Complete outlook substitute

Fear · Post by **Fear** » June 13th, 2007, 14:38

Can any of you 5punkers help me out with a good replacement for Outlook's tasks and calendar?

I use thunderbird for mail, but I need a sturdy calendar and tasks application - one that will actively tell me when I need to do things in a similar way that outlook does.

Mucho gracias.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 13th, 2007, 15:25

eion · Post by **eion** » June 13th, 2007, 15:27

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:

Nah, he needs something to actively tell him to do stuff.

eion · Post by **eion** » June 13th, 2007, 15:31

Of course, Lotus Notes does all that stuff too.

Post by **Grimmie** » June 13th, 2007, 15:42

Search for 'Mozilla Sunbird'

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 13th, 2007, 15:46

Oh noes! I missed my lunch meeting with Larry Linder!

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » June 13th, 2007, 15:50

I have a diary which I always have the best intentions ofusing, but since I don't habitually look at it, it isn't the best for reminders. When I need to actively be told something, I put reminders on my phone, which I find myself doing more and more. I wish I could synchronise my mobile with my diary. Just having them in the same pocket doesn't seem to do it.

I find that the diary is good for longer-term planning. Its a rather nice 18 month Moleskin one which I got to break the cycle of academic-year ones that I had been using.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 13th, 2007, 15:52

Lateralus wrote:I have a diary which I always have the best intentions of using,

eion · Post by **eion** » June 13th, 2007, 15:54

spoodie wrote:Oh noes! I missed my lunch meeting with Larry Linder!

But I just know you'll make it to the school play...

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » June 13th, 2007, 15:55

Meh. Proof-reading is overrated.

Fear · Post by **Fear** » June 13th, 2007, 16:17

Grimmie wrote:Search for 'Mozilla Sunbird'

Thanks, at least someone gave a useful response. :-)

I've actually installed Lightning, which is a Thunderbird Addon from the developers of Sunbird.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 13th, 2007, 16:38

Fear wrote:Thanks, at least someone gave a useful response. :-)

ciijasiie

eion wrote:But I just know you'll make it to the school play...

Damn straight! Those kiddies aren't gonna fiddle themselves.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 13th, 2007, 16:40

Fear wrote:Thanks, at least someone gave a useful response. :-)

That may have been useful, but the others were better

eion · Post by **eion** » June 13th, 2007, 16:46

Lateralus wrote:Meh. Proofreading is overrated.

Fix'd.

Post by **ProfHawking** » June 13th, 2007, 18:53

I use google calendar. As I'm constantly moving around jobs during the day, its main advantage is that it is everywhere you are. But it has some other handy features as well.
Im not sure it actively shouts at you to do things, but its not bad. With gogole desktop, it will. Worth a look i think.

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » June 13th, 2007, 20:39

I've never found one. The main problem being that nothing else synchronises with any phone/PDA you care to name like Outlook.
Shit situation. I still use Outlook/Exchange because of this one reason.

Yeah, Lightning/Sunbird. Especially with Google Calendar, as they both use the iCal standard so in theory you can use one or t'other like Outlook/Exchange.
Google calendar supports alerts, either via email or pop-ups.

As an aside, I'm being increasingly impressed by Google recently, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Google Mail and calendar. Google Notes and Google Apps for Domains and Analytics. Not to mention Google Earth(and google maps), Desktop, Hello, Pack and Picassa, Sketchup, Talk and Video, iGoogle and of course all of their other projects too many to mention.