Brad Trupp

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Load your events in your Calendar using a simple CSV to iCalendar conversion utility written in Ruby.

Sometimes I want to import a lot of events into my calendar -- an example being a concert series -- and the information is not in a format that allows easy import into my calendars.

I accomplish this with a simple two step process.

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A Simple iCalendar to Task Coach Conversion Utility written in Ruby

Import your iCalendar events into Task Coach using a simple iCal to TaskCoach conversion utility written in Ruby.

One product that I have recently started using to keep myself organized is Task Coach. Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to manage personal tasks and todo lists.

Being a work-in-progress, it is missing a number of features ( as of release 0.72.6 in April 2009 ) that I need. One is the ability to import tasks from other formats. It does however have a merge feature so you can combine tasks from other Task Coach files.

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Laptops, netbooks surge. Is the desktop PC headed for extinction?

Comments of mine in a newspaper article about Netbook technology.... Read more »

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