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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Daily warning required.
Date: 30 Aug 2015 01:51:46 GMT
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On 2015-08-30, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <290820151801009183%michelle@michelle.org>, Michelle Steiner
><michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>
>> > > > why would anyone do all that when it's a helluva lot easier to simply
>> > > > download and use an alarm clock app that's designed exactly for setting
>> > > > alarms.
>> > > 
>> > > Why download an app when Calendar is already there?
>> > 
>> > because calendar is overkill for a simple alarm.
>> 
>> Overkill?  You set the alarm in Calendar once, quit the program, and
>> the alarm triggers whenever it is programmed to do so.  downloading yet
>> another application is overkill.
>
> calendar does a shitload more which isn't needed for a single recurring
> alarm.
>
> a small lightweight alarm app is ideal.

That depends on your objectives and needs. For many, using the built-in
calendar/reminders application is preferable to finding and installing a
trustworthy third-party application.

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