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Subject:    [NTLK] The simple joy of Claris Organizer
From:       "Michael C. Wittmann" <mwittmann () maine ! edu>
Date:       2006-01-10 2:03:02
Message-ID: F34A27A4-72FC-4FD4-9090-15FCFA9B7721 () maine ! edu
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Hi, all,

I haven't used Claris Organizer in years, mostly because I always got  
some crazy lousy error from some repeat meeting or whatever.  
Synchronizing just never worked for me.

Last week, with the new year, I moved all my data from 2005 that I no  
longer need to a card. It's there, if I want it and push the card in,  
but it's not actively used. Archiving on a yearly basis has been a  
policy of mine, and it gives me a fresh mental start. Dates and Tasks  
get put away, Notes are only kept if they are truly active in my mind  
- and again, I can go back to the old things if needed.

So, with a nearly empty Newton, I decided to try to use NCU and  
Claris Organizer with each other. What the hell, you know? I don't  
mind running Classic in OS X for my Newton needs, and NewtSync has  
never been able to get iCal working appropriately since I moved to  
Tiger (should have stayed with Panther...). So first I export data,  
merge it, open the files... what a pain in the ass. I would never do  
that regularly. So, why not, let's try it, I hit synch... and it  
worked. No lost data, no problems. My repeat meetings are listed as  
individual meetings in Claris, and I don't mind. The Newton is the  
master of my dates, basically. I can add tasks in Claris and they  
show up in the Newton. Dude, it's been a looooong time since that  
really worked in my life. I can jot something down in a new Note and  
it shows up on the Newton.

I know, I know, it sounds silly to talk about it. I'd just forgotten  
what it was like to have systems that actually successfully  
interacted with each other! I thought I'd share the joy with others,  
that's all.

ciao,
Michael
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