Best full PIM software?

Thanks for the feedback and insights. I really appreciate it. I had played around with Palm Desktop a little bit, but I'll have to give it another look. One thing that threw me last time was that it appeared you couldn't add a note to a task (which you can do in other apps or even in the pda itself.) Am I missing something?

Thanks again for all the help,
Clayton

Indeed you are missing something. Palm DT does a nice job keeping things organized (IMHO) and once you understand it's system I think you'll like it (bearing in mind I doubt it's going to be around forever).

In Palm one "attaches" a note (they call it a "memo") to anything (or everything). Rather than clutter every task, event or address with a large note field, you simply attach a memo if you need one. For example, I would attach a memo with directions to an appointment. One could even attach files to the task, event, etc., such as a map saved from MapQuest. Or maybe the KeyNote presentation you are going to give.

All this makes me want to go back to Palm; if only they would keep developing it... But I do think it might be a good short term solution for you, especially how you are coming from Palm on the PC side. I still use it as my old data is still there, but once something better comes along I'll need to move on. I expect that will be fairly soon.

You might also want to take a closer look at DayLite as it seems quite robust though relatively expensive. But if you rely on your PIM to make you money DayLite has a good solution. But not fully integrated at this point and not sure if they are heading in that direction.

Good luck.

Oops, it wasn't you who is coming from PC Palm, that was the original poster, Peter. I wonder how he's making out.

Thanks!

Off the top of my head I clump things into 4 categories;

1. Apple Apps and this includes using SB to fill in the notes bit.
2. Less than "full value"; and here goes Palm Desktop (you can't be serious..;-)) and Chronos.
3. Apps that aren't really PIM's at all (they are CRM's); here go DayLite and Radlean Account Executive, etc al); and,
4. Entourage (quiet at the back, please....;-)) Really, MSE is the real "eight-hundred-pound-gorilla" of the PIM community. MSE has absolutely everything (except for being radical, different, etc; or even being liked) going for it - there are many tools to sync it with Apple Apps/.Mac and for Palm/PocketPC integration. It has a nifty Project function as well. The truth is that if PIM os at the core of your workflow then Entourage really does it.

The support community is pretty poor though, so a decent handbook is well recommended.

And to follow on from the Proect Management mini-thread; my money is on "Merlin"

Jules

I would suggest looking at CRM4Mac from ibizzi, as it takes the native Apple apps and combines them into one application that lets you attach files and sync with your Palm device.

It is $50 for the Tiger version, $25 for Panther. All your data is still kept in the original applications.

I haven't tried the software; I just downloaded the demo.

Anneliese

But if CRM4Mac from ibizzi works off iCal, isn't it likely to be as balky as iCal?

I still haven't used CRM4Mac, but supposedly it uses the info that is in iCal. As for balky, I don't think iCal is slow, but maybe you have more calendars than I do. I have 11, but some of those are subscribed.