I have never used iCal, but that doesn't sound like a very convenient feature. I have used Palm for scheduling alarms--and with the newer Microsoft Offices you have access to the Palm through the email program. I apologize if this has already been suggested but I haven't read any other posts on this topic. Sue > From: "stuart weisberg" <stuart1 at prontomail.com> > Reply-To: "Home Macintosh Users List"<HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 17:09:39 -0500 > To: "Home Macintosh Users List" <HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Subject: [HM] Re: reminder or to do utility > > My understanding of ICal is that in order for it to work (the alarm > notification) you can > not turn your computer off. That wipes out any scheduled alarms. > >