Calendar App Not Adequate for Shift-work

[pike942]

I work rotating shifts and can’t figure out how to enter my schedule on my Touch with the current Calendar application.

With my palm-top computer I simply created events titled: Day1, Day2, Day3, Mid1, Mid2, & Mid3. Each of these events were created as repeating events — repeating daily every twelfth day. Then I created Off1, Off2, & Off3 as repeating events — repeating every 6th day.

Or another example would be Mother’s Day. It would be nice to be able to create an event that repeats monthly every 12mo (2nd Sunday of every 12th month).

Is there any way to do something similar that I’m overlooking?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[i robot]

Your right I dont think the current calendar app is up to the task you describe. However the launch of the App store should offer alternatives

[Shakes]

v2 of the software "should" be able to do this since it syncs with Outlook and Outlook supports all of those tasks.

[pike942]

Originally Posted by Shakes

v2 of the software "should" be able to do this since it syncs with Outlook and Outlook supports all of those tasks.

Oh great, I've gotta use Outlook.

[acosmichippo]

iCal and Outlook will both schedule events as you describe, and your Touch will sync those just fine. the 2.0 software may bring this functionality directly to touches/phones, but we just don't know yet.

[Saverino]

Is the calendar app on the iPod Touch, the same as the iPhone? Because on the iPhone you can set things to repeat yearly.

[acosmichippo]

it's the same, but that's not what the OP is trying to do. For example, he wants to schedule events every 12th day. The Scheduler directly on the iphone is not that versatile (repeats every day, week, 2 weeks, month, or year).

Keep in mind though, iCal and Outlook can both do it, and the iTouch will sync those calendars fine.

[Saverino]

Originally Posted by acosmichippo

it's the same, but that's not what the OP is trying to do. For example, he wants to schedule events every 12th day. The Scheduler directly on the iphone is not that versatile (repeats every day, week, 2 weeks, month, or year).

Keep in mind though, iCal and Outlook can both do it, and the iTouch will sync those calendars fine.

Ohhhh okay okay. Got it...

[Lincoln]

Yes, Outlook should solve your problems.

- John