Any suggestions for setting an alarm clock on a pc (for doctor appt's and like). I'm running Windows 98SE (I know it's kinda old) and naturally there's a clock that appears in the strip at the bottom but it does not offer an alarm option.

 

[QUOTE=dlq04,Nov 27 2004, 02:20 PM] Any suggestions for setting an alarm clock on a pc (for doctor appt's and like).

 

For emails I use Outlook Express, which appears to be something different (no calendar, etc.)

 

I guess this thread could explain the Syn Port Attacks that I get that are traced back to the S2Ki server by the Virtual Trace feature of my McAfee firewall?

 

My PC experience goes back to the 8088 days with 64K of RAM. I also have some experience with good old IBM System 360's, System 34, and 36.

Then my situation changed and I became the Novell Network Administrator for my office with my current employer. Then that situation changed with a merge and I am no longer involved with the network as it transistioned to NT.

I have been on line since the days of 2400 Baud MODEMS and bulletin boards. That is how I developed my nick Matt_inVA as it answered the question "where are you from" and saved keystrokes in the process.

 

Dave

Outlook Express is the "Lite" version of Outlook. It is only an e-mail client, and is generally packaged with Internet Explorer (now as a part of Win 2000 and Win XP). If you have the Microsoft Office Suite that probably came with your computer, Outlook is a part of it. In the early days (WIn95, Win98) Outlook was becoming to "fat" and many people found that they only needed the e-mail client and not the rest of the bells and whistles. As a result Microsoft created Outlook Express.

If you got Lotus Smart Suite with your computer, you can use Lotus Organizer which is also an excellent program. It it more graphic and intuitive than Outlook, it actually looks like a DayRunner on the screen, but not quite as powerful, and it recently has become the orphan child of IBM/Lotus. They don't seem to update it and/or support it anymore, but it is an excellent program. You can sometimes find version 5 in the $4.99 to $10.99 bin of your local computer superstore. The current version is Version 6.0 but as a simple reminder/alarm clock Lotus Organizer version 5.0 would serve you well.

If you have neither of these you can probably find something at Staples, Office Max or Office Depot. Organizer programs are very popular and there are a few at about $20.00 to $30.00. They are not especially heavy duty schedulers/appointment programs, but I suspect you don't need an especially heavy duty program. I suspect that you are looking for a simple alarm clock/appointment reminder.

 

Rob, it turns out I do have it, although I've never used it. I've entered a few appointments and will give it a try.

I presume from your comment that I have to turn it on everyday and leave it on in order to have the alarm work. If so, do I add the program to my startup menu?

Thanks for you patients with a non-tec'ee.

 

I have Outlook at my office and leave it mimimized all day - it is initialized at startup. That way I know when mail shows up and get notification for meetings, etc.

 

Yes, you could do that and run it minimized like Deb does. If you set it up as your e-mail client as well, you won't have to use Outlook Express.

In Outlook if you go into "tools", "options" you can set it to check for e-mails at a user determined interval. This way, it will get your e-mails for you during the day, automatically.

 

Dave

When you enter an appointment in Outlook, don't forget to check off the alarm. This way it will warn you, like an alarm clock. You can set the time in advance of the warning.

I keep mine turned off in the default and set it specifically for those few appointments I need to be reminded of. You might want to do the exact opposite.