Through the ages we have tried various methods to get organised. We had the diary era, where all our important meetings, our thoughts, our calendar was put in this book and it was all we needed to carry. In its absense we would be lost. 3M's brilliance got us to the post it age where those little yellow chits started appearing in our cubicles in our diaries.
The age of desktop organisers is here. We have the google desktop which will provide you with everything you need, from To do list to a Photo Organiser, to a Virtual Flowerpot. I like Google and their products, but I was a little disappointed with Google Desktop, it requires a lot of space and sytem resources, which renders your system to run at snails pace spoiling your online experience.
Recently I came across Rainlendar which can be downloaded from here. It is easy to use, takes very little space and can be used on both Linux as well as Windows. It is feature rich and easy to use. It can be customizable according to your desktop design.
There are 3 applications that come together in Rainlendar, they are the To Do list, Calendar and the Events list which is can be integrated with your regular calendar. It will pull events and meeting from your outlook and show them on your desktop.
The events list allows you to see your long term events and day to day events on the same page, so you can plan that special anniversary or birthday with class. This also allows you to have your deadlines there to remind you when you need to submit that important project or papers, to remind you there will be an alarm. Its brilliant because its right there. The To Do list can be divided into several different parts, personally I have divided it into home and Work which helps me organise the mess in my head.
I really like this application. It really works for me. I have had mixed reviews on this so I can't say its the best application for everyone. The reason why I like this most as compared to the other desktop organisers is because it doesn't slow my system down, its right there on my desktop and i needn't open any special application on which it is parked.
This is a must have for all those scatterbrains out there.
Moo Score - MOOOO/MOOOOO (4 out of 5)
Silver Lining to your Clutter - Rainlendar
Posted by Passion Paprika | 8:42 PM | Tuesday, January 16 | Product Reviews, Web News | 1 comments »
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Wow...
Seems someone is into serious blogging ! BTW did you know that railendar is just part of desktop customization community project. The complete package can be found at wincustomize.com. There are memory issues while using these softwares as they are not native to windows. I mean to say they run as part of explorer and kill your resources :(.
But if you are not too much into memory consumption these stuffs are worth a try :).
Vivek