[Speed_Racer]

I'm looking for a simple calendar reminder. Basically, what I want is something that lets me quickly program in one-time reminders for eBay auctions or watching TV shows and recurring reminders for paying monthly bills, birthdays, anniversaries and the like. iCal doesn't have reminders and it's not precise enough anyway. It's complex overkill for what I want.

I've used Pandocalendar for years (and still do), but I can't stand version 7. It's much more complex than version 6 was when it comes to creating events. Worse, I can't seem to get recurring events to pop up an alarm. I just don't trust it with important events. But while v6 still works perfectly, it isn't Universal Binary and I can't keep using it forever. Who knows when Apple will pull support for Rosetta? It could be as early as Snow Leopard.

Any suggestions for a simple to use replacement? I've scoured Versiontracker for reminders, calendars, etc., and tried lots of the results there, but none of them were as simple or as reliable as the old Pandocalendar. I can't believe Dan Frakes hasn't run into a good program for this that was suitable for Mac Gems.

[sandbag1]

iCal doesn?t have reminders? Funny, I use it every day for pop up reminders to remind me of birthdays appointments etc and it?s very customizable. I even have it open web pages at certain times so I don?t forget to go to these pages if there is something I want to see. For instance. There was a web page for a drawing of some kind that allowed you to enter once a day for a month. I set iCal to open the web page every day for a month at the same time each day so I could enter my personal information.

Explain ?not precise enough?.

[Speed_Racer]

Funny? You're not funny at all. Not helpful, either. Next time, try to understand something before being sarcastic.

How about this for not precise enough: iCal only sets by 15 minute intervals. I don't want to be reminded of an auction up to 15 minutes ahead because I'll probably go back to work and forget about it. I want precise, down to the minute, so I'm reminded of it a minute or two before it ends.

iCal alarms are not good. One sound and it's gone. You can't have it keep repeating. If you don't hear it that first time and you're away from your computer, you'll miss it.

And where are the customizations that I need for online bill-paying? For instance, if a monthly due date is on a weekend, Pandocalendar can shift it back to the previous Friday automatically so I'm not hit with late fees.

iCal is good for what it does, planning daily schedules and meetings. For quick and dirty reminders, it's not a good tool. It's bloated and has too many options that aren't needed, like "attendees" and "all day."

[sandbag1]

Sorry about the ?funny?, didn?t mean it be sarcastic, just trying to let you know that you may have missed something.

Look again, I can set reminders to the minute, not every 15 minutes. When my reminders comes up, they stay there until dismissed, not the same as a constant sounding alarm for sure, but it?s still there. You could always set it to play an MP3 or even a iTunes library if you want a longer ?alarm?. You could even set it to open the e-bay auction you?re interested in.

If it?s not for you, why would I care. If someone comes up with a better solution, I?ll look at that too. Years ago on Classic, I used a reminder application called Reminder & I loved it. Since moving to OSX, I?ve found iCal OK for me.

[shades]

Well, actually you can set iCal for the minutes ahead. I just experimented and set it for 3 minutes prior to an event. Worked like a charm. When you set the time for the appt and an alarm, just double-click the 15 that is automatic for "minutes before" and type in the number of minutes prior you want.

If that doesn't work for you, consider Chandler. Works like a to-do list with calendar, and has web component that allows you to work from anywhere and synch with your desktop.

[Albertr]

You should have written "Remember" instead of reminder. You describe Remember exactly in your quest. I use Remember for many years. I have no need for the heavy duty does it all iCal just like you. It is a shareware that will do what you want to the T.

[Tom_Diola]

I would recommend something but I can't remember what it was now . . .

[Albertr]

Hopefully when you need something someone else will make a joke out of it. Remember is a fantastic shareware that was updated from the early Classic times long before Apple did iCal. It is still a wonderful program easy to use that will give an alert to remind you of an event that is coming. Just what was asked for.