Apr 9, 2010
Dan Chartrand of VueSoft
A new approach to sharing calendars over a local network has been added to Version 7.0. Instead of sharing each calendar as a separate iCalendar (ICS) file, local calendars can be shared securely through a database. This allows the calendar owner to choose whom on the local network should have access to their calendar, and which users have permission to make changes.
A new "Sharing" tab is being added to the Calendar Properties window. To share a calendar over the local network, simply click a checkbox. By default, all users on the local network will have "Reader" access to the calendar, meaning they can view the calendar but not modify it. You can adjust the default permission using the "Everyone" row in the permissions list. You can also add specific users to override the default permissions, in case there are other people that need to modify the calendar or that shouldn't be allowed to see it. The specified User ID values are the Windows login names of the users, eliminating the need for passwords or other less elegant mechanisms to enforce permissions.

To connect to another user's calendar, select the "Add Shared Calendar From Local Network" command from the File menu. A window will list calendars you can access and that haven't already been added. To add a calendar, check its box and then click OK.

The previous publish+subscribe approach to local calendar sharing continues to be supported and is still a capability of version 7.0.
< Return
Aug 27, 2010
Aug 20, 2010
VueMinder Calendar continues to be improved. Version 7.3 adds an appearance theme editor, default task settings and appearances, importing and exporting of notes and tasks, improved meeting requests, multiple email or SMS reminders per event or task, a mini desktop calendar, a Week view on the full desktop calendar, inline event creation directly on the calendar, and much more!
[More]Aug 20, 2010
Version 7.3 adds a graphical editor for creating custom appearance theme files. This tool allows you to simply hover the mouse over any visual component (i.e., button, tab, etc) of VueMinder Calendar. Press a number key to edit the display properties of the hovered component type, such as its color. You can even assign bitmaps to skin the various components of the window. We know there are some very creative people out there, so if you come up with a cool appearance theme and would like to share it, please let us know!
[More]Aug 20, 2010
Version 7.3 adds the ability to customize how overdue, upcoming, and completed tasks appear. It also adds default task settings, so reminders and other task data can be specified as a template to be used when creating new tasks.
[More]Aug 20, 2010
Version 7.3 of VueMinder Calendar Pro adds import and export capabilities for notes and tasks. These can be imported from CSV files, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, or iCalendar (ICS) files. Notes and tasks can also be exported to the same formats. This improvement makes transferring task and note data between VueMinder Calendar and other programs much easier.
[More]Aug 20, 2010
Version 7.3 has improved meeting requests to better integrate with other programs, such as Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar. A new meeting request can be defined in VueMinder Calendar Pro. When sent, the request will provide response options for the recipient, such as "accept", "decline", and "tentative". Meeting request attachments generated by other calendar programs can also be loaded in VueMinder and a response sent , simply by opening the attachment in whatever email program is being used.
[More]Aug 20, 2010
As of version 7.3, VueMinder Calendar Pro can now have any number of email and/or SMS reminders scheduled for each event or task. These reminders can be scheduled up to 6 months in advance, and any time in between. This feature will make email and SMS reminders much more useful, since there's no longer a limit of just one reminder.
[More]Aug 20, 2010
For those that prefer a simpler, smaller calendar on the desktop, a new "mini" desktop calendar mode has been added in version 7.3. This calendar will show a single month, with color-coding of dates. Hovering the mouse over a date will list a summary of that date's activities. This new mini desktop calendar preserves much of the functionality of the full desktop calendar, but in a much smaller form. Your inner minimalist will rejoice!
[More]
0 Comments...
Post a Comment