Hey all,
I had a friend ask me last night for a program that he can put school assignments and special days in and it will give him an audible alert when that thing is due soon (maybe some other form of alert too, like a pop-up or something). I was looking at programs like ToDoList, but then I saw chobo's thread here and realized I should definitely broaden my scope to calendars too.
Do any of you use a program here on TPFC that has this feature, or know of one? He'll probably need it to be running constantly, so I guess it wouldn't strictly have to be portable. And preferably not too complex - I don't think my friend is that computer-saavy.
Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience!
calendar/planner with audible alarm?
try rainlendar.
audible alarms + popups with dismiss/snooze options
scheduled events, recurring events, and prioritized 'to do' items
lots of categories in the default skin for sorting events and todo items
easy to use, very stable, and totally portable
and it looks good too. can be skinned, and there are hundreds of skins out there (try deviantart)
audible alarms + popups with dismiss/snooze options
scheduled events, recurring events, and prioritized 'to do' items
lots of categories in the default skin for sorting events and todo items
easy to use, very stable, and totally portable
and it looks good too. can be skinned, and there are hundreds of skins out there (try deviantart)
Stickies is exactly what you need
try Stickies it is a very good app and can be fully portable
You can set any sound in the .wav format to play at an alarm or on waking
(just set the relative path to the folder)
the sticky note can flash alternating yellow and red to get attention and
it will be on top of whatever is on screen
reoccurring stickies and onetime stickies are possible
as well as setting a sticky note to remind you once it has been asleep for a certain amount of time
You can set any sound in the .wav format to play at an alarm or on waking
(just set the relative path to the folder)
the sticky note can flash alternating yellow and red to get attention and
it will be on top of whatever is on screen
reoccurring stickies and onetime stickies are possible
as well as setting a sticky note to remind you once it has been asleep for a certain amount of time
more calendar stuff
Also:
I am totally in love with Rainlendar but...
- Essential PIM (probably the best calendar) - adds other functions and a little bit smoother in terms of usability than Sunbird
- Sunbird calendar - super simple
- Thunderbird with lightning installed - adds mail functions to Sunbird (or, more accurately, calendar functions to a mail client)
Rainlendar is easily the best and has the advantage of being able to sync with Outlook if you need it to (in the pro version). Its status as Portable of late has come under question as they're no longer distributing a specifically "portable" version where there's an option at install (as described here: http://www.pendriveapps.com/portable-ca ... ainlendar/).
Not sure what the status is on that.
I am totally in love with Rainlendar but...
- Essential PIM (probably the best calendar) - adds other functions and a little bit smoother in terms of usability than Sunbird
- Sunbird calendar - super simple
- Thunderbird with lightning installed - adds mail functions to Sunbird (or, more accurately, calendar functions to a mail client)
Rainlendar is easily the best and has the advantage of being able to sync with Outlook if you need it to (in the pro version). Its status as Portable of late has come under question as they're no longer distributing a specifically "portable" version where there's an option at install (as described here: http://www.pendriveapps.com/portable-ca ... ainlendar/).
Not sure what the status is on that.