OT: Calendar Software Recommendations

I have an ancient calendar software called Perfect Time, dating
wa-a-a-ay back.

Just a plain vanilla calendar, looking much like the multi-squared
thingy on your desk.

But the alarm function is broken on Win2K.

Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:40:41 -0700, Jim Thompson
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have an ancient calendar software called Perfect Time, dating
>wa-a-a-ay back.
>
>Just a plain vanilla calendar, looking much like the multi-squared
>thingy on your desk.
>
>But the alarm function is broken on Win2K.
>
>Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)

Time to pick up a PDA? I resisted the lure for a long time but found out
that the little buggers really are useful.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:19:25 GMT, Rich Webb
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:40:41 -0700, Jim Thompson
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I have an ancient calendar software called Perfect Time, dating
>>wa-a-a-ay back.
>>
>>Just a plain vanilla calendar, looking much like the multi-squared
>>thingy on your desk.
>>
>>But the alarm function is broken on Win2K.
>>
>>Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)
>
>Time to pick up a PDA? I resisted the lure for a long time but found out
>that the little buggers really are useful.

I rarely leave the office and very rarely travel... last trip was
February 2; I even have a client that I've worked with for almost five
years, but I've never met him ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Jim Thompson wrote:

>>Time to pick up a PDA? I resisted the lure for a long time but found out
>>that the little buggers really are useful.
>
>
> I rarely leave the office and very rarely travel... last trip was
> February 2; I even have a client that I've worked with for almost five
> years, but I've never met him ;-)
>
> ...Jim Thompson

I rarely take my PDA anywhere, most of the time it sits in its cradle on
my desk. But, it is the handiest little bugger there ever was. I use the
calander function, and the alarms to orchestrate my day, and help me meet
appointments. The phone directory is better than any rolodex. I keep it
plugged into my Linux PC, and using kpilot, I can keep it synced, and I can
enter anything I need into the PDA, or, I can use the stylus, and the script
that it understands.

Palm Vx's are going for $20 on ebay, complete. As I said, they are the handiest
little buggers.

-Chuck Harris

Hello Jim,

>>>I have an ancient calendar software called Perfect Time, dating
>>>wa-a-a-ay back.

Ancient programs (aka DOS programs) were the best.

>>>But the alarm function is broken on Win2K.

Same here. I believe only Windows programs can alarm reliably via the
Windows OS. Whatever reliable means on that OS.

>>>Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)

Ok, I know, I know. But if you bought a PC with some basic stuff
included it may already contain MS-Works or some Office SW. I used Works
for almost a decade to remind me of sales tax filing deadlines and all
sorts of stuff. Worked fine. In the DOS days it cost me about $100 for
the whole package, now usually free because the PCs come loaded with it.
Its new calendar is a bit too glitzy for me but I was told it works
almost as good as the DOS version did.

Just give it a shot.

> I rarely leave the office and very rarely travel... last trip was
> February 2; I even have a client that I've worked with for almost five
> years, but I've never met him ;-)

I have a client whom I never met for technical reasons in over ten
years. It was always electronic transfers, even in the 1200-9600bps
days. Once we did meet but only because the CEO wanted to.

Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:04:56 GMT, Joerg
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

[snip]
>
>> I rarely leave the office and very rarely travel... last trip was
>> February 2; I even have a client that I've worked with for almost five
>> years, but I've never met him ;-)
>
>I have a client whom I never met for technical reasons in over ten
>years. It was always electronic transfers, even in the 1200-9600bps
>days. Once we did meet but only because the CEO wanted to.
>
>Regards, Joerg
>
>http://www.analogconsultants.com

I had a client show up here just to verify I was a real person... even
took my picture ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:40:41 -0700, Jim Thompson <(E-Mail Removed)>
wroth:

>
>Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)
>
> ...Jim Thompson

Most applications running under a M$ operating system, whether the
application was written by M$ or somebody else, make so much use of the M$
operating system, that they might as well have been written by M$.

Unless you have an old CP/M system or an Apple ][, I don't think it's
possible to get completely away from M$ and its software tenticles.

Even those old systems made use of M$ Basic.

Jim

James Meyer wrote:

>>Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>
> Most applications running under a M$ operating system, whether the
> application was written by M$ or somebody else, make so much use of the M$
> operating system, that they might as well have been written by M$.
>
> Unless you have an old CP/M system or an Apple ][, I don't think it's
> possible to get completely away from M$ and its software tenticles.
>
> Even those old systems made use of M$ Basic.
>
> Jim
>
>

Poppycock!

You obviously haven't heard of Linux, BSD, and the Open Source movement!

There are dozens of free calander programs that are available free that run
under linux, or any other unix variant. Many run under 'doze too.

Put google to work, you can find everything that is out there.

Try something like : calander program, free, windows

-Chuck Harris

"Jim Thompson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have an ancient calendar software called Perfect Time, dating
> wa-a-a-ay back.
>
> Just a plain vanilla calendar, looking much like the multi-squared
> thingy on your desk.
>
> But the alarm function is broken on Win2K.
>
> Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)

Do you *want* to keep using the old program? If so, and if it's a DOS
program, then this tool will allow it to use the sound card under Win2k or
XP.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/


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Chuck Harris wrote:

> James Meyer wrote:
>
>>> Anyone have recommendations? No M$ products please ;-)
>>>
>>> ...Jim Thompson
>>
>>
>>
>> Most applications running under a M$ operating system, whether the
>> application was written by M$ or somebody else, make so much use of
>> the M$
>> operating system, that they might as well have been written by M$.
>>
>> Unless you have an old CP/M system or an Apple ][, I don't think it's
>> possible to get completely away from M$ and its software tenticles.
>>
>> Even those old systems made use of M$ Basic.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
> Poppycock!
>
> You obviously haven't heard of Linux, BSD, and the Open Source movement!
>
> There are dozens of free calander programs that are available free that run
> under linux, or any other unix variant. Many run under 'doze too.
>
> Put google to work, you can find everything that is out there.
>
> Try something like : calander program, free, windows

Sure do, but I couldn't find any with a "year" view.