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Laptops All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies- P38: Okay, I’ll admit it: I’ve got a strange biography. I’ve been a writer all my life. My first semi-pro job was sports editor of my high school newspaper. (Go Commodores!) After college I was a political reporter for daily newspapers in Ohio and New York (I covered four national nominating conventions and two Presidential campaigns) and a correspondent for The Associated Press. And then, in 1983, I gave in to my inner geek and became the first Executive Editor of PC Magazine, back in the days when most people asked, “What is a PC?”. | 344 Book IV Using Common Applications Chapter 4 Checking Your Calendar In This Chapter Keeping a calendar Contacting others Filing data into your address book hird-party software companies used to offer a number of calendar products as well as components that come with hardware like smart cell phones and personal data assistants PDAs . Microsoft offered calendar features as part of free MSN or Hotmail accounts. And Microsoft s Outlook program has included a calendar function for many years although it has mostly been used in office settings not by individual users. With each new version of Windows and Office Microsoft has expanded its offerings with creativity and adaptation. So it is with the Calendar function a software feature that s floated around for a long time but only just arrived as a full-fledged official component of the operating system with the introduction of Windows Vista. Picking a Calendar Which calendar to use If your office or organization employs Microsoft Outlook which isn t the same as Outlook Express then you may have that calendar system set up and running on your machine. Enable Outlook although some of its features are rather heavy-duty tools kind of like using a backhoe to excavate a flower pot. Buy and install a third-party calendar program. Employ the facilities of Hotmail Yahoo Google or other online services. Use Microsoft s Windows Calendar. This came about with the introduction of the Windows Vista operating system. 346 Picking a Calendar Windows Calendar The Windows Calendar has several components An electronic appointment scheduler is the program s heart. Once you enter an event the system can alert you however many days hours or minutes ahead of time. You can also set up recurring appointments weekly meetings or rent or mortgage payment dates and the like. Reminders can pop up on your laptop or you can integrate your calendar with your lists of contacts so e-mail messages go to invitees or confirmed meeting participants. See .