excel vs. whole new program

[ding5550123]

I am getting a laptop soon, I hope. I would use it for dchool but i was wondering if i should use an excel file to keep track of everything, or use an app that i find. (or make)

 

[IamDavid]

excel 4 sure..

 

[alimoalem]

keep track of what? finances? excel or quicken

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I love excel, it comes in handy

 

[ding5550123]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
keep track of what? finances? excel or quicken

to do list ect

 

[mindless1]

Originally posted by: ding5550123

Originally posted by: alimoalem
keep track of what? finances? excel or quicken

to do list ect

Feel free to supply a bit more information since it is your thread and you want specific advice.

Why do so many applications exist? Because there are so many different needs.

 

[alpha88]

I use Sim City 4 for most things.

When I need to make todo lists, I just post little signs at important intersections.

 

[cker]

You can just use a text file for your todo list -- extra portable that way.

LifeHacker : List your life in .txt

On the LifeHacker site, they have other articles about keeping your project list in a text file, including doing reporting and so on. If you want reminders and a calendar, there are various programs that will do this, like (shudder) Outlook, or any of a pile of others. Depends on your preference. Having programmable reminders might help with school work if you're prone (like I was) to "forget" crappy assignments.

 

[shortylickens]

Welcome NOOB!

We need more info. If you want to keep track of school work and stuff, just use notepad and make a text file on your desktop called "ToDo.txt".

You could also use Microsoft Outlook to keep track of everything but it seems a little complicated for your needs. And also expensive. There are programs specially designed to keep track of school assignments and functions. Just search on Google.

Unless of course you have needs we dont know about.
TALK TO US MAN!

 

[ding5550123]

It would be my agenda to do list and events

I was thinking an excel file with multible sheets

 

[acole1]

Originally posted by: alpha88
I use Sim City 4 for most things.

When I need to make todo lists, I just post little signs at important intersections.

:laugh: Please tell me you are kidding.

If you have Excel then you have Outlook... use that. It's made for schedules and the like, whereas excel is not.

For school I use my Pocket PC's calendar and it works really well! It pops up notifications at designated times and is really easy to use. :thumbsup:

 

[Swanny]

Originally posted by: ding5550123
It would be my agenda to do list and events

I was thinking an excel file with multible sheets

You should be able to find a free program that will do something like that. For one, you could download Palm Desktop. It's meant to work with a Palm handheld, but it's free and you don't have to sync with a handheld. It's good for schedules, to-dos, and contacts.

 

[Slowlearner]

Open Office for free

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: Slowlearner
Open Office for free

ftw