CNET Editors' review
Need to keep up to date? Try the unobtrusive but feature-rich Active Desktop Calendar. Launching at start-up, it displays an attractive three-month calendar view on, yes, your desktop. By double-clicking a day or the sidebar, you can quickly access tasks and see details of upcoming events. You also can display Outlook information and download and connect to other people's calendars via a LAN to see changes in their schedules. The program has a simple contact manager as well.
Considering all the cool stuff it does, Active Desktop Calendar doesn't consume much memory. We did notice a few shortcomings in this generally excellent program. For example, though the window for adding a new note contains a subject line and a body field, only the subject-line text appears on the calendar and in the sidebar. The monthly calendar view looks pretty clunky, too. On the bright side, you can switch among several desktop images and set the program as the default screensaver, which will display several world clocks.
Active Desktop Calendar also exports and imports iCal calendar files and can read your Google Calendar on the hour (though not, apparently, at specified intervals or on demand, which is a bit frustrating). Overall, this program's strong functionality and design make it a good choice for home and business users.
Publisher's Description
From XemiComputers:
Active Desktop Calendar is a fully customizable calendar with notes, tasks, alarms and contacts provides seamless integration and interactivity with the desktop background. You can organize data in color coded layers and share them in a local network. The program integrates with Outlook to show its appointments/tasks on the desktop and offers connection with Google calendars and web based ICS files. There are preset calendars with holidays for different countries. You can choose calendar icons, fonts, colors and type: one, two or three months on the desktop. Through interactive desktop the program accepts clicks on dates, appointments and tasks. Printing calendar data is easy, in monthly view or as a list of appointments in a chosen date range. Built-in address book allows you to keep details about all your contacts and import them from other programs. CSV and iCal formats are supported for importing and exporting data. The program saves daily backup automatically.
What's new in this version: Version 7.96 has desktop tooltips that show additional note description.
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All versions:
3.7 starsout of 128 votes
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Current version:
2.0 starsout of 4 votes
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"uninstalled after 1 hour"
Version: Active Desktop Calendar 7.96
Pros
if it worked at all I would give a pro
Cons
just sat there like a lump
Summary
I have used other calendars (tinnes) this one is use-less
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"Gets the job done"
Version: Active Desktop Calendar 7.96
Pros
syncs with iphone and outlook
Cons
pretty basic nothing too crazy
Summary
good for what it is
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"could not find a way to shut down"
Version: Active Desktop Calendar 7.96
Pros
has a lot of holidays included
Cons
could not add a event or a task
Summary
impossible to use
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"stopped working after 1 month...unable to reinstall"
Version: Active Desktop Calendar 7.96
Pros
was great while it worked...but...
Cons
stopped working after 1 month and unable to reinstall
Summary
waste of time
stopped working after a couple of weeks...tried to redownload with no success...not worth the trouble...
Updated on Feb 4, 2012
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