Comments on: How do you manage complex appointments and timelines? http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/ General musings and programming stuff Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Event Management http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-113897 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:13:12 +0000 http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-113897 In my travels, I'm seeing nothing but dissatisfaction with people's current titme and event managers. I'm using Multi-reminders which you can get here http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/reminder.html and is freeware and runs on the desktop. I have to say, it isn't anywhere near as complete in itself as you are guys seem to require, but I use it pricipally as \ reminder. Can I give you guys a reminder, you already have a mnemonic device, your memory, the one you were born with. Really, perhaps you'd be doing better to be training it to function better than effectively outsourcing your reliance on external bits and bobs. I used to have a ton of stuff I needed not to forget nad I got one of those train your memory courses, Bruno Furst's I think, and I used it a lot but my need to remember a whole heap of stuff was long ago and any ability left unhoned gets rusty. Yup, I just Googled Bruno Furst and what do I find; http://www.youcanremember.com/biography.html I'd suggest you guys get his course and give it a go. BB In my travels, I’m seeing nothing but dissatisfaction with people’s current titme and event managers. I’m using Multi-reminders which you can get here
http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/reminder.html and is freeware and runs on the desktop. I have to say, it isn’t anywhere near as complete in itself as you are guys seem to require, but I use it pricipally as \ reminder. Can I give you guys a reminder, you already have a mnemonic device, your memory, the one you were born with. Really, perhaps you’d be doing better to be training it to function better than effectively outsourcing your reliance on external bits and bobs. I used to have a ton of stuff I needed not to forget nad I got one of those train your memory courses, Bruno Furst’s I think, and I used it a lot but my need to remember a whole heap of stuff was long ago and any ability left unhoned gets rusty. Yup, I just Googled Bruno Furst and what do I find;
http://www.youcanremember.com/biography.html
I’d suggest you guys get his course and give it a go.

BB

]]> by: Oliver Sturm http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-108124 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:39:10 +0000 http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-108124 Outlook 2007 can handle time zones, which is very nice. There's one irritating thing about it though: when an appointment takes a full day, it is also "kept in place" when the time zone changes, which makes it look as if it suddenly takes two days instead of one. Mathematically correct, but still confusing when looking at the calendar. Anyway, you're right that this is an important feature, and I was glad to see it in 2007. Outlook 2007 can handle time zones, which is very nice. There’s one irritating thing about it though: when an appointment takes a full day, it is also "kept in place" when the time zone changes, which makes it look as if it suddenly takes two days instead of one. Mathematically correct, but still confusing when looking at the calendar.
Anyway, you’re right that this is an important feature, and I was glad to see it in 2007.

]]> by: Colin Angus Mackay http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-108035 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:08:44 +0000 http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-108035 One thing that used to irritate me with Outlook is that it never took account of timezone changes. When I used to travel a lot that would have been really useful. I've not yet seen if that has been improved in Outlook 2007. What used to happen was that I'd have a meeting booked in for 16:00 in Madrid. I'd be travelling that morning. When I arrive in Madrid I'd change the time zone so the clock was correct. But then outlook shifted everything, so it would tell me the meeting was now at 17:00. What it really needs is a travel appointment type that takes into account departure and destination time zones. Comments++; One thing that used to irritate me with Outlook is that it never took account of timezone changes. When I used to travel a lot that would have been really useful. I’ve not yet seen if that has been improved in Outlook 2007.

What used to happen was that I’d have a meeting booked in for 16:00 in Madrid. I’d be travelling that morning. When I arrive in Madrid I’d change the time zone so the clock was correct. But then outlook shifted everything, so it would tell me the meeting was now at 17:00.

What it really needs is a travel appointment type that takes into account departure and destination time zones.

Comments++;

]]> by: Craig Murphy http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-101766 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:21:33 +0000 http://www.sturmnet.org/blog/archives/2007/07/26/how-do-you-manage-complex-appointments-and-timelines/#comment-101766 I share your pain Oliver. What this needs is an event that has multiple reminders. It's essentially a compound event, with many dates both in the past and in the future. Might be worth looking for an Outlook plug-in that comes close, talk to the author perhaps? I'm sure we could over-complicate the solution by adding workflow into the equation :-) There, comments = comments + 1 :-) I share your pain Oliver. What this needs is an event that has multiple reminders. It’s essentially a compound event, with many dates both in the past and in the future. Might be worth looking for an Outlook plug-in that comes close, talk to the author perhaps? I’m sure we could over-complicate the solution by adding workflow into the equation :-)

There, comments = comments + 1 :-)

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