iambic Updates Agendus
iambic has released two new editions of its contact management and scheduling application iambic Agendus – Agendus 6.1 for Palm OS Standard and Professional Editions. The contact management and scheduling application adds a new integrated e-mail/SMS feature and more high resolution support.
Agendus 6.11 for Palm OS Standard Edition now supports high-resolution color icons in toolbar and pop-up menus, while Agendus 6.11 Professional Edition includes integrated e-mail and SMS feature for both sending and receiving messages via HotSync, as well as directly on the device via dial-up, wireless modem, bluetooth, IR to mobile phone, or cable to mobile phone.
The program effectively integrates datebook,
contacts, to-do and e-mail, giving the user
the ability to send an e-mail message using the contact details or add
contacts from received e-mails as datebook entries. Other new features in
the Agendus 6.11 Professional Edition include:
- New Quarter view
- New To-Do View
- Additional customizable filters in the To-Do view
- Support for wallpaper background images without the need for a memory card
- High-resolution color icons in toolbar and pop-up menus
- High-resolution icon editor and high-resolution icon display capability
- Schedule new Call/Meeting/To-Do on received e-mail messages
- vCalendar and vCard support; ability to import vCalendar and vCard items directly to your datebook and contact list
Agendus 6.11 for Palm OS can be downloaded from iambic.com, a free trial version is available. The Standard Edition sells for $24.95 and the Professional Edition for $39.95.
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RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
Puck
RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
I've tried them all, and all combinations, but at the end of the day, Agendus is still the best - by far more than a short head. It's large yes but integrates all your PIM requirements nicely into one application. I use it all the time to manage my contacts, meetings and todo lists. It's a catch 22
OB
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Any device can have one more useful feature added.
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RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
Unfortunately, DateBK5 doesn't cut it for me, so I have no altenative to jump to.
RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
I have to disagree highly, for different reasons, that Agendus is bloatware. The reason I use DateBk5 as my own datebook is because it's far more powerful than Agendus. I decided to get Agendus to see what all of the fuss was about. It really doesn't offer a ton of features. Don't get me wrong, I like that about the program. It's a no-nonsense program, and unlike DateBk5, it doesn't flood you with stuff that you don't need.
I think that, unfortunately, Agendus is targeted at a very specific audience: professionals. The very fact that they have renamed appointments to meetings is a testament to this. It works very well for professionals, thanks to the integration it offers with the contacts.
However, that's why I don't use it. I use DateBk5. It offers so much more, and I like it a lot more because I can be a lot more specific, not to mention that it looks a lot better in Hi-Res.
Agendus is great for some people. I have to scold iambic for their selling schemes (Agendus Student Edition is an exact clone of Agendus 5.0 with "Meetings" renamed to "Events" and "Contacts" renamed to "Friends". Ugh.)
RE: i owned it. abandoned it.
It is an *essential* application on the Palm, and its ability to synchronize with my practice management software (TimeMatters) is equally essential.
As a former Sharp Zaurus user, the inability of the Palm OS to link contacts with to-do's and/or appointments was a significant minus, and is critical to my ability to use my PDA as a professional tool.
Hence, iambic's product(s) ability to handle this adroitly is very important.
That having been said, yes, the code is fat; you need to have a Palm with lots of RAM; and if you aren't a professional or other worker who has to constantly interact with clients/patients/customers, etc., you don't need many of its best features.
However, I've looked at DAtebk and it was completely useless for me.
So this is what makes "personal digital organizer's" PERSONAL.
H.
Iambic fails again
They have yet again failed to address the SMS bug found in CLIEs (running over Bluetooth, for example). They state that the SMS feature only works with Palm OS compatible devices running the Phone Library (e.g. Treo). However, this amounts to horsecrap, for two reasons:
1) When you do install the Phone Library (found at NXT's Clie Club), one-touch dialling over BT works via Agendus. However, one can only send, not receive, SMS from the phone.
2) Why is it that FunSMS, and just about every other SMS app out there, manages to have SMS work without expressing the need for the phone libraries.
My conclusion, pick one of the following:
- Iambic has incompetent programmers
- Iambic is lazy
- Iambic is naive, not realising that there are a lot of CLIE owners out there who own mobile phones ...
I've dumped this demo version of Agendus and Mail back in the dustbin.
Until Iambic start seeing reality and adding universally compatible and useful features to their Mail app, as opposed to useless bloat, I'll be sticking with a combination of other applications!
RE: Iambic fails again
- Iambic has incompetent programmers
- Iambic is lazy
- Iambic is naive, not realising that there are a lot of CLIE owners out there who own mobile phones ...
I've dumped this demo version of Agendus and Mail back in the dustbin."
I vote for all of the above, plus
- iambic has no desire to serve their customers.
May 1, iambic updated AllTime. Release 4.03 had more severe bugs in it than a first beta release should have. After three weeks of complaints they fixed 1, count em, one bug. Otherwise they ignore us.
The only exception was a response I got that they couln't fix AllTime because they were too busy with getting Agendus ready. That thread was deleted a few hours later so others couldn't see their attitude documented.
Bottom line, if you try an iambic product and it has a bug, better decide if you can live with it...because they will never fix it!
mike d
RE: Iambic fails again
What an AWESOME product!!!
I am a pharmaceutical sales rep and this is what i use (in conjunction with MS outlook) EXCLUSIVLEY to manage my business. All the new high res icons both in app and the ones assigned to meetings make it feel like i've got a new program! Sweet. Keep up the innovative work.
SIDE BAR: Your iambic mail support (not agendus) SUCKS!!!!!! Come on, iambic writes this wicked app agendus and can't figure out how to integrate SMS? Is it that hard? Really droppping the ball. I use a Palm Tungsten and T68i (popular combo i understand) and to no avail. Oh, Fun SMS is a wicked program anyway. It just would be sweet if iambic got off their ass and figured it out!
But Agendus ROCKS!!!!!!!!
Palm Tungsten T, iambic Agendus, Vaja 924 FlipTop Case, Palm UltraThin Keyboard, SonyEricson T68i
RE: What an AWESOME product!!!
Agendus' biggest faults: Iambic, the company does not engender trust & the support outright rots.
Datebk5's biggest faults: No desktop companion and no meaningful updates in over a year.
I forcefully disagree that this is a must for a serious Palm User, I'm living with the built-in apps--which are FREE--but would like more ... and will just keep waiting.
the VisorMiser
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RE: What an AWESOME product!!!
While it's true that the latest release version has been out for a while, the preview versions are free for all Datebk5 users to use (or new users to try), contain bug fixes, and countless improvements.
In fact, the "preview versions" are better and just as stable as the release version. Highly recommended.
Rolando
RE: What an AWESOME product!!!
That way, those of us who prefer solid, tested performance can wait for a release version, and those who want to try (and critique) new features can get involved in the preview process. (And all the preview versions I've used have been pretty bug-free.)
I believe CESD is within a hairsbreadth of making a new release version -- they're in the final loop of preview reviews now.
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"I'm warning you ... if you kill me, they'll just send 008!"
Jeff Meyer
Category support?
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Agendus Pro is on target
I lost faith in Iambic long ago
Gotta love $2 discounts.
RE: Datebk and Agendus
Agendus and Datebk both offer lots of features that I don't need. Basically, what I want them for is the one-line display of my meetings, with only those times I have them. I also want the split screen with my tasks visible on the bottom, and a Daily Journal entry tool. I also like the integration with contacts.
What I don't like:
When I complete a to-do, attend a meeting, or make a call, why doesn't either one of these bloated programs offer me the option of having it automatically logged with the time in the Daily Journal? Is that really so much to ask? Do I really have to type this stuff myself, or can't I just tape a complete box on these items and have them recorded for me. The Daily Journal is very useful for me. Logging my activities in notes on contacts is *useless*.
Agendus and Datebk look awful on my 320x480 hi-res display on my T3. Agendus' today screen is using some 160x160 display res. The lists are a little better, but both of these programs are 1x1 screen sized and don't resize if I open up the screen.
When I tap an appointment, shouldn't I see the details of the appointment, such as the location, name, and attendees, etc? Why am I shown a data entry screen, and then have to tap one more time to see the notes? That's worse than the built in datebook.
It amazes me after all of these years that neither one of these products has been able to produce what seems to be so very obvious to me as useful features and trim out some of the stupid stuff like making a task a particular color or bold fonts. Those kinds of things make a todo list look like a children's book.
So I'm sticking with the built-in apps, since everything I want to do I can do easily just by pushing the hardware buttons on my Palm, and the only real benefit these things off is a split screen - which is NOT worth $25 or more.
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i owned it. abandoned it.