http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/index.php Fri, 18 May 2012 02:01:42 +0000 Phorum 5.2.13 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,233,233#msg-233 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,233,233#msg-233 eSellerate will not validate the serial number of the LifeShaker that I bought in 2008.]]> Catherine LifeShaker Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:31:33 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,224,224#msg-224 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,224,224#msg-224
After many trails I settled on Remember the Milk. It has enough features that I can automate a "lifeshaker-like use case". For example I can search for short duration, high-priority tasks in a certain category. But as you can guess this is (far) more trouble than clicking the shaker icon in the app.

So what's the killer failing? The absolutely rigid ranking of sequences within a project. Sometimes this is true -- there exists an unalterable dependency in task sequence -- but I often found that there were many independent tasks as well and I would get "stuck" with what LifeShaker said was the next task in a project when I knew full well that there were other tasks in that project that I could do, or preferred doing, next.

My suggestion? Tasks can be identified as Independent or Dependent within a project. When "shaking" Lifeshaker will offer ANY of the Independent tasks within a project, not just the one that happens to be at the top of the list. However it will only offer a Dependent task once the predecessor task has been completed. You can represent this in the UI by using an outline view -- everything at Level 1 is Independent while everything at level 2 is dependent. Or you can use bullets for the independent tasks and numbered tasks to show the sequence of dependent tasks.

Thank you for reading. I note that not too many updates are coming out of LifeShaker. But I hope you'll consider this feature since it would resucitate my use of what is otherwise a terrific tool -- the only one that really made me productive instead of paralyzed as my lists grew!

Rgds,
George]]> georgerivas LifeShaker Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:28:48 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,214,214#msg-214 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,214,214#msg-214
- Why oh why can't I right click to add categories/goals/steps - you have to click all over the place just to add something! A huge time waster & interrupter of thought.
- Also if a 'step' is longer than the width of the window, it doesn't display a carriage return - even when you're editing - this is crazy - it should open up a new window really while you're editing.

I was hoping to use this not only as a To Do tool but also as a Creative Notepad and I'm sad to say, already I don't think it's the one. Big shame - I like how it's laid out - much more visual than the other programs I've seen...]]> CMH1 LifeShaker Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:16:52 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,210,210#msg-210 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,210,210#msg-210
What do others think about that? And what is up to you, dudes behind the funky cloud?]]> Zentask LifeShaker Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:49:07 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,209,209#msg-209 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,209,209#msg-209
[FIX] Minor cosmetic changes for compatibility with Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

If you have LifeShaker's software update enabled then you may already be using the new version. You can also choose LifeShaker > Check For Updates... from the LifeShaker menu or download the software from the Try page and replace your current LifeShaker file in the Applications folder. Your existing serial number or trial information will be picked up automatically.]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:04:47 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,207,207#msg-207 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,207,207#msg-207
Add in prefs the choice to have an item remain not completed even though all steps have been checked off.

Why? I use the steps sometimes for the things I have to do before I do the thing itself: the task may be Email minutes from meeting; and the steps are Type minutes, Clear up any questions, Remember to add X & Y to addressees; ---but I don't add a step that says Send minutes, because that seems redundant. Yet, after completing all the steps, I still have to send the minutes.]]> goldfinch LifeShaker Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:47:42 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,199,199#msg-199 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,199,199#msg-199
My desire for sub-categories is so that I have a way ignoring groups of categories, such as those associated with work. At work I have quite a few on going "projects" that I wish to not clutter things when I am looking at LifeShaker. As the category list is now I have to go through the list and identify the specific categories. Although I can arrange them to be together it would be easier if some were indented and I could hide them all by clicking on the upper level category.

As for reoccurring tasks/steps, I have weekly things I need to attend to and it would be nice if I did not have to reenter them all the time.]]> Hunt LifeShaker Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:06:51 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,194,194#msg-194 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,194,194#msg-194 Kyotocutie LifeShaker Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:51:41 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,191,191#msg-191 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,191,191#msg-191 Kyotocutie LifeShaker Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:27:14 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,188,188#msg-188 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,188,188#msg-188 rhia LifeShaker Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:39:25 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,184,184#msg-184 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,184,184#msg-184
Anyways, here are my suggestions (I am still not convinced to buy it):

- add due dates and the ability to prioritize the tasks by due dates
- add ability to add notes related to each task
- add the ability to sync with ical if there are due dates attached to the task.
- add the ability to sync and be available offline with iPhone or iPod touch]]> Oana Chiriciuc LifeShaker Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,183,183#msg-183 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,183,183#msg-183
I'd like to see an option to turn on metrics showing total goals per Category, as well as how many goals are currently visible when a subset of Categories are selected. See the "Source" column in iPhoto 6 and earlier for an example of what this might look like.

Cheers,
Chris]]> Chris LifeShaker Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,180,180#msg-180 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,180,180#msg-180
Might I suggest that, in the categories list, we be able to keep some of the boxes blank instead of having to fill each one consecutively? I have to present a large submission at the same time each year. It is quite involved. I have named this project as a category, with all necessary goals and steps. It would be nice if I could put this project at the bottom of my categories list since I don't want to look at it all the time.

Many kudos to you for LifeShaker!]]> Karen van Burkleo LifeShaker Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:36:44 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,179,179#msg-179 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,179,179#msg-179
[FIX] Date now prints correctly on first page when region is set in System Preferences > International to United States.
[FIX] Performance improvements when entering a Goal description.
[FIX] Enter Serial Number and Buy LifeShaker menu options now unavailable once the purchase process has been started within LifeShaker.
[FIX] No longer reports database error on launch if you previously quit before purchase process had fully completed.

If you have LifeShaker's software update enabled then you may already be using the new version. You can also choose LifeShaker > Check For Updates... from the LifeShaker menu or download the software from [download.funkycloud.com] and replace your current LifeShaker file in the Applications folder. Your existing serial number or trial information will be picked up automatically.]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Fri, 30 May 2008 09:54:18 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,173,173#msg-173 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,173,173#msg-173 Tom Meggison LifeShaker Tue, 27 May 2008 10:01:05 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,172,172#msg-172 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,172,172#msg-172 Tom Meggison LifeShaker Fri, 23 May 2008 20:31:36 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,167,167#msg-167 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,167,167#msg-167 Jim LifeShaker Wed, 21 May 2008 13:51:46 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,166,166#msg-166 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,166,166#msg-166 img.skitch.com]

Version 1.2.2]]> Jim LifeShaker Wed, 28 May 2008 09:14:43 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,165,165#msg-165 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,165,165#msg-165 Jim LifeShaker Wed, 21 May 2008 14:21:09 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,164,164#msg-164 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,164,164#msg-164
[NEW] Added Window menu with Minimize and Zoom options.
[FIX] No longer possible to add new Goal if no categories are selected.
[FIX] No longer possible to add a new step then delete it without typing a description - previously deleting an empty step caused LifeShaker to crash.
[FIX] Add Step button is now disabled until a new Goal’s description contains at least one character.
[FIX] Contextual menu to change a Goal’s category now appears on mousedown and
only in the Category column.
[FIX] Show Completed button is now disabled if no categories are selected.
[FIX] Show Completed keyboard shortcut no longer works when List is hidden.
[FIX] Adding a new Category in the Manage Categories window, and clicking OK without entering a description no longer crashes LifeShaker.
[FIX] Improved reliability of Manage Categories window.]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Mon, 19 May 2008 11:13:51 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,163,163#msg-163 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,163,163#msg-163
1. Open System Preferences and click on System > Accounts icon.
2. Select your user account in the list on the left.
3. Select the Login Items tab.
4. Click the + button, then locate the LifeShaker application on your system and click the Add button.
5. LifeShaker will be added to the list of Applications
6. Quit System Preferences.

The next time you log into your user account, LifeShaker will launch automatically! By the way, this will work with any application not just LifeShaker.]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:03 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,161,161#msg-161 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,161,161#msg-161
[FIX] Made changes to purchase process - a small number of customers had lost data immediately after purchasing.
[FIX] Application no longer crashes on OS 10.3.9 when printing.
[FIX] Priority star is retained if a goal is completed then uncompleted again.
[FIX] Grid updates correctly when the first step is added to a visible goal.
[FIX] Progress bar in Grid now updates correctly when steps are added/deleted to a visible goal.
[FIX] Adding a new goal/step and then shaking before adding text to the goal/step no longer causes LifeShaker to crash.]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Thu, 01 May 2008 13:03:55 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,154,154#msg-154 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,154,154#msg-154 Don McCormick LifeShaker Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:33:44 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,151,151#msg-151 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,151,151#msg-151 [www.diyplanner.com]


Excuse us while we blush!]]> Martin Baker LifeShaker Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:11:23 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,150,150#msg-150 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,150,150#msg-150
Suggestions:

Allow new goals or steps to be added by clicking on a blank line. That is what I keep intuitively wanting to do, instead of clicking the +.

Also when adding steps, just clicking the "enter" key after the current step should take you to an entry box for the next step.

When I add new steps to a goal, it doesn't update in the grid until I click the shaker or click on different categories. It would be nice for it to update automatically to show the next step once I add steps.]]> Chris LifeShaker Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:59:52 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,149,149#msg-149 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,149,149#msg-149
I had about 15 lists on my trial version and threw away a ton of to do lists I had from all over the place. My trial expired so I purchased the program - but opening lifeshaker is BLANK!!!

tell me its not gone ----

PLEASE]]> meg2010 LifeShaker Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:02:34 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,148,148#msg-148 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,148,148#msg-148
That said, I ran into a few conceptual problems that the creators might find interesting.

1. I found myself putting down a lot stuff that were not actually goals or steps, but resolutions in order to reach certain goals (i.e. for the Goal: Get in Shape, I put: Go to the Gym at least twice a week.) Maybe the program can reformulate these resolutions into recurring Action Steps, kinda like recurring meetings on a Calender program.

2. I'm afraid this might be going into the territory of Project Management--but for a few goals, it was hard for me to plan out more than single step because depending on the outcome of a step, the steps that I would take afterwards would be completely different. Perhaps you can give the option of conditionals trees where the Next Step might change depending on the outcome. I know it sounds complicated but you can imagine it visually-Trees.

3. iphone support?

Just ideas, beware of the software bloat. I would rather the software be kept simple and miss a few features than be to hard to use.


Adam]]> Adam Ng LifeShaker Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:22:19 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,144,144#msg-144 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,144,144#msg-144 Just downloaded the trial version today, and just LOVE it!! Very, very cool software! Simple and to the point. Love the color coding abilities.

A couple of questions though,

1. If I have a 'Goal' with multiple 'Steps', can the whole thing be copied and pasted? As in a type of project that gets repeated a lot, but with different client names at the top.
I see that I can copy and paste the 'Steps', but I don't see a way to Duplicate the whole 'Goal'.

2. Also, does it sync with iCal, or is there another way to sync it to a phone/PDA. I like the paper printout as an option, well designed layout. But of course, if that could be dropped onto your PDA or iPhone that would be very cool.

Thanks guys,

I'll be buying my registration here shortly. :)

Sol]]> Sol Sims LifeShaker Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:17:27 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,142,142#msg-142 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,142,142#msg-142
I have been using LifeShaker for a few months now, but never had this problem before, and even now it only happens when I try to print. I tried to reinstall the software but no luck. Anyone else has the same problem?


Gio

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PBTi G4 55p MHz, OsX 10.3.9]]> Gio LifeShaker Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:59:10 +0000 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,140,140#msg-140 http://www.funkycloud.com/forum/read.php?1,140,140#msg-140 Matthew LifeShaker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:13:05 +0000