CedricFP
10-28-2007, 01:20 AM
I seriously need to get organised, and seeing as I spend a lot of my time working from my computer, I have decided to invest in a desktop calendar solution.
Here are some features I require:
Support desktop transperency and minimize-to-taskbar
Allow for yearly/monthly/weekly/daily views at the click of a button
Allow me to set tasks independant from a specific date
Show such tasks in its own transperancy window
Allow for checking off or stroking through of completed tasks
So far I've come across the following pieces of software:
PlainSight Desktop Calendar
PlainSight Desktop Calendar is a great looking desktop calendar which can be fully integrated with Windows wallpaper. It stays on your desktop and shows the days of the current month. It can display Microsoft® Outlook® data, which you can directly manipulate, and weather forecasts from weather information servers. It also uses high-quality fonts, looks pretty, and has lots of skins.
Screenshots: http://www.desksware.com/Screenshots.htm
Active Desktop Calendar
This fully customizable calendar with notes, tasks, alarms and contacts provides seamless integration and interactivity with the desktop background. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local area network.
The program can integrate with Outlook to show its appointments and tasks on the desktop. There are options for changing calendar icons, fonts and colors, marking weekdays of choice and marking dates with notes and/or alarms. You can have a text only version of the calendar and choose between displaying one, two or three months on the desktop.
Recurrence patterns are available for both notes and alarms. An alarm can be stand alone or attached to a note. If interactive desktop option is enabled, the program accepts direct clicks on dates, notes and tasks displayed on the desktop. You can set each note to normal, private or invisible desktop view. Private notes are displayed as generic text reminder and invisible notes are not displayed at all.
Printing calendar data is easy and includes an option to choose date range for printing notes. Built-in address book allows you to maintain detailed information about all your contacts, personal and business alike. Importing contacts from Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Address Book is possible.
Google Calendars are supported through direct connection with their iCal addresses. Special desktop pictures option will let you add some of your pictures to existing desktop background. For importing and exporting calendar data the program supports iCal and comma separated values CSV formats. Tablet PC users should not worry as the program detects desktop orientation changes automatically. Finally, Active Desktop Calendar comes with world clock screen saver that shows your computer's system time, plus five major time zones around the world.
Screenshots: http://www.xemico.com/adc/screenshots.html
I, however, have not come across anymore.
Do any of you use such pieces of software, and if so, do you have recommendations to make? I'd hate to put down money for a piece of software that ended up being wrong for me.
Thanks!
Here are some features I require:
Support desktop transperency and minimize-to-taskbar
Allow for yearly/monthly/weekly/daily views at the click of a button
Allow me to set tasks independant from a specific date
Show such tasks in its own transperancy window
Allow for checking off or stroking through of completed tasks
So far I've come across the following pieces of software:
PlainSight Desktop Calendar
PlainSight Desktop Calendar is a great looking desktop calendar which can be fully integrated with Windows wallpaper. It stays on your desktop and shows the days of the current month. It can display Microsoft® Outlook® data, which you can directly manipulate, and weather forecasts from weather information servers. It also uses high-quality fonts, looks pretty, and has lots of skins.
Screenshots: http://www.desksware.com/Screenshots.htm
Active Desktop Calendar
This fully customizable calendar with notes, tasks, alarms and contacts provides seamless integration and interactivity with the desktop background. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local area network.
The program can integrate with Outlook to show its appointments and tasks on the desktop. There are options for changing calendar icons, fonts and colors, marking weekdays of choice and marking dates with notes and/or alarms. You can have a text only version of the calendar and choose between displaying one, two or three months on the desktop.
Recurrence patterns are available for both notes and alarms. An alarm can be stand alone or attached to a note. If interactive desktop option is enabled, the program accepts direct clicks on dates, notes and tasks displayed on the desktop. You can set each note to normal, private or invisible desktop view. Private notes are displayed as generic text reminder and invisible notes are not displayed at all.
Printing calendar data is easy and includes an option to choose date range for printing notes. Built-in address book allows you to maintain detailed information about all your contacts, personal and business alike. Importing contacts from Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Address Book is possible.
Google Calendars are supported through direct connection with their iCal addresses. Special desktop pictures option will let you add some of your pictures to existing desktop background. For importing and exporting calendar data the program supports iCal and comma separated values CSV formats. Tablet PC users should not worry as the program detects desktop orientation changes automatically. Finally, Active Desktop Calendar comes with world clock screen saver that shows your computer's system time, plus five major time zones around the world.
Screenshots: http://www.xemico.com/adc/screenshots.html
I, however, have not come across anymore.
Do any of you use such pieces of software, and if so, do you have recommendations to make? I'd hate to put down money for a piece of software that ended up being wrong for me.
Thanks!