Scheduling/calendar software
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Scheduling/calendar software
Does anyone have a recommendation for scheduling/calendar software (even better if it's a free tool)?
I'd like to be able to automatically generate monthly printable calendars with recurring scheduled tasks. For example, say I have a meeting scheduled for the first Thursday of every month at 10 am, I want to be able to simply enter that once and have the software fill that in for me for the rest of the year; then I want to have the monthly schedule in a printable form so I can distribute it. Additionally it would also be nice to be able to set a recurring meeting based on the date (e.g. every 5th day of the month).
I know Outlook has a calendar feature, but note that in the first case mentioned, I would have to go look and see what the date is for the first Thursday of the month before I could schedule it in (and I don't want to do that).
It does not need to necessarily be integrable with Outlook while that of course would be nice.
I'd like to be able to automatically generate monthly printable calendars with recurring scheduled tasks. For example, say I have a meeting scheduled for the first Thursday of every month at 10 am, I want to be able to simply enter that once and have the software fill that in for me for the rest of the year; then I want to have the monthly schedule in a printable form so I can distribute it. Additionally it would also be nice to be able to set a recurring meeting based on the date (e.g. every 5th day of the month).
I know Outlook has a calendar feature, but note that in the first case mentioned, I would have to go look and see what the date is for the first Thursday of the month before I could schedule it in (and I don't want to do that).
It does not need to necessarily be integrable with Outlook while that of course would be nice.
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What about Google Calendar? Multiple calendars, printable, and recurring.
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cblaisd, thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out sometime. Hartmann's suggestion to use Google Calendar seems like it will pretty much work -and it's free. Free is good
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What about Google Calendar? Multiple calendars, printable, and recurring.
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Actually, if you select "new recurring appointment" in Outlook, and then choose "monthly" in the Appointment Recurrence box, it does give you the option to choose the first Monday, fourth Tuesday, etc.
Or, at least, it does in Outlook 2003.
Or, at least, it does in Outlook 2003.
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Checked it out at work this morning..we are running Outlook 2003 and as you say Tennisbum it can do this. I'm still partial to Google calendar though. What I didnt mention in the original post is that a lot of the meetings don't apply to me; with google calendar I can set it up as a separate calendar and delete the entire thing if I want to after I'm done. I don't think I can do this with Outlook..or am I mistaken?
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A free desktop calendar I like is Rainlendar
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Agreed, Google Calendar is great for access from anywhere/any device. However, please carefully read and understand the sharing capabilities if you choose to use them.
I was looking for some information in a public calendar this evening, and came across numerous very detailed obviously "private" calendars that were publicly shared, either through ignorance or obvious lack of concern. In a few of them, I saw record locators for airline reservations, and this on calendars where the calendar name was the full name of the owner.
Don't need to remind you how easy it is to access full itin's online with just a PNR/Last Name.
If using Google Calendar, careful with the public sharing!!!
I was looking for some information in a public calendar this evening, and came across numerous very detailed obviously "private" calendars that were publicly shared, either through ignorance or obvious lack of concern. In a few of them, I saw record locators for airline reservations, and this on calendars where the calendar name was the full name of the owner.
Don't need to remind you how easy it is to access full itin's online with just a PNR/Last Name.
If using Google Calendar, careful with the public sharing!!!
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Have you looked at Mozilla Sunbird? It's a free, open source calendar application.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/
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One more suggestion, the Palm Desktop PIM software is a free download. It's more than a calendar, it includes a contact database, notepad, memos, expense tracking, photos, and a voice memo feature. It's clearly meant to sync with a Palm devise, but can certainly run as a stand-alone application.
http://www.palm.com/us/software/palmsoftware.html
http://www.palm.com/us/software/palmsoftware.html