Chapter 20. Turning Your Mac into an Electronic Reminder

Rich and powerful business people hire personal secretaries to remind them of appointments and keep them on a schedule, so why shouldn't you? Of course, the rich and

powerful can afford personal secretaries, but you can have the next best thing: You can turn your Macintosh into an electronic reminder system. Just enter important appointments and meetings and have your Macintosh remind you so that you'll never be late or unprepared for important events. (Well, a person can dream.)

Project goal: Set alerts to make your Macintosh beep, display a message on the screen, send you an email reminder, or open a file to remind you of an upcoming appointment or event.

What You'll Be Using

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