Planning/todo/scheduling/calendar software

[pX]

I have been using notepad.exe for a while now to keep my calendar. I really don't like all the fancy software outlook (or sunbird for thunderbird) with all it's priorities levels, categories, time/data, and in general complexity. For example, every week I use this template:

Calendar:
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Weekend

ToDo:
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Weekend

And fill in appointments, meetings, classes, due dates, in the Calendar part. And then daily "to do whenever" and notes, in the ToDo part.

However, I really wish I had a piece of software that was simple and allowed me to do this same thing.


My query: What do you fellow forum.anandtech'ers use?

 

[JoPh]

outlook

 

[pX]

Originally posted by: JoPh
outlook

Do you use it heavily? Like, look at it every hour or two?



You better have "Nov 18: party like a madman for the VT/MD game" in outlook already.

 

[pX]

meep

 

[JoPh]

i got class thursday till 5. so its going to prolly be an intense 1 hour before game. since i wont be back till my apartment till like 6

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: JoPh
outlook

 

[wjgollatz]

Palm OS Desktop software! Even though its designed to work with palm handhelds - it is excellent stand-alone software - I used it for the same things you are looking for - for over a year without a handheld. And, its FREE.
Set alarms, trepeating tasks, memos, to-do lists (with reminders and notes) - all can be organized by catagories too. You can't go wrong with it. You do not need a palm to use it. When you download - just pick the Tungsten E model - since its the most popular and if you buy one, chances are that it will be the Tungsten E.

http://www.palmone.com/us/software/desktop/

 

[episodic]

Mozilla Sunbird if you want an excellent OSS solution. . .

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.html

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

RTFOP:

I really don't like all the fancy software outlook (or sunbird for thunderbird)

 

[Zugzwang152]

i currently use outlook, though I am looking into Sunbird. I'm a bit leery it's only version 0.2, a lot of the features are not implemented yet.

 

[Emrys]

I use a little desktop one - rainlendar. Nothing to fancy, but it gets the job done and it is quick to look at.

 

[pX]

Originally posted by: Emrys
I use a little desktop one - rainlendar. Nothing to fancy, but it gets the job done and it is quick to look at.

I DLed that. Would be perfect if I could display a daily todo list. Maybe I just haven't figured out how to do that yet...

 

[NeoV]

that Sunbird looks nice...

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: wjgollatz
Palm OS Desktop software! Even though its designed to work with palm handhelds - it is excellent stand-alone software - I used it for the same things you are looking for - for over a year without a handheld. And, its FREE.
Set alarms, trepeating tasks, memos, to-do lists (with reminders and notes) - all can be organized by catagories too. You can't go wrong with it. You do not need a palm to use it. When you download - just pick the Tungsten E model - since its the most popular and if you buy one, chances are that it will be the Tungsten E.

http://www.palmone.com/us/software/desktop/

yeah that is what I use it all the times.

 

[dfi]

Originally posted by: pX

Originally posted by: Emrys
I use a little desktop one - rainlendar. Nothing to fancy, but it gets the job done and it is quick to look at.

I DLed that. Would be perfect if I could display a daily todo list. Maybe I just haven't figured out how to do that yet...

I don't know about daily todo list, but you can display a todo list.

dfi

 

[SelArom]

I use Desklook but that is because I use outlook. It shows all your tasks and upcoming reminders right on the desktop, and pops up reminders too! very handy!!

 

[Beau]

DOS at command.... 😉