1. Calendars1 Calendar Programs Aug 20, 2007 Peter Hirsch pmhirsch@earthlink.net

2. Calendars2 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

3. Calendars3 1. Computer 1. Microsoft Outlook 2. BigDates 3. Google Calendar 4. Yahoo Calendar 2. Paper 1. Paper calendar (hung on wall or on desks) 2. Day-timer information pages 3. Cell phones Others

4. Calendars4 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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7. 7 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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9. 9 BigDates Calendar Wall Paper Wallpaper reminders E-mail reminders Phone reminders No audible alarms Cards E-greetings Gifts Monthly view only

10. Calendars10 BigDates Calendar Cost 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

11. Calendars11 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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13. Calendars13 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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15. Calendars15 Other calendar programs Discussion

16. Calendars16 Take your pick of these excellent Calendars 1. Microsoft Outlook 2. BigDates 3. Google Calendar 4. Yahoo Calendar 5. Paper 1. Wall Calendars 2. Day-timer Others

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