Any recommendations to replace Lotus Agenda?

December 15, 2004 7:57 AM

Do we have any former Lotus Agenda users? I worked for Lotus at the time [around 1988] and loved the product. I'm looking for a package similar in functionality. Any recommendations?
posted by lometogo to computers & internet (11 comments total)

here's a link found by googling for "lotus agenda". It was the first hit, albeit sponsored.
posted by TimeFactor at 8:41 AM on December 15, 2004

I'm sorry if that came out as snarky. That wasn't my intention.
posted by TimeFactor at 8:42 AM on December 15, 2004

I am an off and on user of zoot. It can be somewhat tricky to use, but it's one of the best apps out there if it works properly with your mind. Worth a free download at least.
posted by true at 8:47 AM on December 15, 2004

Thanks for the zoot link, true. I've been using Chimp!Notes (no longer sold or supported) to do something similar but am outgrowing it and looking for something more robust. I've played with the Brain a couple times but, though intriguing, it isn't quite right for me somehow. WordPerfect used to have an interesting information manager, but of course it's long dead.

Anyone know of any others out there?
posted by rushmc at 10:38 AM on December 15, 2004

zoot! looks good, one day, when my computer is fixed, I may try it out.
posted by kamylyon at 11:30 AM on December 15, 2004

One thing you should keep an eye on - and I cannot believe this slipped my mind, perhaps I should use these products more regularly - is Chandler. Very bleeding edge early alpha, but the driving force behind it is/was Mitch Kapor, formerly of Lotus and Agenda. From his blog:

"It will handle email, appointments, contacts and tasks, as well as be used to exchange information with other people, and do it all in the spirit of Lotus Agenda..."

That was two years ago, so take it with a grain of salt.
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posted by true at 11:38 AM on December 15, 2004

true you chandler link redirects to microsoft.com

here is the correct link

chandler is on 0.4 milestone and it seems there hiring more developers so im hoping good things are to come.
posted by Dreamghost at 11:46 AM on December 15, 2004

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posted by Dreamghost at 11:47 AM on December 15, 2004

you can still download lotus agenda (here), though you'll have to jump through hoops to install it. I think I actually got it installed in dosbox but then I couldn't manage to get it to run.

I looked into this question a few months ago and basically concluded that there was nothing since lotus agenda that was really up to the ideal. In the end, I installed a personal wiki and have been modifying that for my own purposes, but this still doesn't do most things agenda does.

The thing that looked like it might come closest (and is currently usable) is planner mode for emacs, if you are emacs inclined. It looks very nice, though I've never tried it (because I don't really want to increase my dependence on emacs, and I don't so much need the planning features).
posted by advil at 3:35 PM on December 15, 2004

Ecco Pro, which I understand is vaguely Agenda-like, is still available though development and support are long since discontinued. It can be freely downloaded here, at the bottom of the page, following the instructions on installing it successfully on XP without Admin access.

The Ecco Pro group at Yahoo! is very active, and there was mention about a month ago that Netmanage, who own the app, may be releasing the code for open source development.
posted by jaut at 4:50 PM on December 15, 2004

might also want to try joining axle and see if anyone there is of help. 'course, it's never been of much use to me other than keeping track of old friends, but....
posted by dorian at 8:12 PM on December 15, 2004