Andy, I don't need a program that's going to pour my coffee in the morning. Just something that's designed more like a rolodex than thunderbird. Google contacts works - and gives me the added option of accessing my contacts wherever I have internet access.
Thanks, Scott On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Andy Linde <[email protected]> wrote: > Google contacts are pretty good. They're not great, but you said you're > already using gmail's web interface, so they're right there. You can also go > to google.com/contacts, which loads considerably faster than gmail. > > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Scott Vargovich > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I knew Google was a big monster with a lot of different toys, but I didn't >> know they had the Contacts. I'll try pim, but I was actually looking for >> something in Google, but didn't find Contacts. I believe I already have a >> plaxo account. I didn't know it could be used that way. >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Bryan Smith <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Scott, >>> >>> did you try apt-cache search pim >>> >>> Why not export all of your contacts to a csv and import them into Google >>> Contacts or what ever you wish and go from there? There are tons of online >>> ldap servers like, plaxo that allow you to store contacts from various sites >>> and access them through extensions(free), T-bird has an extension. It >>> depends on what webmail client you are using in regards to ldap >>> compatibility and modules available. I used to rely on Thunderbird also and >>> it's gotten way too clunky for me. I use mutt which reads my contacts from >>> my ldap server and I can access them in any client that is ldap compatible >>> >>> You might want to install to create a plaxo account, install the t-bird >>> extension, sync away and get rid of T-bird. >>> >>> FYI: I don't have a plaxo account because I manage my own ldap server but >>> plaxo.com is generally always up >>> >>> >>> Bryan >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Scott Vargovich <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> I used to use Thunderbird as my email client, but I've moved over to >>>> just using the web client because I frequently use some of the stuff in >>>> Google Labs. The only reason I still have a very bloated Thunderbird >>>> program on my hard drive is to be a digital rolodex. I've googled to find >>>> linux-based rolodex programs and they're out there, but I really don't want >>>> to compile something from source if I don't have to. Does anybody know of >>>> or use a rolodex-style program that uses a database back-end and is either >>>> in the repos or in *.deb format? The fields I'd like to store is >>>> Last/First >>>> name, Address+CSZ, Phone #, Cell #, and 1 or 2 email addresses. Somebody >>>> has to have built the "better mousetrap" for what I'm trying to do, but I'm >>>> just not finding it. I haven't investigated using OOo Base, so please tell >>>> me if that's the mousetrap I'm looking for. Any assistance is greatly >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> -- >>>> <>< Scott Vargovich <>< >>>> ------------------------------------------ >>>> OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E >>>> ------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >>>> Group. >>>> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit our group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux, and more Linux. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >>> Group. >>> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit our group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> >> >> >> >> -- >> <>< Scott Vargovich <>< >> ------------------------------------------ >> OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E >> ------------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
