Calendar Mine 2.0 (build 401)

Delaware Valley-based RPM Development is a company that specializes in developing high quality PC, Client Server, and Internet based software. The company also has a consulting practice, that offers custom software applications to Fortune 500 companies. RPM Development has been in business since the 90s.

During this time the company has come up with several software programs. Out of them all I would like to draw attention to just one – Calendar Mine. This application accurately calculates dates starting with 1583 and up to 2500 AD. I can’t think of any other calendar that can accurately calculate dates over such a big time span.

There are other bits and pieces that you are going to like about this piece of software. You are for example going to like the fact that it is quite easy to use. The interface has been built with ease of use in mind, so you should not have a problem with it. But if you do, the program offers adequate help.

Then you are going to like the rich functionality Calendar mine offers. In this category we should mention the following:

• Lunar and Solar information like sunrise, sunset, moon phases and so on.
• Holiday information for more than 30 different ethnic and religious groups.
• Daily, monthly, quarterly, or yearly calendar with images.
• Event scheduler that provides support for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly events.
• Create and manage to do lists.
• Calculate how many days are between two different dates. For example how many business days are between. January 1st and April 24th.
• See the best times and best days to go fishing.
• Launch other applications from within Calendar Mine.
• Fully customizable interface.
• Set calendar as the desktop wallpaper.
• Send schedules to friends, colleagues, and so on by email.
• Export and import calendar events.

There are a few drawbacks though. First of all, you should know that Calendar Mine is free to use only during the 60-day trial period. Speaking of using Calendar Mine, the application provides support for Windows XP only - no support for Vista and Windows 7. Last but not least, after the application finishes installing, it asks you to restart the computer – which I find to be annoying.

Pros

• Easy to use interface
• Rich functionality
• Extensive catalogue of built-in holidays
• Powerful scheduling engine
• Set calendar as wallpaper
• Customizable interface

Cons

• Free to use only during the 60-day trial
• Nag screen
• Have to restart the computer after the installation process completes

Calendar Mine has been reviewed by George Norman on 15 Apr 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Calendar Mine 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent