My list of Ubiquity Commands

If you don't know what ubiquity is, check out my previous post here. I've been using ubiquity since August and I don't think I'll ever use a browser without it.

Here is the list of Commands I recommend(there's a ton of other commands found at the herd, if you can think of one I didn't list, feel free to comment. If you would like to see one that doesn't exist, submit a suggestion over at mozilla labs or leave a comment here and I'll try to whip it up for you/or get help):

- add-to-calendar Adds an event to your calendar(it only works with google calendar at the moment, no problem since thats what I use)

Let me Google that for You

I don't know about you guys, but I always get these 2 minute calls from friends or relatives asking me the most random/pointless questions for which a simple google search could have gotten them a satisfactory answer. And this normally pisses me off but, what can you do, I open a google search and I give them the answer and hang up. This genius, coderifous, felt the same way I did and came up with this brilliant site called: let me google that for you.

To understand what the site does: Just imagine you called me and asked me where to go to download AVG. I would then goto the site, type in AVG and it would fabricate a link for me that I could send to you.
Here is the link you would get(make sure to click on the link to understand what happens).

I am dying right now! I can't wait to use it on someone!

Google Calendar Tips and Tricks

I found out, after last week's post, that many of my gmail friends don't even know about goggle calendar. So here I am to bring them a little information on a great product. GC(google calendar) is an awesome tool given to you free of charge. It is especially designed for people like me, who cannot remember jack. If you have a gmail account or any account with google, you automatically have access to your own calendar. You can add events, share calendars between friends/groups/co-workers/etc. . You can even search for public calendars to add to your own.

For example: I love the UEFA Champions League. But I always found myself missing alot of games because football is not a big deal in the US(the games aren't advertised on TV or anything). Some time last year, I added a Champions League public calendar that I found and I have never missed a game ever since.
Go Barça!!!!
I also add public calendars of my favorite TV shows that way I dont have to search through the net to find out when they start or end.

You can setup GC to send you an email or even an SMS to remind you of anything you have on your calendar. The best for me is the "Daily Agenda" feature. I get all my reminders for the day bunched up together in one email everyday at 7AM. What more do you need?

If you've never given GC a try, or you have but never really checked all it's features, try it out sometime this weekend. I don't think you will be disappointed. Send me an email or comment if you are having trouble with your calendar setup. And don't forget to subscribe to the blog if you like the content. Thanx

Add your Facebook Events and Birthdays to Google Calendar

Happy New Year everyone!

During this time of the year, everyone normally makes resolutions and tries to organize their life more. So I'm here to help with a little calendar optimization(if you don't already use a calendar shame on you). I love facebook's birthday reminders but since I don't log on everyday, sometimes I miss some of my friends birthdays. The people over at fbcal thought the same way I did so they made an application to remedy the situation. With fbcal you can add your friends birthdays and even your facebook events to a calendar of your choice(they support almost all of them).

To set it up with google calender goto fbcal and follow their guideline. When you get to the last step click on the google calendar button. You will then be redirected to your google calendar. You will be asked to add the calendar(click to add) and you are all set. You can go and change the color of the feed and you can even set it up to email you reminders everyday. For more google calendar tricks and tips, come back next week or subscribe to the blog. Don't forget to leave questions and/or comments.