Preferences

The Mac OS X edition of Life Balance includes three sets of file-specific preferences, which can be found at the bottom of the File menu.

Balance preferences

In Life Balance, the credit that you get each time you complete a task is not permanent. It gradually decreases over time so that more recent accomplishments carry more weight. You can control how quickly credit is reduced by changing the value of the credit “half life” setting which is labelled “Reduce credit for completed tasks to 50% after ___ days.” If you choose a larger number, your Actual pie chart will change more slowly than if you choose a smaller number.

Life Balance dynamically adjusts your To Do List to help you achieve the ideal balanced lifestyle you specified in the Desired pie chart. The slider labeled “Encourage me to balance my effort…” controls how strong an effect this will have on your To Do List. Dragging the slider to the right will have a stronger effect, and dragging it left will have a weaker effect. You can turn this feature off by dragging the slider all the way to the left.

Reminder Settings

The “Reminder Settings...” menu item configures timed reminders, as described in Reminders.

iCal Sync Settings

The “iCal Sync Settings...” menu item configures iCal synchronization, as described in Synchronizing with iCal.