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Old July 22nd 19, 11:19 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Arlen G. Holder
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)
2. Do you have a Microsoft Office calendar template? (this would be nice)
3. Do you modify an existing calendar file? (this may work if it's editable)

I created a first-pass PDF calendar process but editing it is miserable:
o Windows Tutorial to annotate & print family calendar at home on 8.5x11 paper (please improve for all to benefit)
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/RA3bLfsgtFg/h86eO3l8CQAJ

Seems to me there must be a better way to create a printable HOME calendar
that doesn't put our privacy on the Internet, and which uses free
Windows software tools sans ads, and which can be customized for family
personal events (such as birthdays and anniversaries).

As always, the goal is a general purpose solution, which usually means
o No payware
o No advertisements
o No logins of any kind (no need to store ANYTHING on the net)
etc.

*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
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Old July 22nd 19, 03:53 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
G Ross[_2_]
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal familycalendar?

Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)
2. Do you have a Microsoft Office calendar template? (this would be nice)
3. Do you modify an existing calendar file? (this may work if it's editable)

I created a first-pass PDF calendar process but editing it is miserable:
o Windows Tutorial to annotate & print family calendar at home on 8.5x11 paper (please improve for all to benefit)
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/RA3bLfsgtFg/h86eO3l8CQAJ

Seems to me there must be a better way to create a printable HOME calendar
that doesn't put our privacy on the Internet, and which uses free
Windows software tools sans ads, and which can be customized for family
personal events (such as birthdays and anniversaries).

As always, the goal is a general purpose solution, which usually means
o No payware
o No advertisements
o No logins of any kind (no need to store ANYTHING on the net)
etc.

*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*

Calendar Creator 12. Not really expensive and easily set up. Makes
calendars in many formats. Will keep up with birthdays (will print
"John Jones 42nd birthday" this year and next year print "John Jones
43rd birthday" if you desire. Also keeps up with anniversaries, etc.
Been using earlier version for years

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Old July 22nd 19, 04:00 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Kenny McCormack
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

In article ,
Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)
2. Do you have a Microsoft Office calendar template? (this would be nice)
3. Do you modify an existing calendar file? (this may work if it's editable)


I'm sorry.

This has *WHAT* to do with linux? (The only group I read to which this was posted)

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Old July 22nd 19, 04:41 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Mike Easter
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal familycalendar?

Kenny McCormack wrote:
Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*


I'm sorry.

I don't think it is necessary to apologize for your qx.

This has *WHAT* to do with linux? (The only group I read to which this was posted)


AGH is a very wordy reckless crossposter, but there are some small
redeeming 'qualities' among the negatives.

- many people use more than one system
- usenet groups are otherwise very inactive compared to the past
- reckless crossposting does bring some 'life'/activity into the groups
- linux users may have need for some kind of calendar print

The negatives a

- AGH does a terrible job of creating a new topic subject
- he didn't do a good job of creating a target goal in the first place
- the technic/ strategy/ for his calendar approach is terrible



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Old July 22nd 19, 05:17 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Kenny McCormack
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal familycalendar?

In article ,
Mike Easter wrote:
Kenny McCormack wrote:
Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*


I'm sorry.

I don't think it is necessary to apologize for your qx.


I wasn't *really* apologizing...

This has *WHAT* to do with linux? (The only group I read to which this was posted)


AGH is a very wordy reckless crossposter, but there are some small
redeeming 'qualities' among the negatives.

- many people use more than one system
- usenet groups are otherwise very inactive compared to the past
- reckless crossposting does bring some 'life'/activity into the groups
- linux users may have need for some kind of calendar print

The negatives a

- AGH does a terrible job of creating a new topic subject
- he didn't do a good job of creating a target goal in the first place
- the technic/ strategy/ for his calendar approach is terrible


Other than the point made above (that the "I'm sorry" was a rhetorical
device), I agree with everything you've written.

P.S. I *like* that this side-thread is posted to all the same (wrong)
groups that the original is posted to. I dislike it when people trim the
groups list.

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Old July 22nd 19, 05:30 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Mike Easter
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal familycalendar?

Kenny McCormack wrote:
P.S. I*like* that this side-thread is posted to all the same (wrong)
groups that the original is posted to. I dislike it when people trim the
groups list.


Typically I trim the groups list immediately to the group where I read
the msg because I am a strongly opined anti-crossposter, and I don't
really want to change my behavior to that of being a reckless x-poster,
neither w/ initial message nor f/up message.

Right now we are *respecting* all of the groups that AGH x-posted to and
respecting his Subject; while I respect neither of those choices.

Mixing anti-x-posters w/ reckless x-posters is like mixing the trimming
inline context-oriented posters w/ untrimmed top posters. I don't
believe in x-posting except in very very limited situations nor do I
believe in untrimmed top or bottom posting.

So far, I'm continuing this x-post, but I don't 'like' its
off-topicality. Our 'meta' discussion has nothing to do w/ freeware,
XP, linux, or win10, so this is a _raging_ OT thread so far.

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  #7  
Old July 22nd 19, 05:38 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Mayayana
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

"Kenny McCormack" wrote| Arlen G. Holder
wrote:
| *What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family
calendar?*
| 1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is
best)
| 2. Do you have a Microsoft Office calendar template? (this would be nice)
| 3. Do you modify an existing calendar file? (this may work if it's
editable)
|
| I'm sorry.
|
| This has *WHAT* to do with linux? (The only group I read to which this
was posted)


Linux people don't have families? Or do you mean that
Linux doesn't work with printers?

I'd recommend blocking Arlen and his various pseudonyms.
Then those of us who already do won't have to read pointless
complaints responding to inane posts.


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Old July 22nd 19, 06:42 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
owl
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

In alt.os.linux Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)


pcal (unix and windows) works fine if you need that sort of thing.
https://imgur.com/R9jWK4a

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Old July 22nd 19, 07:05 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Kenny McCormack
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

In article , owl wrote:
In alt.os.linux Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)


pcal (unix and windows) works fine if you need that sort of thing.
https://imgur.com/R9jWK4a


pcalendar looks like it might be more useful for Arlen.

They could probably use it.

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Old July 22nd 19, 07:28 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

In alt.os.linux Kenny McCormack wrote:
In article , owl wrote:
In alt.os.linux Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)


pcal (unix and windows) works fine if you need that sort of thing.
https://imgur.com/R9jWK4a


pcalendar looks like it might be more useful for Arlen.

They could probably use it.


I could have used that back in the day. My wife use to have severe
pms and I had to use moon phase to guess when to take shelter.

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Old July 22nd 19, 07:33 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Kenny McCormack
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

In article , owl wrote:
In alt.os.linux Kenny McCormack wrote:
In article , owl wrote:
In alt.os.linux Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)

pcal (unix and windows) works fine if you need that sort of thing.
https://imgur.com/R9jWK4a


pcalendar looks like it might be more useful for Arlen.

They could probably use it.


I could have used that back in the day. My wife use to have severe
pms and I had to use moon phase to guess when to take shelter.


Indeed.

Proving there's a technological solution for everything...

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Old July 22nd 19, 08:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default [OT]What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:53:16 -0400, G Ross wrote:

Arlen G. Holder wrote:


*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*

Calendar Creator 12. Not really expensive and easily set up. Makes
calendars in many formats. Will keep up with birthdays (will print
"John Jones 42nd birthday" this year and next year print "John Jones
43rd birthday" if you desire. Also keeps up with anniversaries, etc.
Been using earlier version for years


Me too (if it's from AMS). Same version. But it's off topic in
the groups the OP posted to.
OT up to get out of this thread.
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Old July 22nd 19, 10:55 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
Arlen G. Holder
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:41:30 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:

AGH is a very wordy reckless crossposter, but there are some small
redeeming 'qualities' among the negatives.

- many people use more than one system
- usenet groups are otherwise very inactive compared to the past
- reckless crossposting does bring some 'life'/activity into the groups
- linux users may have need for some kind of calendar print

The negatives a

- AGH does a terrible job of creating a new topic subject
- he didn't do a good job of creating a target goal in the first place
- the technic/ strategy/ for his calendar approach is terrible


Mike is right, as usual.

I apologize for not clearly formulating the question, and for posting to
the Linux newsgroup, where, to my credit, ALL my solutions work on ALL
platforms, or I don't propose them, namely:
o They (almost) always work on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android & iOS

Nonetheless, all my responses have been _only_ to the Windows 10 ng, where,
I must note with more than a bit of chagrin, that ng is horribly archived
so all the effort we expend in finding a solution will be poorly leveraged
to the rest of the home users on all five platforms, including Windows.
https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/laSXXKCD/what-method-do-you-use-to-create-your-printable-personal-family-calendar

Bear in mind that a FAMILY calendar, even one that contains information for
scores of households around the country, is a universal need that is easily
maintained in spreadsheet format.

The good news is that the NEED is almost universal, which is to find a
method for all five platforms to manage a separate single electronic file
for the purpose of being a FAMILY calendar that contains ONLY family events
of import such as birthdays and anniversaries.

Currently, my extended family maintains a single spreadsheet containing all
those family events - which we update roughly once or twice a year at most,
which are then emailed to scores of family members around the country.

The emailed spreadsheet can be updated by anyone, but it doesn't print well
in a calendar format, unfortunately.

Hence the goal was a single electronic file that DOES print well in a
calendar format - which - I posit - is of general use to all home owners on
all platforms, whether they be Mac, Linux, Windows, Android or iOS.

There are currently two solutions proposed, both of which have pros & cons

METHOD A: (Non_Internet Electronic Calendar Freeware)
1. Use calendar software to create & store a _separate_ family calendar db
2. Spit out that separate family calendar db to a common format
3. Mail that common format to family members scattered around the country
4. Each household prints that family calendar to their home printer

METHOD B: (Calendar file in editable common format)
1. Start with a calendar file in a commonly edited format
2. Edit that calendar file on any desired platform (linux included)
3. Mail that common format to family members scattered around the country
4. Each household prints that family calendar to their home printer

So far, for method A, possible common calendar formats seem to be
o Thunderbird-Lightening (maintain a separate family calendar database)
o Rainlendar (maintain a separate family calendar database)

For method B, the approach I suggested entails editing of PDF, which is
miserable, at best (hence, the reason for this question in the first
place).

The goal, as always, will be a GENERAL PURPOSE cross platform solution,
which usually entails the use of freeware, royalty free calendar templates,
and which never requires putting personal data on the Internet.

The solution will be posted to the poorly archived Windows ng, where the
main question to ask of all on all consumer platforms is.

What is a good way to maintain a single electronic database of family
related events which can be emailed to and printed by scores of family
members such that the final output is an 8.5x11 calendar printout.

The final cross platform solution will be posted to the poorly archived
Windows newsgroup:
o http://tinyurl.com/alt-comp-os-windows-10
o http://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com
And not to the well archived Linux newsgroup - unless the solution turns
out to be Linux only (which I doubt will be the case):
o http://tinyurl.com/alt-os-linux
o http://alt.os.linux.narkive.com

I apologize for including the larger audience in the general purpose
solution, where the intent is (always) to find a common cross platform
solution, in this case, to disseminating an electronic file that can be
printed to 8.5x11 format containing family oriented dates.

In the end, the solution will likely contain:
a. A cross platform _separate_ db containing a family calendar
b. Which does not require putting personal data on the Internet
c. And which uses only free tools & templates (hopefully cross platform)
d. That can be emailed to all family members scattered about
d. Which they can then print on their 8.5x11 home printers
e. And, importantly, which can be easily edited & updated over time!
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Old July 22nd 19, 11:23 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal familycalendar?

On 7/22/2019 6:19 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*
1. Do you have a program that creates a printable calendar? (this is best)
2. Do you have a Microsoft Office calendar template? (this would be nice)
3. Do you modify an existing calendar file? (this may work if it's editable)

I created a first-pass PDF calendar process but editing it is miserable:
o Windows Tutorial to annotate & print family calendar at home on 8.5x11 paper (please improve for all to benefit)
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/RA3bLfsgtFg/h86eO3l8CQAJ

Seems to me there must be a better way to create a printable HOME calendar
that doesn't put our privacy on the Internet, and which uses free
Windows software tools sans ads, and which can be customized for family
personal events (such as birthdays and anniversaries).

As always, the goal is a general purpose solution, which usually means
o No payware
o No advertisements
o No logins of any kind (no need to store ANYTHING on the net)
etc.

*What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?*

The chosen method depends on features you want/need.

I made a simple Excel calendar sheet stored in DropBox which could be
printed if desired but it is not sophisticated like Google's or other
paid versions. I hide rows so I can search "back in time" as desired.

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Old July 23rd 19, 10:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default What method do YOU use to create your printable personal family calendar?

[Due to a 3 xpost maximum, freeware and Linux are snipped]

For family-oriented stuff like " birthdays and anniversaries" ?

Use a birthday calendar.

No need to involve a computer in this. /Especially not/ when all you do is
print it out and stick it to a wall somewhere anyway.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


 




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