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[Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?
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Gregory J. Grubbs |
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[Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode? |
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:46:32 -0600 |
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Eric S Fraga <address@hidden> writes:
> At Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:34:10 -0500, Russell Adams wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> I reverse my recommendation regarding BBDB.
>>
>> /rant on
>>
>
> [...]
>
>> /rant off
>
> I'm in complete agreement with you on this rant. I do find it
> incredible that there are no good contact managers out there, at least
> not those that are not tied to some specific tool.
>
I can finally admit it here:
I, too, am a BBDB hater.
Maybe now I can finally move on with my life ... thank you all!
-Greg
... but really, there has to be a better way. Maybe a wrapper around a
contact-specific sqlite database?
> When my Psion 3 (various incarnations of this lovely little computer)
> died a few years ago now, I have tried out a large number of contact
> managers trying to find one that could replace the Psion. I have had
> no luck, having gone through bbdb and abook, amongst others. This was
> all before my second (more successful) encounter with org-mode.
>
>> I'll post if I find a better alternative. I welcome recommendations
>> while I try to centralize my contacts to CSV while I decide what to
>> put them in.
>
> I've gone to using org-mode for this: an entry (top level heading) for
> each person and details fully written out in free form but also some
> details in properties that I can then view in column mode (phone
> number etc.). But please do pass on any suggestions for alternatives!
>
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- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Russell Adams, 2009/10/25
- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Eric S Fraga, 2009/10/29
- [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?,
Gregory J. Grubbs <=
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- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Russell Adams, 2009/10/29
- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Alan E. Davis, 2009/10/29
- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Eric S Fraga, 2009/10/29
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- Re: [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Russell Adams, 2009/10/30
- [Orgmode] Re: contact management in org-mode?, Gregory J. Grubbs, 2009/10/31
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