In a busy and hectic world, keeping track of all those important appointments, meetings, holidays and activities is important in keeping daily life manageable and care-free. Trying to find that perfect balance between careers and family life while managing daily schedules, can be difficult and challenging. Keeping track of all those events and appointments can often be overwhelming.
While to-do lists serve as inexpensive helpful reminders of a few simple tasks, many people rely on tradition calendars for family and office scheduling needs. While traditional or desktop calendars are useful, they lack many features that online calendars provide.
Online calendars are convenient. Besides being able to schedule events and appointments in one handy location, online calendars allow users to schedule and check appointments from any location with an Internet connection. Many online calendars allow users to share the calendar with other users.
Organize and simplify life with one of the three online calendar services listed below.
Free Online Calendars
Google Calendar– Google Calender is a feature-rich online calendar that offers a wide variety of features. In order to use the service, users must sign up for a Google account. Google Calendar is available in many different languages and is compatible with Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. JavaScript must be enabled.
Google Calendar Features:
- Customize – Personalize and customize the Google Calendar with a variety of background images, world clock and more.
- Collaborate – Share the online calendar with others or make the calendar public for all to see.
- Send Invitations - Instead of sharing the entire calendar with others, select a specific event to share.
- Embed – Add the calendar to personal websites and blogs. Just remember, anyone who visits the site will have be able to view the calendar.
- Search Function – The leader in search engines would have to include a calendar search feature, right?
- Tasks – Create handy to-do lists and tasks.
- Access - View the calendar from the web, mobile device or Outlook.
- Reminder Notification - Get handy notifications via email, SMS or pop-up.
- Custom Views – View the calendar by specific day, week, month, four days, agenda or customize it.
- Holiday Calendars – Select from a variety of holiday calendars.
- Weather Feature – Planning an outdoor barbecue or party this summer? The nifty Weather Feature displays the four-day weather forecast right into the calendar.
- Printable - Print the calendar out for a hard copy
- Sync It – Sync with Sunbird, iCal or Microsoft Outlook and mobile devices including BlackBerry, iPhone and Windows Mobile.
Famundo– While some online calendars are geared towards the employee and office, this award-winning online calendar service is created specifically for families, clubs, organizations and schools. The Famundo for Families and Famundo for Organizations versions are both free services. Famundo for Families Plus offers additional features but includes a monthly fee.
Famundo Features:
- To-Do Lists – Create those honey-do lists or shopping lists in one accessible location.
- Family Vault – A one-stop location for storing and sharing important documents, files, bookmarks and photos.
- Holidays – Select from US, Canadian and religious holidays to be automatically added to the calendar.
- Blogs – Create a Famundo blog for family or group members or for the public.
- Security Settings – Each Famundo feature includes security settings.
Bravenet – No downloads are required in order to use this service – everything is done online. Quick and easy registration is required. Once registered, a free or professional calendar service is available.
Bravenet Features:
- Multiple Views – View the online calendar day-by-day, by week or by month.
- Event Reminders – Get helpful reminders of important events via email.
- Customizable – Bravenet’s Calendar is fully customizable. Users are able to select preferred color schemes, background color, header styles and more.
Users may find the ads distracting on the free Bravenet version.
While some online calendars offer free SMS reminders, it is important to note certain fees may be incurred by the mobile service provider.
Never forget an important anniversary or event again. Simplify and organize daily tasks and schedules with the free online calendars listed above.
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