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Non-Windows Software / Re: Calendula (android) - a dead project that I use daily

« Last post by hamradio on July 02, 2025, 01:01 PM »

Hey all! It's weird to post here after so long, but I've been concerned about this Android app for a few years now, and I'm not sure where else to turn.

Calendula is a medication management, scheduling, alert, etc app that I've been using for.. 9 (?) years. But it hasn't seen an update since late 2018, android has been warning me that it's running on an old sdk (?) version for a few years now, and I fear that it will stop working with future android versions.

I kind of know how Github works, but the project is written in Java (as I understand it) and I neither like the language nor have modern skills with it. Many people have forked the project, but none have taken it over or offered a new version - hence my growing concern. I've searched for and tried similar apps (just foss, since I don't trust random apps on the play store with my medical info) and they all suck, really.

Does anyone here have an interest in reviving (forking) this project? I'd be willing to pay for it to be brought up to date and hopefully keep functioning for another few years (I'm not swimming in cash but this is quite important to me). Or, is there an app that I haven't run across that does more-or-less the same functionality? Alerts, checkboxes for each med per scheduled time, recorded intake time that can be referred to, repeat notifications, skipped/ignored alerts, med name and remaining stock counter, scheduling for days/multiple per day/day + skip/etc...

Besides the fear of android refusing to run it after a major update, the notification/alert system broke with android... 12? And so now it doesn't alert me until I open the app myself. Which isn't ideal when I am busy and miss my med schedule by a few hours, oblivious...

Anyone want to give it a try, or have suggestions?

Also: hello *waves*

-wreckedcarzz

(I typed this on my phone so apologies if I botched anything)

-wreckedcarzz (June 23, 2025, 09:16 PM)

I can't help but thought I would still say hello so hello *waves* and hope you been doing good as possible health wise.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by rjbull on June 27, 2025, 04:27 PM »

Such is modern life...



New Scientist, 28 June 2025, 266(3549), p. 48.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Lattics - observations and comments from a user

« Last post by Dormouse on June 24, 2025, 05:25 AM »

I ought to mention, because I haven't before, that I now experience a feeling of peace and focus when I enter Lattics.

It's something I have occasionally experienced with programs once they have become familiar; but not often. Some programs are designed to be efficient or busy. Most distract or demand some sort of attention. Tangent has it; Obsidian doesn't. Glitches or a need to use something else always interrupt, which became an issue for me with Tangent.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Lattics - observations and comments from a user

« Last post by Dormouse on June 24, 2025, 05:09 AM »

user guide content has been greatly updated

-Lattics

And has Coming Soon sections - AI assistant, Version management, Web App, mobile apps (iOS, Android, Harmony), OCR, PDF translation, image annotation and hand drawing, audio and video subtitle transcription, Mermaid, QMD + Quarto, slide show, document directory + tag visualisation (idk what this is).

I am very much looking forward to version management.

For anyone interested, here's the web page

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Non-Windows Software / Calendula (android) - a dead project that I use daily

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on June 23, 2025, 09:16 PM »

Hey all! It's weird to post here after so long, but I've been concerned about this Android app for a few years now, and I'm not sure where else to turn.

Calendula is a medication management, scheduling, alert, etc app that I've been using for.. 9 (?) years. But it hasn't seen an update since late 2018, android has been warning me that it's running on an old sdk (?) version for a few years now, and I fear that it will stop working with future android versions.

I kind of know how Github works, but the project is written in Java (as I understand it) and I neither like the language nor have modern skills with it. Many people have forked the project, but none have taken it over or offered a new version - hence my growing concern. I've searched for and tried similar apps (just foss, since I don't trust random apps on the play store with my medical info) and they all suck, really.

Does anyone here have an interest in reviving (forking) this project? I'd be willing to pay for it to be brought up to date and hopefully keep functioning for another few years (I'm not swimming in cash but this is quite important to me). Or, is there an app that I haven't run across that does more-or-less the same functionality? Alerts, checkboxes for each med per scheduled time, recorded intake time that can be referred to, repeat notifications, skipped/ignored alerts, med name and remaining stock counter, scheduling for days/multiple per day/day + skip/etc...

Besides the fear of android refusing to run it after a major update, the notification/alert system broke with android... 12? And so now it doesn't alert me until I open the app myself. Which isn't ideal when I am busy and miss my med schedule by a few hours, oblivious...

Anyone want to give it a try, or have suggestions?

Also: hello *waves*

-wreckedcarzz

(I typed this on my phone so apologies if I botched anything)

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest Game Giveaway

« Last post by Deozaan on June 23, 2025, 04:25 PM »

SteamWorld Dig is free on Steam for the next couple of days:

https://store.steamp...2410/SteamWorld_Dig/

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest Game Giveaway

« Last post by Deozaan on June 19, 2025, 06:50 PM »

I tend not to mention the weekly Amazon Prime Gaming giveaways, because like Epic you can count on there being at least one new game each week so it's probably best if you just get in the habit of checking it weekly. But Amazon currently has a few noteworthy (IMO) titles which redeem on GOG, which might be interesting to those who are not in the habit of checking each week:

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
A few Saints Row games
Fate as well as one of its stand-alone expansions Fate: Undiscovered Realms
Star Wars Rebellion
And more...

https://gaming.amazon.com/home

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N.A.N.Y. 2025 / Re: [NANY] KeyStick v1.0

« Last post by paradisusvic on June 19, 2025, 06:41 PM »

Cool, when do you expect to be able to deliver something ?
Thx

-orlith (May 28, 2025, 06:18 AM)

As I'm finally home & coding, it should be complete during this final week of the month

Cheers!

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest Game Giveaway

« Last post by Deozaan on June 19, 2025, 06:53 AM »

Bioprototype:
https://store.steamp...689520/Bioprototype/

This looks like it's in the same genre as Vampire Survivors, which I've heard referred to as a genre as "Bullet Heaven" or just Survivors-like. It seems the game was originally listed on the Steam store through a publisher who ended up violating Steams rules, which got all games associated with them removed, even if the developer(s) of the games didn't do anything wrong. So the developer has re-listed the game and is offering it for free as a way of apology.

More details here:
https://store.steamp...w/499446213320378276



Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened:
https://store.steamp...bbit_Hole_Flattened/

Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened is an award-winning title originally created for VR, set in an immersive diorama. For the first time, the game has been re-imagined as a 2D point and click adventure, perfect for your casual flat screen needs!

Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened will be made available for free for a limited time!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Horse Browser Review

« Last post by Dormouse on June 18, 2025, 06:11 AM »

Genealogy/Research/Deep Search workflows in Vivaldi

This is simply a description of the workflow I have settled on, for now, using Vivaldi; with some comparison to practical Horse workflows.
It only applies to deep searches where there's a deep persisted investigation into tightly defined questions. It could work for broader topics, but the advantages of the approach would be fewer.

• I set the right pane to notes and start a note defining the question/topic; add a date/time stamp when I start (a date/time stamp is my most used shortcut; I use them for UIDs as well as recording precise times).
• I will also put in a link to a file folder that I will use to save any media that I decide to keep arising from this search.
• Within the Genealogy workspace, I start searching using a tab stack. Using Shift-click to open links, so they always open in new tabs.
• Add comments and thoughts to the note whenever needed
• Rename tabs by adding emojis for success and partial success
• When I finish the session, add another date/time stamp (this means that it is easy to locate in the history all the searches made in the session)
• Copy the history links for the session into the note (this isn't strictly necessary as it's easy to locate them in future given the time stamps - but it's also quite easy to do, and it gives an identical note to the one I originally tried to target in Horse)
• Continue as above in further sessions
• When I discontinue the search, add a concluding summary to the note with a copy of all the tabs in the tab stack, which can then be closed.

Vivaldi notes can be put into folders which nest, so it's very simple to organise them while they are in active use.
The target is to add all the notes to PKM notes programs once the active searching has stopped because of the linking, more sophisticated searches etc. Folders are just too limited.
I assume that AI would be able to parse the saved history into xls format which would simplify visual scanning.
Interestingly (?) I keep the list of research questions in a Workflowy outline. Not because it's hierarchical - it's not - but because it's so compressible and easy to play with. I tried outlines in other programs, but they never worked so well and Workflowy has the advantage of being switchable into kanban view should I ever need it.

Similar workflows in Horse
Horse can't give the same level of control over the final note; it says there's no history (so deleted pages will be gone forever), and there's no easy way to cut and paste quotes from a page into a note. You can achieve control of the sequence of entries by adding many notes into the web page sequence (but that's very high friction) OR you can use one note for each search question (lower friction, but no control of note sequence). tbh I suspect that using a separate note program using different windows would be better.