How can I replace Outlook?
December 8, 2004 1:46 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for a personal organizer program or web service or whatever to replace what I currently use Outlook for. (More inside.)
I'm also looking for some grammar, cause apparently I ain't got none.
I want to switch email programs, because I don't particularly like Outlook's interface or bugs or the way it loves to crash. But I love the calendar, and use it as my organizer. I'd be using Thunderbird in a second if I didn't need that.
So, I had the idea that I'd write my own web-based organizer. But that'd be a lot of work. And I'm lazy. So what are some recommendations for decent personal organizers (of the stand-alone-local-program kind, the install-on-your-web-space kind, or the use-our-free-service kind)?
I'm also looking for some grammar, cause apparently I ain't got none.
I want to switch email programs, because I don't particularly like Outlook's interface or bugs or the way it loves to crash. But I love the calendar, and use it as my organizer. I'd be using Thunderbird in a second if I didn't need that.
So, I had the idea that I'd write my own web-based organizer. But that'd be a lot of work. And I'm lazy. So what are some recommendations for decent personal organizers (of the stand-alone-local-program kind, the install-on-your-web-space kind, or the use-our-free-service kind)?
When I left Outlook for Thunderbird, I switched to Palm Desktop, which is free and works great without one of their organizers.
posted by muckster at 2:25 PM on December 8, 2004
posted by muckster at 2:25 PM on December 8, 2004
I switched to Time and Chaos after an ongoing search for a non-outlook organizer that lasted many years. It does everything I needed it to. Contact list, calendar, to-do list, etc -- but I can't help but feel like there's a better solution out there. I haven't found it yet, though.
posted by Jairus at 5:59 PM on December 8, 2004
posted by Jairus at 5:59 PM on December 8, 2004
There is a Mozilla Calendar Project, which I haven't tried, but looks cool. I've read some articles that say Mozilla is intending on incorporating a fully-functional Enterprise-level calendar much like Outlook's in future releases. I like Calendarscope, but it's strictly standalone - there's no server-level collaboration like with Outlook.
posted by sixdifferentways at 6:02 PM on December 8, 2004
posted by sixdifferentways at 6:02 PM on December 8, 2004
This Plaxo thing looks nifty. I wish the plugin version had support for more programs, though.
posted by Jairus at 6:13 PM on December 8, 2004
posted by Jairus at 6:13 PM on December 8, 2004
I'll second Time and Chaos. But if you want web-based stuff, try Yahoo's services. Between e-mail, calendar, to-do list, address book, notepad, briefcase, custom homepage, etc., it all adds up to a pretty full suite of interoperating tools.
posted by Tubes at 6:16 PM on December 8, 2004
posted by Tubes at 6:16 PM on December 8, 2004
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posted by revgeorge at 2:22 PM on December 8, 2004