From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carlos Sosa Subject: Re: Best practices to get reminders? Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:11:07 -0700 Message-ID: <87sicc8wfo.fsf@gnusosa.net> References: <87wq1o8xac.fsf@vostro.rath.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39265) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfJv7-0001n2-S7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:11:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfJv4-0005Ch-KW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:11:21 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:43585) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfJv4-0005CZ-Do for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:11:18 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YfJv1-0002MO-3D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:11:15 +0200 Received: from 162-245-22-242.public.monkeybrains.net ([162.245.22.242]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:11:15 +0200 Received: from gnusosa by 162-245-22-242.public.monkeybrains.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:11:15 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Nikolaus Rath writes: > How do other people handle this? Is everyone else opening and working on > their org files daily so that this becomes a non-issue? Have you tried (org-agenda-to-appt) and (appt-activate t)? If you do end up using those functions, and you're using Emacs 24.x, checkout desktop notifications: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Desktop-Notifications.html - Carlos