Upon initial discovery of Google calendar a couple of years ago, I was mystified by the ability to send SMS reminders to yourself regarding your appointments. This alone has made Google calendar my sole favorite in terms of calendar software. I use it at work, I used it at school, and I use it to schedule personal events such as birthdays or dentist appointments.

Until recently, Google calendar could be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, and Evolution (and perhaps some more calendar clients) via gCal Daemon. Now that the synchronization to Outlook is supported natively, I can honestly say that Google has developed some of the best productivity software available on the internet.

Personally, I use a combination of Google calendar and Google Notebooks. Google notebook provides me with a valuable to do list, and with the Google Notebook Firefox extension, I am able to add to it on the go.

Expanding upon this, I have incorporated the recently released Google Calendar Sync tool. This tool integrates into your Outlook calendar file, and does a one-way or two-way sync between Outlook and Google calendar.

I recommend this to anyone who has a cell phone, but secretly wish it was a PDA; or to anyone who deals with scheduling on a regular basis without a Blackberry or similar device. Keeping on top of tasks via my mobile phone instantly increased my productivity. I now plan my day before it starts, and have text messages remind me of when to move on to the next phase of work, task in my next actions list, or even to take a break.

Give yourself a break and try Google Calendar with Google Calendar Sync.


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