On Monday, I had a couple of conference calls scheduled – I knew that I had put them into my Outlook Calendar, but for some strange reason, they weren’t there when I turned on my computer that morning. No worries, I thought, I remembered them anyway – maybe I never really put them there in the first place.
But then at the end of my day, I remembered something else – there is a new Illinois law that requires all kindergarteners, 2nd graders and 7th graders to have a dental exam before the school year starts. And this is my “extra-lucky” year [not.] – I have a kindergartener, 2nd grader, and 7th grader.
Getting three dentist appointments back to back isn’t easy, it takes a bit of scheduling and a few weeks lead time.
You can see where I am going with this – at the end of the day on Monday I realized there was something else missing from my Outlook Calendar, and I inadvertently blew off three dentist appointments that day.
Then yesterday, some other reminders I had set up for myself by flagging messages with a follow up time didn’t pop up.
I don’t know about you, but my brain is quite attached to Outlook. Without reminders, folders, flags and deadlines, I pretty much can’t function.
Obviously, my Outlook is broken. And I’m not about to take the time to figure out what is wrong and try to fix it – anyone who has ever taken on a Microsoft problem knows what I mean.
The sad and scary solution is that I need to try a different program. GMail and Google Calendar/Desktop seem to be a logical choice, but I’m not a raving fan of Google. Their disdain for customer support and their utter lack of transparency leave me feeling less than happy about trusting them with all of my business and life information. Additionally, I have 10+ different email accounts and I need to ensure I can continue to ‘brand’ and distinguish my communications accurately.
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