Vipul Jain asks:
I recently joined an MBA college and now i have a horde of assignments and its becoming way too tough to remember what’s due when?
So can you suggest some organizer of some sort (Online sync is optional, not of importance), where i can
1. Record my assignments due date
2. Check mark the assignment i have done, or maybe assign a different color
3. The old ones are hidden or deleted..??
8 Answers -
Bruce Epper
July 18, 2012There is a built-in todo list in Microsoft Outlook, so if you are using that for your email, the necessary functionality is already there.There is doominow (http://doominow.com/) which uses Adobe AIR.Then there is todoist (http://todoist.com/) which appears to be an onine one (I haven’t tried it myself).
ferdinan Sitohang
July 18, 2012For what i see is that actually you can optimize your email account such as yahoo, gmail, and other email address, by using its calendar support. You can arrange the assignments in that calendar, create a different color in it, and it will give you a reminder when it is coming with the due date. In addition you can synchronize your devices like phone, ipad, tab, with an email calendar, so you don’t need to install any additional software. Hope it can help
gestalt0421
July 18, 2012You can use Google Calendar for your tasks. You can even define when you want to be reminded by pop-up or e-mail.
As for online sites, I find thebigpic.org, myschoolbinder.com, and bitrix24.com very helpful.
Vipul Jain
July 18, 2012i would need a software that would keeptrack without internet access as i dont have it all the time. so the mail organizers are not of help. any offline software like Rainlender?
Oron
July 18, 2012Any calendar application (e.g. Google Calendar, Outlook calendar or Lightning in Thunderbird) should be up to it. Simply create an “appointment” for each assignment (e.g. “deadline for L502″) set for the time of the deadline. You can set reminders for the deadline to help focus your mind as it approaches. Once the assignment is over it will be “expired”. That is, it will not be deleted (or even hidden as such), but will be listed with other past events.
Most calendar applications have some kind of categorising/colour coding option, so that aspect is also taken care of.
Vipul Jain
July 18, 2012thnx for the recommendations. I’ll mark it as resolved.
using google calender now. but i really wish it was more than just an extension in my coolnovo. isnt there any way i can use it as my wallpaper or any app to spawn some gadgets on my desktop?
please use http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/sync-mozilla-sunbird-google-calendar/ as a reference for what you are looking for.
July 19, 2012I can think of three ways of getting tasks and/or events onto your desktop. First, there’s active desktop. Second, there’s desktop gadgets. Third, there’s Google Desktop.
There’s a feature within Windows XP called active desktop. It allows you to replace your desktop with something else – for your particular needs, you can replace your desktop with a calendar with the right software.
Unfortunately, Windows 7 no longer supports Active Desktop – instead, there are a number of desktop widgets, also known as “gadgets”, that replaced Active Desktop. You need only install the gadget and it should work. Check out this link for desktop gadgets for Microsoft Outlook Express – specifically it’s #7 in the article linked to directly above.
There’s also the option of using Google Desktop and installing the Gdesktop gadget for desktop calendars, using Gcal as your desktop calendar. Unfortunately, Gdesktop is no longer supported by Google. It should still work though.
July 20, 2012thanks. even i heard about active desktop but since i’m using win 7, its not there. as for the gadgets, windows no longer supports win 7 gadgets as well now that windows 8 is here.
July 20, 2012will try google desktop, though if it doesnt work i’m getting used to viewing the calender in my coolnovo as a pinned tab.
Here’s the website for the Gcaldesktop gadget:
https://sites.google.com/site/gcaldesktop/
Personally, I think the desktop gadget for Outlook is the best, since it combines both task management and a calendar into a very simple and easy to manage format.
Congratulations on getting accepted into an MBA program. I was fortunate enough to take a several business courses as a part of my MA program – MBA classes assign a lot more projects than academic courses.
Another handy application that I used extensively was Mnemosyne. It’s also available as a flash card app on Android. Anyway, it made memorizing key concepts much easier.
http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/
July 20, 2012denbel
July 28, 2012i am a college student and i will get my BSC degree with in few weeks. so i need these software to apply for my research
From all the responses i had gathered, i personally went for Google Calender.
I have it as a plugin in my chrome (works offline too), also gets synced to my android.
Pretty nifty
But if you want fully offline calender management for free, get Rainlender.
July 28, 2012It was quite useful as well.
Kaitlyn
January 18, 2013I know this is a little late but maybe it will help anyone else looking for good ways to manage their classwork. I use a google docs spread sheet to keep track of all my assignments. I made a template for it. If you are in google drive and click “Create” and then “from template” just search “College Class Companion” It will sync so so you access it from anywhere and a put in formulas so it will calculate your grade for you