pathway-to-power/#comment-627 John Kendrick Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:22:08 +0000 http://johnkendrickonline.com/?p=1076#comment-627 Thanks for your kind comments Damon. The reason I use flagged and 5m duration (just another flag for me) is that I try not to put tasks into the hard landscape unless they must be done by a specific date, so I have more tasks without due dates, but which are important to get done this week (flagged) and from that flagged list I choose tasks that I want to get done today (5m duration). BTW, I did let Ken know offline that I had completed the series. Thanks again for reading, John. Thanks for your kind comments Damon. The reason I use flagged and 5m duration (just another flag for me) is that I try not to put tasks into the hard landscape unless they must be done by a specific date, so I have more tasks without due dates, but which are important to get done this week (flagged) and from that flagged list I choose tasks that I want to get done today (5m duration). BTW, I did let Ken know offline that I had completed the series. Thanks again for reading, John.

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]]> Comment on ~Customizing OmniFocus – the Pathway to Power by Damon Casey http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/11/11/customizing-omnifocus-the-pathway-to-power/#comment-625 Damon Casey Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:38:31 +0000 http://johnkendrickonline.com/?p=1076#comment-625 John, this has been an excellent series of articles, thanks! Have you posted them to the OmniGroup forums, or let Ken Case know about them? Like you, I have many perspectives set up. I have an urgent perspective that shows just actions with due dates that are overdue or due within the next couple of days. I see you have an urgent perspective too but with the use of flagged actions. I have a separate perspective called Important for actions that don't have due dates but are important for me to complete when I have time. It works well without having to use flags for urgent items. John, this has been an excellent series of articles, thanks! Have you posted them to the OmniGroup forums, or let Ken Case know about them?

Like you, I have many perspectives set up. I have an urgent perspective that shows just actions with due dates that are overdue or due within the next couple of days. I see you have an urgent perspective too but with the use of flagged actions. I have a separate perspective called Important for actions that don’t have due dates but are important for me to complete when I have time. It works well without having to use flags for urgent items.

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]]> Comment on ~An Advanced GTD User’s Paradise by Robert http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/08/18/an-advanced-gtd-users-paradise/#comment-616 Robert Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:38 +0000 http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/?p=861#comment-616 Brilliant! Thanks John, very much appreciated =) Can't wait to read it! Brilliant! Thanks John, very much appreciated =) Can’t wait to read it!

]]> Comment on ~Which Search is the Best Search by John Kendrick http://johnkendrickonline.com/2009/10/25/which-search-is-the-best-search/#comment-602 John Kendrick Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:18:48 +0000 http://johnkendrickonline.com/?p=1006#comment-602 Rafael - I definitely agree with you on entering tasks via the iPhone. I carry a journal with me during the day and it is much simpler to draw a box in my journal for anything that needs to be put into OF. Then, when I'm back at my desk, I use my Macbook to enter everything I've recorded during the day that I need to enter as a task. I use the iPhone as you do, as a reference for what is already in OF, though I also will use idle time to check off what has been completed. I just wish they had included the date field in the iPhone app so I could enter the date it was completed if not today. Thanks again for reading and for your useful comments. John Rafael – I definitely agree with you on entering tasks via the iPhone. I carry a journal with me during the day and it is much simpler to draw a box in my journal for anything that needs to be put into OF. Then, when I’m back at my desk, I use my Macbook to enter everything I’ve recorded during the day that I need to enter as a task. I use the iPhone as you do, as a reference for what is already in OF, though I also will use idle time to check off what has been completed. I just wish they had included the date field in the iPhone app so I could enter the date it was completed if not today. Thanks again for reading and for your useful comments. John

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