How to Add Reminders to Calendar Entries in Google Calendar

Jul 20, 2010 No Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If setting automatic notifications in Google Calendar leaves you yearning for more control over your calendar then you will have to set them individually each time you create a new event/appointment. Google Calendar provides users with three types of notifications for calendar entries; Email, SMS (Short Message Service) to your mobile phone, and a Pop-up. [...]

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How to Set a Default Alert for Google Calendar Events

Jul 19, 2010 No Comments by Gilberto J Perera

How many times have you missed a meeting because you were so occupied by the task at hand? I know I have and it sure has caused a few embarrassments and even some problems…all because I was too focused on work and lost track of time. If you use Google Calendar to manage your time [...]

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How to Add World Cup 2010 Matches to Your Google Calendar

Jun 22, 2010 No Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Looking for a way to keep track of all the World Cup 2010 matches on your calendar? If you have a Google Calendar account, then you’re in luck. Google Calendar allows its users to subscribe to public calendars that organizations and individuals create to share event information with others. In this case there are a [...]

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How-to Send Calendar Invitations with Your iPhone

May 13, 2010 7 Comments by Gilberto J Perera

It’s the simple things that Apple can’t seem to include with their products. Who would ever want to send an invitation to someone else using their iPhone? Apparently Apple thinks that +20 million people don’t need that functionality. Thankfully, there’s always a solution to every problem. This will only work if you use Google Calendar [...]

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Feature: How to Sync Your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Calendar with the iPad

Apr 14, 2010 11 Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I recently posted a how-to that demonstrated how to add a Gmail account to your iPad. In this tutorial I will show you how to add your Google Account, that is Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts to your iPad using the Exchange account type on the iPad. This will allow for push notifications and over the [...]

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How to Add Google Calendar to Your iPad

Apr 06, 2010 28 Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Google Calendar looks great on the iPad in Safari, but wouldn’t it be nice to access and use your Google Calendars in the iPad’s native Calendar application (which by the way, is gorgeous)? Good, I thought you would. The how-to below will show you how to add your Google Calendar account to the iPad so [...]

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Check Your Google Calendar Via SMS

Nov 18, 2009 No Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you use Google Calendar as frequently as I do then you need to be familiar with all methods of retrieving your calendar information. Google Calendar provides users with various methods of viewing calendar information. One such method involves SMS or Short Message Service (text messages) which can be sent to a designated Google number [...]

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Use Google Calendar Sync to Keep Your Outlook Calendar Synchronized

Jul 15, 2009 7 Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you are still weary of trusting Google with all of your precious calendar information and instead would like to simply synchronize calendars, then Google Calendar Sync is the right tool for you. When installed and enabled Google’s Calendar Sync application quietly sits in your computers notification area and seamlessly synchronizes all of your Outlook [...]

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Access the Cloud from Your BlackBerry

Jul 14, 2009 No Comments by Gilberto J Perera

In previous articles I detailed how I was able to move from Outlook 2007 to Google’s online services for all of my email and organizational functions. In this article I’ll cover how I am able to access my Gmail, Google Calendar, and other information on the go.
When I started using the Blackberry I relied solely [...]

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Transfer Your Outlook Calendar to the Cloud

Jun 11, 2009 5 Comments by Gilberto J Perera

This how-to is part of a larger series that I will be publishing in the coming weeks covering my switch from Outlook to Google’s online services. The intent of this series is to help others who have found themselves wanting more out of their email and calendar applications. This guide specifically covers the transfer of [...]

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