From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: Re: contact management in org-mode? Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:10 +0000 Message-ID: <87pr86tywd.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <878wfoc5ao.fsf@cuma.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87iqerzvm2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <20091025023410.GK2357@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> Reply-To: e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N3Ptx-0005XC-3O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:58:33 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N3Pts-0005VQ-Eu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:58:32 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58993 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N3Pts-0005VN-7N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:58:28 -0400 Received: from vscane-c.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.43]:32935) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N3Ptr-0004aK-Oh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:58:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20091025023410.GK2357@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> From: Eric S Fraga List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: Russell Adams 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. 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!