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Summary: Don't take security advice from a clown
Review: I am only responding to "Ronald McDonald"'s security criticism. Giving the program a 1 * rating because the program fails to prevent an inept user from doing the unforseeable is quite unfair. What's worse, even if this could be called a bug, it's not a security flaw: only backups are effective means against data loss, and this program does not proport itself to be a backup system. (PS, I'm not associated with Lotus, IBM, or the software product in any way.)
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Summary: A Very Good Tool If In Conjunction With A Work Wethod
Review: I found Organizer very useful for it is the closest tool to PEP (Personal Efficiency Program) way of organize work. In my opinion PIM are not self explantory: you need to learn a way or a method to organize the work, after all bad or good is much more evident. Lotus Organizer is very useful to make real the best organizational practices. More focus is on tasks, calls and calendar, and not as in outlook, in mail messages (that is a good way to loose time). Security is not an issue with theese 'personal' tools: With NT WKS you can secure data and actually leave programs open inside. I would add that if we will start form outlook to make a groupware application around the Exchange Server, it would become a Lotus Organizer OutlookRegards
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Summary: A Very Good Tool If In Conjunction With A Work Wethod
Review: I found Organizer very useful for it is the closest tool to PEP (Personal Efficiency Program) way of organize work. In my opinion PIM are not self explantory: you need to learn a way or a method to organize the work, after all bad or good is much more evident. Lotus Organizer is very useful to make real the best organizational practices. More focus is on tasks, calls and calendar, and not as in outlook, in mail messages (that is a good way to loose time). Security is not an issue with theese 'personal' tools: With NT WKS you can secure data and actually leave programs open inside. I would add that if we will start form outlook to make a groupware application around the Exchange Server, it would become a Lotus Organizer Outlook Regards
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Summary: Surprise, it is great
Review: I have looked for a good PIM for a long time. Outlook is very good, but always seemed so much different than my old paper based PIM. I knew of Lotus, but never tried it. It is wonderful. Syncs great with my Palm too. I just hope IBM continues to support this product.
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Summary: Better than Outlook, but missing some important details
Review: I have used both Outlook and Organizer for several years. Organizer far outpaces MS Outlook if you are a very organized person (or dream of being so). I especially like Organizer's use of colour and icons to help you scan entries. I can't believe that MS is still stuck in a black and white world with Outlook. I also make extensive use of Organizer's ability to cross link different types of entries. For instance: I can create a To Do for making a phone call next week. I can have Organizer create a calendar entry for that call automatically and have it linked to a contact in my address book. No searching for a phone number at the last minute. The ability to publish both calendar and address book information to a website is very helpful as I travel. The one disappointing drawback is that Calendar web publishing does not include full day events (planner entries), making calendar publishing useless unless I want to create duplicate all-day appointments. As soon as Lotus realizes and corrects this bug, I will have to manually list events on the same website.
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Summary: Simply does what it says!
Review: I have used this program exclusively since 1995. Threw away my paper address book, calendar, to-do lists...and never looked back! It's comprehensive, totally user-oriented, and fun to use. Link everything to everything else...easily. V6 plays well with the web too--for example, I've entered hundreds of Bookmarks (Org calls them web entries) into Organizer. I've categorized them, and for some I make notes. I can search them all in under 1 second and retrieve exactly what I'm looking for. Stores web page usernames and passwords for you too...and then automagically enters them into your browser when you visit the page. Try IBM's free 30 day trial of Organizer on their site at http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/organizer.
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Summary: The best!
Review: I have used this program exclusively since 1995. Threw away my paper address book, calendar, to-do lists...and never looked back! It's comprehensive, totally user-oriented, and fun to use. Link everything to everything else...easily. V6 plays well with the web too--for example, I've entered hundreds of Bookmarks (Org calls them web entries) into Organizer. I've categorized them, and for some I make notes. I can search them all in under 1 second and retrieve exactly what I'm looking for. Stores web page usernames and passwords for you too...and then automagically enters them into your browser when you visit the page. Try IBM's free 30 day trial of Organizer on their site at http://www.lotus.com/home.nsf/welcome/organizer.
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Summary: Simply does what it says!
Review: I love this program. It does what it says it will do and it does it well. I found it very easy to learn and use, and I had never used any of its previous versions before. I especially love the Web Page section and the Notepad. I use Stamps.com a lot and I can pull addresses directly from my Lotus Organizer. I just found out, by accident, something that is really cool. I wanted to have an additional reminder of tasks directly on my PC desktop, even if I hadn't opened Organizer yet. I created a Task and then dragged and dropped it to my PC Desktop. It creates a tiny little VCalendar item and I can double click on that and it will show me the task. Unlike Outlook, this program will allow you to keep your Tasks on your calendar, even after they have been completed. It keeps them right on the day that they were completed so you can go back and see when you finished something. Works like a charm.
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Summary: Great Program
Review: I searched out numerous calander programs in search of one that was compatable with my law practice. I depend on my calander tremendously and need a program that would sync easily with my Palm. Lotus does all this and more. It is fairly user friendly. It allows you to uses filters inorder to create subcatagories. This is espically important when having to use your contact list to make lists for weddings, client development and related items. The layout is easy on the eyes and there are numerous alternatives to choose from. 6.0 is my fourth version of Organizer which I have used and I would highly reccommend it.
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Summary: It Just Doesn't Get Better Than This!
Review: I've used Lotus Organizer since the early 90's and have upgraded religiously. At job interviews, I'd even ask if I was allowed to install my one necessary program, Lotus Organizer. Now that I'm older and use a PDA, I still can't live without it. Any little thing I need to remember, any idea I might want to research later, just jot it, set a reminder and forget about it. My favorite feature of all is the linking, so I can cross-reference a contact with notes, web pages, events or even other contacts. I also love being able to archive; I have one large file that stays on my home hard drive and has every old task, appointment and contact since before 2000 while my active file stays trim. It's indispensable. If IBM ever drops it, there's nothing on the market right now that could rival Lotus Organizer. From college to career, it's done well by me!
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