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Review of Lupin's Diary by Upton Au
Written by Upton Au  [author's bio]  [read 24066 times]
Edited by Derek

      

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The Buzz: An aesthetically pleasing but limited interface for Pocket Office’s Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts applications.
Developer: CeCraft
Availability: Handango for all Pocket PC’s
Price: $19.95

Editor’s Rating: 4 / 5

CeCraft’s first software release relating to Personal Information Management, Lupin’s Diary is a skinnable interface that allows access to Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts functions from within the application. The retail-version arrives as a self-executable that once installed, is unlocked with a registration code. Lupin’s Diary, with a 3-tabbed display area and controls above and below, occupies the entire Pocket PC screen. The three views provided are labeled Appointment, Task, and Contact. Common to all screens is the Options button featuring a question mark, and below, the New and Find buttons.

The Appointment screen can be viewed six ways: Agenda, Day, Week grid, Week, Month, and Year. Appointments are displayed with their subject and timeframe. In the Agenda view, one can see their appointments for x number of days, and if desired, their Tasks as well. The Day view shows appointments by hour over the course of one’s workday. The hours of a workday, along with the number of working days, 1st day of the week, and ISO week numbers can be changed from their defaults. The Week grid view can display Tasks as well, but in lacking drag-and-drop capabilities for Appointments and Tasks, does little to earn its keep. The Week view takes after Pocket Outlook’s view, relying on blocks to show occupied time. Month view shows dots corresponding to the number of appointments and a bar for All-Day events. The Year view is taken more or less directly from the built-in Calendar.

Agenda view with Base skin

Day view with Fall’s Story skin

Week grid view with Jazz Bar skin

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