Google Calendar, iCal, Tie the Knot
As many of you have probably already noticed, I’m a big fan of both Apple and Google and often wish they synced better with each other. iCal has always been a great proprietary program for the Apple’s OSX, especially for a disorganized student like me. However, due to its lack of a sync with Google Calendar, I have never bothered to use it. As for Google Calendar, while its ability to share and send to anybody and any computer is wonderful, it lacks some very simple tools which would have made it much more convenient. You could even say the lack of collaboration has resulted in all the late papers I’ve had the last four years.
Well, I should be late no more (or have one less excuse), because Google has finally put up a syncing program called Calaboration. In my opinion, this is even more exciting than the Gmail themes. There have been third party paid apps such as Spanning Sync in the past, but this one is directly from Google and free to use. It’s as easy as it gets, just follow the link, open up the zip file, sign in with your Google account, and sync away. If you’re not a gmail user or don’t own a mac (gasp), you could try Remember the Milk, which is a great time management site that is completely online. For small tasks, I recommend a small program called MiniTask. MiniTask requires Adobe Air, but it’s a neat little checklist that could give you some extra satisfaction out of finishing your papers or projects. Speaking of projects, time to book it. Good luck for everybody on their exams, papers, and finger paint projects.
