OrgScheduler LAN Editor's Review

OrgScheduler can be used in a network environment as a calendar and scheduling solution. This software package contains two applications. The first application ("OrgManager") can be installed on the manager's computer, in order to allow task monitoring and scheduling. The second application ("OrgUser") acts as a client and should be installed on all the other computers which need to receive notifications.

OrgManager acts as a server in your LAN. It displays all the computers which are currently running the client application, along with the tasks and reminders which are configured on each PC. You can use OrgManager to define new tasks and set new reminders for each client computer. The OrgUser application has almost the same look and feel as the server program, except the fact that you can only set your own reminders. The communication between the client and the server is bi-directional, meaning that whenever a user modifies his or her tasks, the changes also appear on the server.

As I said, the user interface of the OrgManager application is almost the same as that of OrgUser. The time is displayed vertically, on the left side. Each task is shown as a colored box. If the task duration is longer, the box gets bigger. Whenever you double click a certain hour, a dialog appears. It allows you to define a new task. By default, no reminder is set when you create a new task. You can add a reminder to any task, and set it to trigger itself before the task.

Pluses: You can configure the program to automatically send an e-mail whenever a reminder fires. It's also possible to set a different color for each task. This helps you notice the tasks which are more important.

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In conclusion: OrgScheduler is a complete solution for managing tasks in a networked environment. If you need a way to centralize tasks and reminders, you could try this software.

version reviewed: 4.4