Can anybody recommend a good organizer application into which I can enter upcoming dates and get reminders that I have to do stuff on those upcoming dates, preferably a week in advance?
Not for a phone, because I don’t have a smartphone and won’t for some time. Just a straight PC app.
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Do you have Firefox? Get the ReminderFox add-on.
zoho.com has something like that; I’m still figuring out everything zoho offers, but it’s a lot.
Google Calendar should do what you need.
Google Calendar will email you reminders.
yep, i use google calendar as well
Similarly, I am particularly fond of Google Calendar.
If you’re looking for a locally-contained app without Internet connectivity, however, Sunbird’s been a good second choice.
Google calendar works for me for personal and business.
I’m going to have to agree with the hive mind here: Google Calendar all the way.
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I like Google calender in conjunction with Mozilla Sunbird.
Radical idea, COMPLETELY at odds with the majority opinion, but Google Calendar which can eMail, give you desktop alerts *or* send SMS reminders (if you have texting on your phone…)
Okay – in seriousness, if/when you get a smart phone, Google Calendar will almost assuredly work with it, and probably well.
Rainlendar is a good little app that sits on your desktop and gives you reminders on events.
http://www.rainlendar.net/
Another vote for Google Calendar, but there are other tools as well.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ – Will send SMS reminders (no smartphone needed), as well as email reminders and has a Gmail plugin. You can even add appointments/reminders via SMS and email.
Good old-fashioned Outlook Calendar works perfectly fine too. I use it at work for exactly the same tasks.
Everyone’s recommending Google Calendar, which is great as a calendar, but it’s not as good as a To-Do list with priorities and deadlines.
So, I’m going to go out on a limb, and NOT recommend Google Calendar as a to-do list. Google actually discontinued that functionality!
Instead, I think you should try to Remember The Milk: http://lifehacker.com/309789
I second Kristen’s suggestion. If you use Outlook, it has outstanding task management functions.
the Lightning add-on for Thunderbird handles calendars and tasks. And it doesn’t require installing a new app (because you DO use The Only Sane Modern Mail Client, right?)
Seconding Thunderbird and Lightning, also cross-platform in case you use a Mac or Ubuntu, instead of the Windows that everyone assumes. If you use Ubuntu and want a stand-alone, Orage is good, and GKrellM has a reminder function that is very good.