[chandler-users] note taking from discussion forums, blogs, and wikis

Tue Aug 19 21:06:17 PDT 2008

I'm sorry. I am not seeing any Chandler related items in the 'green' area.
Are they going to be labeled Chandler __?

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Mimi Yin <mimi at osafoundation.org> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> GMail puts their IMAP folders in the green "Labels" box underneath your
> Contacts List. (Meaning the folders *won't* show up as one of the blue links
> at the top of the left-hand nav where your Inbox is.) But, let us know if
> this isn't simply a case of camouflage ;)
>
> As for converting co-workers. It seems people have the most success
> converting 1 or 2 people at a time...people they work really closely with,
> someone with whom they practically trade tasks back and forth. That person
> can be a peer or an assistant (or a spouse if you're using it for personal /
> family-related projects).
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Best,
> Mimi
>
> On Aug 19, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Jason Lillywhite wrote:
>
> Mimi,
>
> I did the IMAP configuration in Chandler and enabled IMAP in Gmail but
> haven't been able to find the 3 new folders in my Gmail account that your
> wiki mentioned. Am I supposed to do more than simply enable IMAP in Gmail?
>
>
> the Forum -
> http://groups.google.com/group/information-knowledge-content-management?hl=en
> has been helping me a lot with my knowledge management concerns. I'm
> starting to realize now that it will be very difficult to get 30,000
> employees to change from current practices that are ingrained to move to
> something like Chandler. Though I find it very refreshing to keep track of
> my tasks and other items in Chandler, many others may resist the change from
> using emails for their PIM.
>
> Thank you!
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Mimi Yin <mimi at osafoundation.org> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Jason,
>> How are you hoping to use Chandler in your company?
>>
>> Today, Chandler is optimized to serve small-groups working closely
>> together. Which isn't to say that a large company can't use Chandler since
>> even large companies are comprised of lots of small groups ;)
>>
>> However, Chandler isn't really meant to function like centralized bug
>> databases, contacts directories or document-sharing systems where hundreds
>> if not thousands of people all need to access the same information.
>>
>> Learning a bit more about the problems your company needs solutions for
>> will help me answer your question.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Mimi
>>
>> On Aug 17, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Jason Lillywhite wrote:
>>
>> Great thanks,
>>
>> A little change of subject: Is Chandler currently being used by any large
>> groups or large companies? I would like some examples that I can share with
>> our group, if possible.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Matt Schafer <slyydawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jason,
>>>
>>> Version 1.0 is now official.  (No rc-anything.)  I would recommend
>>> upgrading.  Before you do, this is how you "migrate" your data.  (I
>>> highly recommend you do this, too.)
>>>
>>> 1.  Go to the menu File -> Export -> Chandler Data to .chex File.
>>> Save the file wherever you can find it again easily.
>>>
>>> 2.  Now upgrade.  When you start Chandler for the first time after the
>>> upgrade, it may ask if you want to load your data; you can choose to
>>> do so if you like.
>>>
>>> 3.  If you want to be sure that Chandler uses the latest data (that
>>> you just exported in step 1 above), start the new Chandler, then go to
>>> File -> Import -> Reload Chandler Data from .chex File.  It will give
>>> you a warning that it's going to blow away the existing data, but
>>> that's exactly what you want, because you want to load that backup
>>> that you made in step 1 above.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if you need to uninstall the old version.  But I'm using
>>> this on Linux, so it may be different on your computer.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Jason Lillywhite
>>> <jason.lillywhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > 1.0 rc1
>>> >
>>> > ...but when I opened it today, I got a message to update the software
>>> again
>>> > - It looks like it is trying to install 1.0 rc1... again...
>>> >
>>> > Should I allow the uninstall of my existing version before installing
>>> this
>>> > one? It says I should migrate my data first...
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Mimi Yin <mimi at osafoundation.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Oh good. I'm glad you got up and running. May I ask what version of
>>> >> Chandler you're using? Worried that we haven't entirely squished the
>>> bug we
>>> >> saw in earlier releases.
>>> >> Thanks,
>>> >> Mimi
>>> >>
>>> >> On Aug 14, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Jason Lillywhite wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I got it to work by following someone else's suggestion:
>>> >> from Andre Mueninghoff:
>>> >>
>>> >> An update and potential temporary solution...
>>> >>
>>> >> I was able to restart Chandler by using the 4th Start-Up option:
>>> >>
>>> >> "Discard recent changes until application no longer fails to start." I
>>> >> tend to save frequently (regardless of what app I'm using), and it did
>>> >> not appear to me that I was missing any changes. This may not be a
>>> good
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> solution for others.
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Jeffrey Harris
>>> >> <jeffrey at osafoundation.org> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi Jason,
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> When I go to load my chandler desktop, it says another instance of
>>> >>>> chandler is already running. How do I find the one that is running
>>> or turn
>>> >>>> it off so I can get things working?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Darn, I thought we'd fixed that problem for 1.0.  Are you using 1.0?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> This class of problem has lately been caused by issues with the
>>> >>> auto-restore-from-backup code, the workaround is *usually* to find
>>> the file
>>> >>> named "backup.chex" in your Chandler profile directory and rename it,
>>> then
>>> >>> start Chandler.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If that doesn't work, email or log in to IRC
>>> >>> (http://chandlerproject.org/irc, there's a web-client so you don't
>>> have to
>>> >>> install anything) and we'll help you troubleshoot.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Sincerely,
>>> >>> Jeffrey
>>> >>
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