[Robotgroup] GNU/Open Source contact manager?

[Unfocused Brain]

To see a wiki list of eqivs see:
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_software
http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/AppHelper

But specific to your questions I would say:

For calendar:
http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ - There is a win32 port.
or
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/ - Lightning and Sunbird.
(I know you tried these already but they will improve over time.)

For visio:
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/ - there is a win32 port.

I would also suggest that if you are really stuck in the windows world, 
just run Linux as a virtual machine using vmware player under windows.
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

James

Vern Graner wrote:
> In my quest to prepare for the Microsoft-free Linux lifestyle I envision
> for myself in the future, I'm trying to replace all the commercial
> Windows apps I use with equivalent GNU applications.
> 
> I've pretty much moved from/to the following:
> 
> Microsoft Office -> Open Office
> Outlook -> Thunderbird
> Internet Explorer -> Firefox
> Winzip -> 7zip
> Acrobat -> PDF creator
> WSftp -> Filezilla
> ICQ -> GAIM
> Picture Publisher -> The GIMP
> 
> So now, I need a contact manager / appointment calendar to replace ACT
> 2000. Of course, as I am still infected with Windows XP, the solution
> has to be something that has a Win32 version for now.
> 
> I've experimented with Sunbird and just recently with Lightning plug-in 
> for Thunderbird, but it really doesn't integrate with the address book 
> at all, which is pretty disappointing...
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Vern
>