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 connect to other people's calendars via LAN to see changes in their schedules. There's also a simple contact manager. 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 the sidebar. 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. Overall, its strong functionality and design make it a great choice for home and business users.
This fully customizable calendar features notes/appointments, tasks, alarms, and displays its data on your desktop through blending with existing wallpaper. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local network. The program can integrate with Outlook to show its appointments and tasks on the desktop. There are options for changing calendar icons, fonts, colors and type: one, two or three months displayed on the desktop. Text only version is also available. Recurrence patterns work for both notes/appointments and alarms. Through interactive desktop the program accepts direct clicks on dates, notes/appointments and tasks. Printing calendar data is easy, in monthly view or as a list with option to choose date range for printing notes/appointments. Desktop pictures option allows you to add some of your pictures to existing desktop background. CSV and iCal formats are supported for data import and export. The program includes world clock screen saver.
Version 5.99b supports iCal format for importing and exporting calendar data.
