Huge calendar oversight

[Kegman]

This calendar doesn't allow you to set bi-weekly reminders!!! Big problem for me. I have several things I need to remember bi weekly and I cant even put it in manually because some months say have 5 tuesdays. That alters the following months schedules if I left it alone.

I need a calendar with more options. any suggestions.

as a ps, the alarm clock was missing simple features too. luckily i found a free alternate, but wtf, no calendars?

 

[Matt Kline]

Set up all your calendars in google calendar and send yourself email alerts.

 

[doctorlove316]

EDIT: Nevermind, I think I misread your post.

 

[gwhamil]

I have the same problem. Are there any third party calendar apps that would address this?

 

[Leif]

Well...I'm making one, but it won't be available for a while.... (as it's more of a task manager on steroids than a calendar).

Anyway, you can do this on Google Calendar, so I would just set it up on the calendar website, and let your x sync with it (which it should already do).

 

[gwhamil]

Thanks, I will give that a try. Haven't really given any thought to google mail or calendar. I have been using my old email, and only set the google account up because it was required.

 

[gwhamil]

Sigh, Google Calendars does not support bi-weekly reminders either.

 

[ottscay]

Google calendars (online) most certainly does support any sort of weekly repetition (every week, every other week, every three weeks, etc). It's how I've been doing since I discovered the lack of biweekly support in the phone app.

Agreed that it's a stupid flaw that should take very little time to fix, but at least the work around isn't too hard.

Note: In the online calendar app select weekly under "repeat" and then options come up for how many weeks you want, from every week up to every 30th week).

 

[doctorlove316]

Wait. Are we talking about reminders or repeats? Because repeats, yes you can do it.

 

[doctorlove316]

Google calendars (online) most certainly does support any sort of weekly repetition (every week, every other week, every three weeks, etc). It's how I've been doing since I discovered the lack of biweekly support in the phone app.

Agreed that it's a stupid flaw that should take very little time to fix, but at least the work around isn't too hard.

Note: In the online calendar app select weekly under "repeat" and then options come up for how many weeks you want, from every week up to every 30th week).

^^^
This is what I do for paychecks.

 

[gwhamil]

That did it. Thanks very much. I saw weekly but had not selected it to see the options for how many weeks you want. I just thought it meant weekly from the day of the event.

 

[wabyrd]

^^^
This is what I do for paychecks.

+1 Works well for me doing this.

 

[Kegman]

awesome worked for me thanks

 

[CarbonOak]

+1 Thanks much! Worked great and actually very similar to how I had it set up on my former BB.

 

[Stang68]

Does Froyo fix this? Haven't heard anything but I know there are some improvements to the calendar app in 2.2.

 

[OnePalmAddict]

For those of you familiar with Pimlico Software's outstanding PalmOS app, DateBk6, and its more recent cross-platform app, Pimlical (think DB6 on steroids AND on your desktop AND on your mobile device AND syncing with GCal), the developer has announced a soon-to-be-released Android client for Pimlical. If you aren't familiar, trust me when I say that this app will make take your calendar and/or task management beyond your wildest dreams.

AFAIK, it hasn't been released just yet, but based on a May email from the dev, I am eagerly waiting...keep your eyes and ears open!

ME