A pair of desktop utilities: calendar, folder merge (original) (raw)

Mark Lutz lutz at rmi.net
Sun Sep 28 23:22:42 CEST 2014

A pair of basic tkinter desktop utility programs that others may find useful:

  1. frigcal -- a "refrigerator" style calendar desktop GUI
  2. mergeall -- do-it-yourself "cloud" storage, script + GUI

Both were coded in part as supplements for book readers, but have grown useful enough to merit a wider post and broader user testing. Feedback welcome; details follow.

  1. frigcal -- a "refrigerator" style calendar desktop GUI

Documentation:
http://learning-python.com/README-frigcal.html Download: http://learning-python.com/frigcal.zip Screenshots: http://learning-python.com/screenshots/01-win7-main-window.png
http://learning-python.com/screenshots/02-win7-clones-and-images.png http://learning-python.com/screenshots/

A Python 3.X program that implements a basic personal calendar GUI.
It uses portable iCalendar files for event storage, and sports Python coded configuration, persistent events, event colorization, multiple calendar files, multiple month windows, and automatic calendar backups.

This program is not an Outlook replacement: it does not implement tools such as task scheduling, journaling, alarms, invitations, or recurring or multiday events. In exchange for its limited utility, though, this program minimizes code and GUI complexity; reduces the risk of data loss; and yields a calendar sufficient for most personal needs, that requires neither a subscription nor an account log-in.

  1. mergeall -- do-it-yourself "cloud" storage, script + GUI

Documentation:
http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall.html Download: http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall.zip Screenshots: http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/launch-mergeall-GUI-screenshot-main.png http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall-desktop-screenshot-tablet.png http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall-desktop-screenshot-linux.png

A Python 3.X/2.X script and GUI useful for managing backups and changes in multiple copies of large directory trees (folders). Designed to quickly synchronize changes in content mirrored across multiple devices such as laptops, tablets, and USB flashdrives, this program in some contexts can provide a manual alternative to cloud-based storage.

Directory tree synchronization isn't the same as a "cloud," of course; but together with fast local storage devices, this program might just help you avoid paying to store your personal data at sites that may share it with, or sell it to, both advertisers and government agencies (who, shockingly, may not have your best interest at heart).

Cheers, --Mark Lutz (http://learning-python.com, http://www.rmi.net/~lutz)

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