I need a reminder for my reminders

[Jay Levitt]

I'm using OL2007 on a single PC running Windows XP SP2 (no Exchange
server). I don't use the e-mail or task functionality, just the calendar
and contact list.

I don't have a lot of fixed appointments, so I'm not in the habit of
looking at the calendar or Today list every day. I need something simple
that will pop up the night before, and tell me that there are appointments
scheduled tomorrow.

I already use the single built-in reminder to pop-up when it's time to
leave for an appointment, so I can't use it for the day-before reminder. I
could set all my reminders to the day before and then snooze them to the
right time, but that's klunky and error-prone.

Are there any third-party alternatives?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm using OL2007 on a single PC running Windows XP SP2 (no Exchange
server). I don't use the e-mail or task functionality, just the
calendar and contact list.

I don't have a lot of fixed appointments, so I'm not in the habit of
looking at the calendar or Today list every day. I need something
simple that will pop up the night before, and tell me that there are
appointments scheduled tomorrow.

I already use the single built-in reminder to pop-up when it's time to
leave for an appointment, so I can't use it for the day-before
reminder. I could set all my reminders to the day before and then
snooze them to the right time, but that's klunky and error-prone.

Are there any third-party alternatives?

Why not leave Outlook open all the time to the "Outlook Today" pane?

You might also want a desktop interface to the calendar, like:
http://www.carthagosoft.net/desktask.htm

 

[Jay Levitt]

Why not leave Outlook open all the time to the "Outlook Today" pane?

You might also want a desktop interface to the calendar, like:
http://www.carthagosoft.net/desktask.htm

I do keep Outlook open all the time, but I also have about 10 other windows
open all the time (and therefore I haven't seen my desktop in years).

I need more of a management-by-exception system - something that'll pop up
or send me e-mail. Appointments are the rare case.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I do keep Outlook open all the time, but I also have about 10 other
windows open all the time (and therefore I haven't seen my desktop in
years).

I need more of a management-by-exception system - something that'll
pop up or send me e-mail. Appointments are the rare case.

I don't know of any tool that can help you.

 

[Jay Levitt]

I don't know of any tool that can help you.

Well, if you don't know, there probably isn't one!

OK, anyone who comes across this later: $100 bounty for a program (either
add-in or external) that meets these specs:

1. Every night, at a set time, notify my of any Outlook appointments
tomorrow
2. No notification if there are no appointments
3. Preferred notification: Pop-up window (must show up even when Outlook is
not in front)
4. Alternate notification: Send an e-mail to me
4a. If notification is by e-mail, it must use pure SMTP. It cannot rely on
MAPI, and it cannot rely on having an e-mail account configured in Outlook
4b. My mail server requires ESMTP AUTH. If that's hugely difficult I may
be able to configure a way around that.
5. Either way, the program must not rely on MAPI to communicate with
Outlook, because, let's face it, that just never ever works when Outlook's
not your e-mail program
6. Runs on Windows XP SP2, Outlook 2007 SP1
7. Deals with any redemption-library issues if that's still relevant today
8. Licensed with an OSSI-approved license so we can give back to the
community (I will do the work of setting up a public repository)
9. Doesn't rely on clever keyboard-macro tricks that will break/lose focus
if I'm in the middle of something else