Calendars CAN Be Shared, Finally…
I’m quite excited about the possibilities of some new software that will benefit businesses (and families) that need to coordinate calendar events.
In the past, sharing iCal events has been a stinky mess… SHARING them is not a problem, but MODIFYING them is not possible by anyone other than the original author, once they are shared. Folks beg me for a solution, but I haven’t felt comfortable making recommendations, because there weren’t any good choices. Now, I think that the pieces have finally come together.
So, here’s the solution… It isn’t free, but it’s still pretty cost-effective, particularly for multiple people in a group.
- Create a Google Calendar account. That way, you have a constant, online calendar that is accessible any time that you are on the Internet, and can be accessed from any web-browser.
Then, purchase Spanning Sync software. I recommend spending the full $65 for a lifetime account. That amount pays for everybody in your group. You don’t have to buy multiple copies.
Once you install it, then everybody in your group can use their personal iCal calendars as normal, but then everybody can also share the same, special calendar set aside for group activities. Everybody gets to make changes, and they’ll stay current.
Here’s a nice Quicktime movie to show you how it works.
