I’m looking for a database program to keep track of my contacts, meetings, and to be a “tickler” system to remind me of various due dates. Is th

Outlook is pretty good. :) Actually, I’ve not seen anything that I like better than Outlook (in an Exchange environment). And it syncs to just about every device. I’d love to hear of something better at task management though!

hmm…that’s a thought. Simple and cheap. What about Access or Bento? Anyone out there use either one?

what about Evernote? Has anyone tried this before? http://www.evernote.com/about/home.php

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Google Apps ecosystem can do such, Gmail and Google Calendar. Two www.LearnIT.ucla.edu modules on the topic covering things as:

  • Navigating through daily, weekly, and monthly calendars and agendas
  • Creating and editing various types of events
  • Setting up notifications for events through email, pop-up, or desktop reminders
  • Creating shared calendars for teams, events, and resources
  • Viewing a holiday calendar or a co-worker’s schedule
  • Customizing a calendar’s look and feel
  • Managing calendar privacy
  • Managing Contacts
  • Navigating the Contact Manager
  • Importing and exporting contacts
  • Creating and editing contacts
  • Creating personal distribution lists
  • Searching your contacts Tying these to a smartphone app, such as an Android, would better allow “tickling”.

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The two modules: