On Monday 19 February 2007, Richard wrote: > On Mon February 19 2007 11:19 am, John Andersen wrote: > > On Monday 19 February 2007, Joachim Schrod wrote: > > > What do you guys use for a simple appointment or reminder manager? > > > Nothing fancy; I'd like to input a date/time and get a popup or an > > > email some time ahead that the appointment is up. > > > > > > Integration in email or some other personal information manager is > > > not needed; in fact, I would prefer a standalone application > > > > Try your cell phone. > > Its always with you. > > It can sync with your computer if needed. > > Its got a calendar system (if not get a new phone). > > Cool. Can you suggest some programs to accomplish this with? > Specifically, linux friendly? I know it can be done with a windows > compatible phone and outlook, both of which I have abjured. My current > phone, Motorola A732, uses linux for OS, has calendar, but I have not seen > how to access, sync, or what calendar program it might use. Suggestions on > where to go for more clues? Please don't suggest the Motorola site...since > this phone is not sold in US I can barely find it there, often only by > saying I am in Taiwan and hoping not too much of the following info is in > Chinese.
Well, the thread was about appointment managers, and my reply was mostly about the use of the phone for that purpose. Syncing was an afterthought, which some phones can do and others can not. My point was that with everything in the phone and the phone in the pocket, who needs to sync? Admittedly those with a busy appointment calendar might need this more than I, especially when others can push things on your calendar. But then those people are probably using outlook anyway, in which case the dreaded Moto Phone tools are a workable solution. (although not great). (Have you tried it? It might just work anyway, it seems to know about tons of Motorola phones). Once there is a good easy to use group calendaring software for linux someone will surely wright a phone sync for it. I've looked at a few, and found them wanting. My phone comes with MotoSync which seems to run with Exchange server only at this time. I've never really spent any time looking at it. http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Mobile/20040727012053584 However my phone will also do Imap to my company mail server, as well as run the down-loadable gmail application (quite a nice app) so I'm pretty well in the loop while traveling, and it will upload/download lots of different file formats to my laptop via bluetooth or usb. Google has a calendar, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that offered for phones some day, but right now all it can do is send sms messages to your phone for events. No bidirectional syncing. The linux mobile phone tools are pretty lame at this point in time. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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