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Review : Mozilla Calendar
I am the type of person who would really benefit from some help keeping mentally organized. If I did not have a computer I would probably have to use a day planner. I can not really memorize numbers and I prefer to use a calendar program or PDA to add some structure and organization to my days. I had good results using a Palm OS PDA was good but I was tied to the hardware. I did not always have it with me and it was a bit overkill. After I got my notebook I gave my PDA to my cousin Gavin but I found myself needing to use some time management software doohickey.
Luckily our pals at the Mozilla Project had just the thing. Mozilla Calendar is a extension to the Mozilla suite that after download it installs in a snap. It is an open-format open-source iCal compatible calendar application that is integrated into the work flow of the Mozilla suite. On yeah it is free and is better than sliced bread.
I use it to keep on track of the things that I need to do, people to meet, asses to kick, women to love, video games to play and places to go. It is sweet how you can have it email you a reminder before a event and you can check the event off once you got it done. I do not know why they do not include this in every installation of Mozilla.
It does not work with Microsoft Outbreak and you can not use it to sync with a Palm OS PDA or a Windows Pocket PC PDA. But that is not what it is all about. If you have a WebDAV enabled server you can use it to securely publish to a remote location so it can be accessible on different machines. But unlike using Microsoft Outbreak you do not have to worry about a new email scripting virus every bloody week. In fact Mozilla can't get or run Outlook viruses unless you go out of your way to help the virus writers. Most open-source projects have none of the security holes that seem to be inherit to Microsoft email applications.
Mozilla calendar is available on almost every major platform that can run Mozilla , or at least Mac, Linux and Windows. If you use some weird OS of your own creation you can roll your own Mozilla extension using the GPL source code. You gotta do your own thing man but that is cool.
I am not a totally anal Type-A personality task master but entropy and chaos will take over my life if I am not careful. Mozilla Calendar is a powerful tool that I use to fight of those demons.
Jake at December 8, 2003 
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Have you used iCal? I don't even know if you have a Mac or use one at all. I was just wondering how it stacked up against iCal, Entourage (M$ email/scheduling application for Mac OS X), and others. It looks great, but iCal works fairly well for me. I guess I could do my own little comparison test...
Posted by: Jeff at December 8, 2003 10:48 AM
No I do not have a Mac OS X mac so I can't run iCal.
Mozilla Calender is not done yet but it works pretty well.
Posted by: Jake at December 8, 2003 11:04 AM
Hey Jake, do you think I should start using this? We use Netscape Messenger Express at school and I check it at home--will it work on this. By the way thanks again for installing that new network router--I can't believe how many times both Ernie and I are on the internet at the same time.
Posted by: Jake's Mom at December 8, 2003 9:43 PM
Nice Calendar! But is there a way to start the calendar on it's own without starting Mozilla beforehand?
Posted by: dr_colossus of dataleak at December 13, 2003 4:48 AM
Well I have Mozilla loaded in to memory when I boot the computer using Mozilla quick start. They also have a version that works with Mozilla Thunderbird stand alone email client
Posted by: Jake at December 15, 2003 9:58 AM
CAN YOU USE YHE KALENDER FOR A DEPARMENT SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE EACH OTHERS APPOINTMENTS??
OR CAN YOU ONLY CHECK YOUR OWN APPOINTMENTS???
Posted by: martin at February 26, 2004 6:48 AM
Like I said "If you have a WebDAV enabled server you can use it to securely publish to a remote location so it can be accessible on different machines."
Posted by: Jake at February 26, 2004 9:48 AM
