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Everything About Calendars, Explained

2:30PM December 31, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The end of the year seems like as appropriate a time as any to take a deep dive into how and why our calendar got to be the way it is. And while you may have some of these facts scrambling around in the dusty recesses of your brain somewhere, I promise you’ve never seen them so lithely illustrated. More »

Online

The New Google Calendar Sure Is Purty

1:20AM July 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

It may be too soon to tell quite how you feel about Google+, but let me tell you right now: the new Google Calendar look is love at first sight. Clean, smooth, sparse – it’s everything we’ve ever loved about Google’s UI, coming out just at a time when the rest of its properties get more cluttered by the day. More »

Online

8 Great Experimental Features To Enable In Google Calendar’s Labs

3:00AM May 26, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

We’ve highlighted plenty of Labs features for Gmail, but Calendar has some pretty great Labs offerings, too. Since it’s been nearly two years since Labs were added to Calendar, we thought it was about time they got a bit more attention. Here are eight of the most useful experimental features available for Google Calendar that you can start using right now. More »

Software

Productive Macs Bundle Offers 8 Mac Apps For A Serious Discount

5:20AM May 17, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

If there are two things we love here at Lifehacker, it’s staying productive and saving money. The newest bundle from Productive Macs helps you do both, by offering eight productivity Mac apps at a serious discount, including the very popular TextExpander and Path Finder. More »

Software

Office For Mac 2011 Syncs Calendars With iOS Starting Today

4:19AM April 13, 2011 | Brian Barrett

As was foretold – well, as was promised by Microsoft, anyway – Office for Mac 2011 SP1 is out today, meaning you can now sync your Outlook calendar with your iOS devices. Now you just need actual plans! [Office for Mac via 9to5Mac]

Software

Your Mac Outlook Calendar Will Sync With iOS Soon

4:18AM April 7, 2011 | Brian Barrett

For those of you with enough of a schedule and social life to necessitate a calendar – you lucky jerks – good news ahead: Outlook for Mac will be able to sync calendars, notes and tasks with iOS with the release of Office for Mac 2011 SP1 next week. More »

Software

Why The F*ck Is The ’1′ On The iPhone’s Calendar Off Centre?

7:56AM April 2, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is freaking me out today. You see, I hardly look at my calendar date on the iPhone. But today I did. I looked at that pixel-perfect, beautiful Retina screen and this problem got instantly into my eye, like a white hot scalpel pinching through my retina until it reached the back of my skull. More »

Computing

Ask LH: How Do I Prevent Time Zone Mess-Ups While Travelling?

2:23AM March 18, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Dear Lifehacker, For the most part, my phone and my laptop pick up automatically when I change time zones. But it seems like something always goes wrong, either in planning or on the spot, and I miss something important. What should I do to prevent future time zone mix-ups? Sincerely, Frequent Time Traveller More »

Software

Week Cal Is A Powerful, iCal-Like Replacement For iOS

8:40AM January 27, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

The iPhone’s Calendar app is handy, but it frankly leaves a bit to be desired. If you’d like a more powerful, iCal-like interface for your iPhone, Week Cal is a great calendar replacement app. More »

Gadgets

How To Make That New Smartphone Actually Smart

2:00AM December 26, 2010 | Bryan Gardiner

Your X-Mas wish came true! Santa wisely consulted one of our best-of-the-best lists and left you a shiny new smartphone under the tree. So, uh, now what? Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting that bad boy up and running. More »