Organize Your Family Calendar

Say good-bye to missed appointments and forgotten play dates! Our guide will help you get the most out of your digital calendar so you can finally streamline your family's busy schedule.
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Peter Ardito
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Streamline Your Family Schedule

When you make your kid's doctor's appointment do you type it into the calendar on your computer, punch it into the one on your cell phone, text your spouse so he can add it to his, then e-mail yourself a reminder to paste it onto the wall calendar in the kitchen? And you still fear that on the day of the appointment you'll check the one calendar you forgot to update ... and miss it?

If you are nodding along, you're so not alone. Thankfully, there are smart scheduling assistants out there that can do the work for you, so you can stop spending time organizing the technology that's supposed to keep you, ahem, organized. Our guide to digital calendars will help you finally make peace with your planner and help you focus on experiencing life's events instead of constantly trying to remember when and where they're happening.

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Comments (6)
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mylene_6781 wrote:

Excellent, never heard about it before. Was about to buy a diary today. So many things hapenning and so difficult to remember. This should work for the entire family now.

10/15/2011 11:13:54 PM Report Abuse
anonymous wrote:

This is awesome and this is the first time I've heard about it. Where can I purchase one because I can't find them online at the various stores. Thank you. Barbara

10/11/2011 10:37:55 AM Report Abuse
siren126 wrote:

The organizers are at the end of the slide show. I've used Cozi for awhile now and LOVE it. My husband loves it too. We each have the same account on our phones. We can update the grocery list, write memos, add things to the calendar, and get reminders. SO helpful for a busy family. T-Mobile has a version of it called MobileLife. I use it for our family and the regular Cozi app for organizing functions w/our Church friends (potluck lists, etc...) By far, my favorite smartphone app!

10/11/2011 10:28:55 AM Report Abuse
barbarabromberg wrote:

Excuse me.....Where is the guide to digital calendars? I can't see for looking! ~Barbara

10/9/2011 12:48:57 PM Report Abuse
scantu0 wrote:

I must live under a rock! Thank you for the story about online organizers...just signed up. Maybe now I'll get it together!!!

10/8/2011 11:52:50 PM Report Abuse
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