# Need an event reminder software for Windows

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-event-reminder-software-for-windows/491277 "2009-03-30T08:18:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-event-reminder-software-for-windows/491277/1 "2009-03-30T08:18:19Z")

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Is there some event reminder software that preferably will work on all computers on the network?

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**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-event-reminder-software-for-windows/491277/2 "2009-03-30T08:26:00Z")

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Outlook? Windows Calendar? Google Calendar in conjunction with the [Google Talk Labs Edition](http://www.google.com/talk/labsedition/index.html)? Is there something special about your network computers that prevent [generic Windows reminder apps](http://download.cnet.com/sort/1770-2124_4-0.html?query=reminder&searchtype=downloads&filter=licenseName=Free%7C&filterName=licenseName=Free%7C&tag=ltcol) from working on them?