Calendar Programs

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Calendar Programs

• Aug 20, 2007
• Peter Hirsch
• pmhirsch_at_earthlink.net

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Why use calendars?

• Plan schedule for the day/week/month/year
• Coordinate schedules
• Allow other to update or add to your schedule
• Reminder of events, trips, birthdates, holidays,
  anniversaries
• Alarm some minutes before an event

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Calendars

• Computer
• Microsoft Outlook
• BigDates
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar
• Paper
• Paper calendar (hung on wall or on desks)
• Day-timer information pages
• Cell phones
• Others

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Microsoft Outlook Calendar

• Part of Microsoft Office
• Desktop calendar
• Can be shared
• Within a company, department or office
• Interfaces to other hand held devices
• Audible Alarms/reminders
• Integrated with Outlook (e-mail)
• Always open, if you use Outlook for e-mail?
• Daily/weekly/Monthly calendars

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BigDates Calendar

• http//www.bigdates.com/
• Desktop wallpaper calendar
• Always in front of you
• Enter birthdates, anniversaries on their web site
• Can be used on multiple computers
• Can see all 12 months
• Reminders
• Can interfere with overlapping icons
• Need to show the desktop to access overlaid icons

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BigDates Calendar Wall Paper

• Wallpaper reminders
• E-mail reminders
• Phone reminders
• No audible alarms
• Cards
• E-greetings
• Gifts
• Monthly view only

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BigDates CalendarCost

• First 6 months of BigDates membership is free
• No credit card required to join
• After 6 months 5.95 a year
• About 50 cents a month

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Google Calendar

• Web based calendar
• http//calendar.google.com
• View month/day/week/next 4 days
• Merge and share calendars over the web
• Accessible to update and view on more than one
  computer
• Can put calendar on your computer as a Google
  widget
• Alarms, but you must have the calendar open for
  pop ups.
• E-mail or Cell phone text message
• No audible alarms
• Free to Google members

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Yahoo Calendar

• Http//Calendar.yahoo.com
• Day/Week/Month/Year
• Web based
• Synch with other calendars/devices?
• Sharing of calendars over the web
• Accessible from multiple computers
• Reminders (to cell phones, e-mail, Yahoo
  messenger)
• Free to Yahoo members

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Other calendar programs

• Discussion

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Take your pick of these excellentCalendars

• Microsoft Outlook
• BigDates
• Google Calendar
• Yahoo Calendar
• Paper
• Wall Calendars
• Day-timer
• Others

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