"If you're the type of geek who likes tools and apps that are fast and lean, and you're not afraid of getting a little CLI under your fingernails, When is a good choice for your personal calendar. Even better, it's easy enough to install and use, and well enough documented, that you don't have to be a geek to take advantage of it.
"In many Debian-flavored distributions, installation is as easy as sudo apt-get install when. You can also find the When source code, Debian, and Gentoo packages on the project's homepage. When is written in Perl and does not require compilation, so installation from source code is easy for anyone who can find their way to the command line..."