gnat@milton.u.washington.edu (lbf) (11/18/90)
For the umpteenth time, I have forgotten to make a payment on an account... About the only thing I do every day is work on my Mac, and I am wondering if there is software out there that will send me a reminder on certain days about monthly events... Any suggestions? Thanks! ****************************************************************************** Laura F | "To be kind and awake to oursleves | and let go of even the sense of gnat@milton.u.washington.edu | unworthiness opens us to our | wholeness." --Steven Levine ******************************************************************************
russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (11/19/90)
In article <11321@milton.u.washington.edu> gnat@milton.u.washington.edu (lbf) writes: >About the only thing I do every day is work on my Mac, and I am wondering >if there is software out there that will send me a reminder on certain days >about monthly events... I think Alarming Events by CE Software will do this-- I think there is a fully functional (for 30 days) demo up on sumex. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus.
drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez) (11/20/90)
In article <11321@milton.u.washington.edu> gnat@milton.u.washington.edu (lbf) writes: > About the only thing I do every day is work on my Mac, and I am wondering > if there is software out there that will send me a reminder on certain days > about monthly events... > > Any suggestions? I would suggest you get a copy of Alarming Events by CE Software. It has a well-integrated calendar and reminder program. You can set all manner of reminder types and maintain a list of "Things To Do". It costs about $20 more than Smart Alarms at MacConnection, but I think it's worth it. I used to use Smart Alarms, but didn't care for the interface. The December 1990 issue of MacWorld has a review/comparison of both, although the reviewer preferred Smart Alarms. I'm in a situation similar to yours (chained to a Mac all day) and have found Alarming Events to be easier to use. David Gutierrez drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard
lriggins@blackbird.afit.af.mil (L. Maurice Riggins) (11/20/90)
In article <4341@lib.tmc.edu> drg@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez) writes: | |I would suggest you get a copy of Alarming Events by CE Software. It has a |well-integrated calendar and reminder program. You can set all manner of |reminder types and maintain a list of "Things To Do". It costs about $20 |more than Smart Alarms at MacConnection, but I think it's worth it. I used |to use Smart Alarms, but didn't care for the interface. The December 1990 |issue of MacWorld has a review/comparison of both, although the reviewer |preferred Smart Alarms. I'm in a situation similar to yours (chained to a |Mac all day) and have found Alarming Events to be easier to use. | I haven't seen Alarming Events, but I'd have to agree that it's worth trying before Smart Alarms. I have used Smart Alarms for years, putting up with it's interface. I recently upgraded to version 3.04 to get the ability to prevent reminders from freezing my telecomm software, but I'm not really happy with it. For one, you get the documentation pages with the $25 upgrade, but if you don't have a binder, they'll send you a "FREE" one for $5 shipping and handling. Two, Smart Alarms conficts with Suitcase II. It's another one of those INITs that install themselves in the DA Menu (like Suitcase). If you use the Suitcase modifier key to pull down the Apple Menu with just DA's, Smart Alarms keeps installing itself again and again in the DA menu. Using anything in the DA menu after that will result in an eventual crash. This only happens in MultiFinder, and you can work around it by making sure Suitcase loads before Smart Alarms. THEN, when you pull down the Apple Menu with the Suitcase modifier key, Smart Alarms ISN'T there! But at least it doesn't keep reinstalling itself in the menu. I wish JAM had just left access to reminders as a menu option in the Appointments DA, rather than screwing around with the DA menu. Smart Alarms does provide a bit more flexibility than Alarming Events, according to the magazine article, but I don't think it's very solid. -- Maurice INTERNET: lriggins@blackbird.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.2) Opinions expressed here do not reflect those of my employer nor constitute an official position of any U.S.Government agency.