Thing #8 and #9: Google Calendar and Evernote

Calendars are a pain. I have the worst memory among all my friends and older relatives combined! I need reminders, but who want's to spend the time setting them, let alone write in in one calendar and then have to copy it to another one. What forgetful person can manage all of that!?

I have and do not use Google Calendar (expect for this cpd workshop). I’m more of a written calendar (for memory) type of person. I have a hard copy calendar that I use for both work and personal (the color coded pens bit). I don’t want to put personal information on a second calendar (Google) and Outlook (work) will not sync up with Google Calendars to have them all in one place. AND Outlook certainly doesn't need or want to know my personal business.

So I'm in a bind and I continue to deal with a hard copy (both personal and work), a phone (on the go reminders) calendar items (run on Windows), and a workplace Outlook calendar. I manage but one calendar that would agree all together would be great – Maybe one day I’ll get it down!

As far as Evernote goes; I am already using Diigo which has similar features - friends, highlighting, note taking, tagging - but I’ll check it out...eventually :)