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  #1  
Old January 4th 12, 03:34 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Default PIM for Windows 7

I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track of
appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS Outlook
but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email or anything
else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud and I would like
something that I could keep on my laptop and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff
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  #6  
Old January 4th 12, 04:26 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Dave \Crash\ Dummy
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Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 03:34 PM, lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track
of appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS
Outlook but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email
or anything else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud
and I would like something that I could keep on my laptop and off
the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff


I see you're using Thunderbird. Why don't you use Lightning? You can
get it he

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale.../download.html

It puts a calendar and tasks into Thunderbird.


I am using an earlier version of Thunderbird (Tbird 2), and Lightning as
shown only works for Tbird 9+. Do you know of an earlier version of
Lightning,
or its equivalent?
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  #7  
Old January 4th 12, 04:30 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Alias[_67_]
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Default PIM for Windows 7

On 01/04/2012 04:26 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 03:34 PM, lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track
of appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS
Outlook but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email
or anything else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud
and I would like something that I could keep on my laptop and off
the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff


I see you're using Thunderbird. Why don't you use Lightning? You can
get it he

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale.../download.html

It puts a calendar and tasks into Thunderbird.


I am using an earlier version of Thunderbird (Tbird 2), and Lightning as
shown only works for Tbird 9+. Do you know of an earlier version of
Lightning,
or its equivalent?


http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale...htning0.5.html

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Alias
  #8  
Old January 4th 12, 04:44 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Default PIM for Windows 7

On 1/4/12 9:54 AM, Wolf K wrote:
On 04/01/2012 9:34 AM, lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track of
appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS Outlook
but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email or anything
else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud and I would like
something that I could keep on my laptop and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff



Here's some good places to start your search:

http://download.cnet.com/windows/cal...ment-software/

http://www.efficientcalendar.com/
They offer a portable version that runs off a USB stick, handy, since
you wouldn't be limited to your own machine.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2267016,00.asp

And a bunch more that I found by searching on "calendar software free".

Have fun!
Wolf K.

efficientcalendar seems to do just what I need. Thanks for the suggestion.
Now I need to find a utility to convert my ics files to comma sep file
to import into efficientcalendar because that is all it will import.

Thanks again.

Jeff
  #10  
Old January 4th 12, 05:06 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Wolf K
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On 04/01/2012 10:50 AM, lid wrote:
On 1/4/12 9:38 AM, Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 03:34 PM,
lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track of
appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS Outlook
but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email or anything
else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud and I would like
something that I could keep on my laptop and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff


I see you're using Thunderbird. Why don't you use Lightning? You can get
it he

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale.../download.html

It puts a calendar and tasks into Thunderbird.

Good suggestion. I just tried it and works for me. Also imports ics
files which is great.

Does it have a portable version for flash drive?


Yes, see (in Office section):

http://portableapps.com/apps

There are many other portable apps listed. Don't overdo it... ;-)

Wolf K.
  #11  
Old January 4th 12, 07:23 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Nil[_2_]
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Default PIM for Windows 7

On 04 Jan 2012, " wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track
of appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS
Outlook but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email
or anything else. Google calendar would work but it is in the
cloud and I would like something that I could keep on my laptop
and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?


Check out Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lightning calendar add-on.
  #12  
Old January 4th 12, 07:43 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bob Henson[_2_]
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Default PIM for Windows 7

On 04/01/2012 3:50 PM, lid wrote:
On 1/4/12 9:38 AM, Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 03:34 PM,
lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track of
appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS Outlook
but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email or anything
else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud and I would like
something that I could keep on my laptop and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff


I see you're using Thunderbird. Why don't you use Lightning? You can get
it he

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale.../download.html

It puts a calendar and tasks into Thunderbird.

Good suggestion. I just tried it and works for me. Also imports ics
files which is great.

Does it have a portable version for flash drive?


Don't forget with the "Provider for Google Calendar" extension you can
link Lightning to your Google Calendar (easy enough to set an account up
if you haven't got one). You can then access it from anywhere you happen
to be, and grant access to others if you so wish.

I use that indirect set-up to sync Thunderbird/Lightning on my Linux
Laptop, via the Google calendar, with my Microsoft Office calendar (via
another little sync program in Outlook). I've got the same set-up on a
USB stick too.

--
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I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather did - not screaming and
yelling like the passengers in his car.
  #13  
Old January 4th 12, 08:01 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Phil Odox
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Default PIM for Windows 7

On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:34:28 -0500, "
wrote:

I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track of
appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS Outlook
but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email or anything
else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud and I would like
something that I could keep on my laptop and off the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff


I've been using EPIM for years. http://www.essentialpim.com/ It's
perfect for all my needs. The database, or databases if your wife
wants to use it, can be encrypted and saved anywhere. There's even a
portable edition and a totally free edition with only a few
limitations. The calendar is very good, and so is the Password module.
  #14  
Old January 4th 12, 08:50 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bill Bradshaw
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Default PIM for Windows 7

I also use the essentialpim. The portable version.
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Phil Odox wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:34:28 -0500, "
wrote:

I've been using EPIM for years. http://www.essentialpim.com/ It's
perfect for all my needs. The database, or databases if your wife
wants to use it, can be encrypted and saved anywhere. There's even a
portable edition and a totally free edition with only a few
limitations. The calendar is very good, and so is the Password module.



  #15  
Old January 4th 12, 08:59 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Dave \Crash\ Dummy
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Default PIM for Windows 7

Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 04:26 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
Alias wrote:
On 01/04/2012 03:34 PM, lid wrote:
I'm retired and am looking for a calendar based PIM to keep track
of appointments that I could use on my Windows 7 laptop. I own MS
Outlook but it is overkill especially as I do not use it for email
or anything else. Google calendar would work but it is in the cloud
and I would like something that I could keep on my laptop and off
the cloud.

Any suggestions?

Thank you. Jeff

I see you're using Thunderbird. Why don't you use Lightning? You can
get it he

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale.../download.html

It puts a calendar and tasks into Thunderbird.


I am using an earlier version of Thunderbird (Tbird 2), and Lightning as
shown only works for Tbird 9+. Do you know of an earlier version of
Lightning,
or its equivalent?


http://www.mozilla.org/projects/cale...htning0.5.html


Thanks! It works.
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