Managing what notifications go where is a bit of a balancing act concerning modern communications, and unfortunately there’s no cure-all solution because everyone’s schedule is different. In addition, there are those who like to be notified of everything all the time, while others would prefer more "polite" notifications that don’t...

Web calendars are important because they help us better organize the stuff in our lives. A proper web calendar should allow you to do the following:Access it quickly and easily. Allow you to easily set events and the types of notifications you want to receive, if any. Offer easy ways to set custom repeating events (e.g. Event repeats "Once every 2...

The reason anyone uses electronic calendaring (other than to see what day it is) is for scheduling and reminders. Calendaring is supposed to improve our lives by giving us better ability to track events, because these days you basically need it due to the onslaught of info modern life throws our way. We’re thrown so much info that you probably can’t...

In this article I’m talking about printed calendars and not the internet kind. Nobody likes buying a calendar. Nobody. It’s not that you can’t afford it, it’s the principle of the whole thing because there’s no such thing as a cheap calendar. Yes, it’s true you can print your own if you wish, but the paper isn’t bound or...

This guide is for anybody that has a whole bunch of files, be they photos, MP3s, documents or any other type of file you have that needs quick-sorting by date at a glance. There is only one right way to put the date in a file name. When I say "date in a file name" I mean that the actual title of the file has the date in it. The format you must use for...

If you are a user of Google Calendar, one thing you can do is share your calendar with others and add other people’s calendar in yours. This can definitely be useful as you can see what your friends and family are doing (assuming they use Google Calendar). Additionally, there are lots of informational calendars Google offers, such as holidays, which are...

First off, if you use a calendar to remember to do tasks, it is most likely for events like appointments, meetings, birthdays, etc. Events, however, which you might want to consider adding are things which you probably don’t remember to do very often. For example:Change the smoke detector batteries (twice a year) Change the air filter (every two months...

[PREMIUM] – One of the best things about the Internet is the plethora of web-based services out there designed to make your life easier. And Google is a leader in this area. I am a long professed “Google whore”. Sometimes I question the things that they work on, but there is no question they are a leader in this area. Google Calendar is one of...

One of features which makes any email client (either an application installed on your computer or a web product) more complete is a calendar. Email and calendar applications go hand-in-hand as the actions or events in one commonly lead to an action in the other. If Thunderbird is your email client of choice and you want add the calendar functionality, take a...