Comments on: Backpack Calendar. The Hard Landscape (That’s so easy to use!) http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Silas http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-348 John Silas Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:06:45 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-348 <p>Tempting by the web, I tried and bought the paid calendar backpack. But After a while, I still don't have anything to put on the calendar. Then I quit, and stop the paid program.</p> <p>After that I tried google calendar and fell in love with it. Tried for weeks and now using it for my weekly/monthly planning.</p> <p>Here are my summary for backpack</p> <ul> <li>It's very very basic.</li> <li>The week starts on sunday, which is weird.</li> <li>Patrick, try google calendar once, and you'll regret you paid $5 for backpack calendar.</li> </ul> Tempting by the web, I tried and bought the paid calendar backpack. But After a while, I still don’t have anything to put on the calendar. Then I quit, and stop the paid program.

After that I tried google calendar and fell in love with it. Tried for weeks and now using it for my weekly/monthly planning.

Here are my summary for backpack

  • It’s very very basic.
  • The week starts on sunday, which is weird.
  • Patrick, try google calendar once, and you’ll regret you paid $5 for backpack calendar.
]]> By: Patrick Rhone http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Patrick Rhone Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:28:50 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-347 <p>I really do not have a strong need for "contact management". I still have them all loaded in Now Contact and synced with Address Book and my phone which is all I require. There really has not been any web based ones I have seen yet either although, it will be interesting to see what the 37 Signals crew does with that information in Sunrise, their upcoming web based CRM tool.</p> I really do not have a strong need for “contact management”. I still have them all loaded in Now Contact and synced with Address Book and my phone which is all I require. There really has not been any web based ones I have seen yet either although, it will be interesting to see what the 37 Signals crew does with that information in Sunrise, their upcoming web based CRM tool.

]]> By: Mike Doan http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Mike Doan Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:22:28 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-346 <p>You said that Backpack Calender replaces Now Up-to-Date AND Contact. I'm curious to know how you are using Backpack for contact management (e.g., names, addresses, phone #). I've been looking for a decent web-based contact manager but have been unsuccessful.</p> <p>By the way, I just switched from google calendar to Backpack Calendar...I like it so far, but its a little slow at times.</p> You said that Backpack Calender replaces Now Up-to-Date AND Contact. I’m curious to know how you are using Backpack for contact management (e.g., names, addresses, phone #). I’ve been looking for a decent web-based contact manager but have been unsuccessful.

By the way, I just switched from google calendar to Backpack Calendar…I like it so far, but its a little slow at times.

]]> By: Patrick Rhone http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Patrick Rhone Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:12:27 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-345 <p>Thanks Beerzie. Your support means a lot.</p> Thanks Beerzie. Your support means a lot.

]]> By: Beerzie http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Beerzie Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:22:34 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-344 <p>I am just starting with Backpack (and just cracked open my copy of GTD), and really love the calendar feature. Thanks for all of the org-geekery here; I have found it useful and interesting.</p> I am just starting with Backpack (and just cracked open my copy of GTD), and really love the calendar feature. Thanks for all of the org-geekery here; I have found it useful and interesting.

]]> By: Scottie http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Scottie Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:03:45 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-343 <p>It's going to take a lot, and I mean a lot for me to switch away from 30b. I am going to check it out though because my friend Patrick says to.</p> It’s going to take a lot, and I mean a lot for me to switch away from 30b. I am going to check it out though because my friend Patrick says to.

]]> By: Patrick Rhone http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Patrick Rhone Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:55:14 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-342 <p>Oh, I know there are (many) areas where Backpack Calendar does not hold a candle to NUDC and I still recommend it highly. But for a web based guy like me, it is the cat's meow.</p> Oh, I know there are (many) areas where Backpack Calendar does not hold a candle to NUDC and I still recommend it highly. But for a web based guy like me, it is the cat’s meow.

]]> By: Randy http://patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Randy Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:22:26 +0000 http://dev.patrickrhone.com/2006/08/14/backpack-calendar-the-hard-landscape-thats-so-easy-to-use/#comment-341 <p>Et tu, Patrick? :D</p> <p>It might be worth mentioning that Now Up-to-Date & Contact is designed for group scheduling and shared contacts. Frankly, it's overkill for individuals (although many "power users", like you, love its features).</p> <p>Backpack's calendar really does look nifty for a web calendar, but it won't cut it for meeting scheduling and group planning.</p> <p>Oh, and the $$$. How much does Backpack cost per month?</p> <p>Just giving you a hard time.</p> Et tu, Patrick? :D

It might be worth mentioning that Now Up-to-Date & Contact is designed for group scheduling and shared contacts. Frankly, it’s overkill for individuals (although many “power users”, like you, love its features).

Backpack’s calendar really does look nifty for a web calendar, but it won’t cut it for meeting scheduling and group planning.

Oh, and the $$$. How much does Backpack cost per month?

Just giving you a hard time.

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