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Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by 1_player on Friday March 31, 2017 @06:06PM (#14008760)
[I am sorry if this is slightly off topic but]

Oh god, talk about good timing. I just got a literal headache spending the last hour searching for a good cross-platform calendar AND todo app that would work on my Mac, and perhaps on Android (although that's bonus). And ideally I'd like to have integration with Trello, so I can schedule my work tasks into the day.

That would be the bee's knees, and improve my productivity noticeably. But alas, such magical software does not exist yet. This is probably the wrong thread as I would pay top dollar for such an app.

The problem with all todo and calendar apps is that nobody has managed to successfully combine the two. A calendar to list only events is of very limited utility if you need a separate app to remind you your todos and tasks for the day.

Yeah, I've tried Fantastical, Todoist, Informant, BusyCal, and a plethora others, but none seem to fit nicely into the workflow of somebody that needs to keep track of their personal and work life without being too strict in their methods.

So for now I'll make do with the basic Calendar app on my OSes, and pen and paper to jot down my reminders as soon as they pop to my mind.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by jmeistrich on Saturday April 01, 2017 @02:47AM (#14010897)
I'm actually making exactly what you're looking for: https://moo.do

It does to-do lists, calendar, and email all in one. The only caveat is it only supports Google Calendar and Gmail so far.

Let me know if this solves your problem or if there's anything I can do to make it better for you.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by GrinningFool on Saturday April 01, 2017 @10:28AM (#14012262)
Not the GP and not quite what I'm looking for (I live in a terminal as much as possible, and on my phone as little ) ... However that looks like a kick-ass product. I hope it works out for you.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by dublin on Friday March 31, 2017 @06:59PM (#14009153)
Now that Microsoft has finally integrated at least some of the good parts of Sunrise into Outlook (which I've historically hated, but this is enough to make me give it a look, especially on my phone), I expect they'll be doing the same with Wunderlist for ToDo integration. If, by some miracle, they also manage to integrate great contact management in with the new LinkedIn, they'd really have something... (Aside: They'd have to undo the recent brain damage to LinkedIn first - the value of LI was it's contact info, not the feeds - the last damn thing I want and need is another Facebook-like vanity stream - there are reasons I refuse to do Facebook...)
Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by dilemma on Friday March 31, 2017 @11:15PM (#14010199)
>Oh god, talk about good timing. I just got a literal headache spending the last hour searching for a good cross-platform calendar AND todo app that would work on my Mac, and perhaps on Android (although that's bonus). And ideally I'd like to have integration with Trello, so I can schedule my work tasks into the day.

I've been looking for the same, and now I use OneNote for note taking and to do lists. You can easily make kanban boards, you can link tasks to emails or notes in OneNote with more information, and tasks show up in your calendar or tasks in Outlook.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by quanticle on Saturday April 01, 2017 @06:11AM (#14011435)
>You can easily make kanban boards

How do you do that? I use OneNote for notes and todos, but I didn't realize you could make a kanban board out of it.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by dilemma on Saturday April 01, 2017 @06:48AM (#14011509)
I just create a text box for each column, then copy paste a task to move from one to another. It isn't as nice as a visual UI where you can drag and drop, but as a whole this solution works better.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a powerful open-source Google Calendar r... by homarp on Saturday April 01, 2017 @01:11AM (#14010564)
> I would pay top dollar for such an app.

since you're willing to pay for it, contact http://www.oppsdaily.com/ to be featured there...