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I Need An Address Book And Calendar

Calling all geeks!

Previously I had been using an old version of Palm Desktop to serve as my calendar and address book. I've actually used that program for more than 10 years, and it's time for me to move on.

Do any of you guys or gals out there have any recommendations? I'm thinking about Google Calendar (which I already use on a limited basis), but it would be nice to have an address book and calendar that sort of talk to each other, if you know what I mean. Unless I'm missing it somewhere, Google Calendar doesn't seem to offer an address feature.

I need some suggestions -- preferably with links!

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Comments on "I Need An Address Book And Calendar":
1. Inklingstar - 08/28/2009 11:56 pm CDT

I believe Google Calendar will interface with your Gmail contact list, which you could use as your address book.

2. Granny in the Pew - 08/29/2009 6:57 am CDT

http://shopping.franklinplanner.com/

try this one under software

3. Damon - 08/31/2009 7:54 am CDT

Bird - you get to use the same contact list for all the Google products: http://www.google.com/contacts

4. salguod - 08/31/2009 11:44 am CDT

I dunno, I can't get used to the idea that my data lives on someone else's server, so I can't do the Google apps. I still use MS Outlook 2003, but it's pricey and a bit clunky.

I've also still got a Palm based smart phone (Cetnro) and really, really, really like that it syncs with Outlook. I don't think it'll sync with anything but Outlook, Palm Desktop or maybe Lotus Notes (Does anyone use that anymore?)

If there's something else I can get besides Outlook, I'd love to know.

5. Jamie - 08/31/2009 4:59 pm CDT

@salguod I think you can use Thunderbird(email) in combination with Sunbird(calendar) (Open source clone of Outlook) and hook them both up to your Gmail calendar and contacts list.
Then all your stuff is both "in the cloud" and local on your machine.

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