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Apparently I am to co-ordinate the bookings for a village hall.
Apparently we need some way that all the leaders and certain other regular users can "see" when the hut is free, and for me to record bookings.
We don't have a website or anything like that, and I am a complete computer numpty, so has anyone got an idiot proof suggestion?
We use a Google diary for bookings of vehicles between 4 separate sites on 12 different vehicles between 10 different salesmen.m works very well truth be told.
Any idea how you got it set up and organised? Do you have one Google account for it and share the user/login?
(Apologies for numpty questions)
Google calendar.
Create one as a test and try sharing it with a few others.
Not quite the same situation but,
My OH and I have a shared calendar. After a lot of searching and failed experiments, this is what works for us.
I created a Google calendar on my Google account (in addition to my own) and shared it. This is the core of the system. It's owned by me but shared with my better half, she can edit it from her own login as though it were her own (though you can share read-only access too if you want).
My personal calendar is synced with Outlook at work (using the ace [url= http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit4/index.shtml ]GSyncIt[/url]), and contains my work appointments and any personal stuff specific to me (for example, dentist appointments).
Our shared calendar contains anything we both need to be aware of. For me, this Just Works on my Android devices because Google. Both calendars appear as different coloured layers on my devices, and I use [url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.koxx.pure_grid_calendar ]Pure Grid Calendar[/url] to provide a full page home-screen widget on a secondary page so I can see the next month at a glance. I also use [url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codesector.calendar&hl=en ]Neat Calendar[/url] in place of a clock widget to highlight the immediate items on the front screen.
My OH has iDevices, I can't remember now exactly what she uses but the calendar app hooks into Google Calendar. I remember buying an app at one point but I can't for the life of me remember what it was now, or whether she still uses it; I think this was in the days before CalDAV so it might well Just Work now also. I can check back and update if needs be. Historically she also had a work calendar, conveniently they used Google Apps so that all integrated nicely. Nowadays I think she does what I do and manages her own Google Calendar.
I can't stress enough, I spent months working all this out a few years ago. There are many good solutions but the only thing I found at the time which played nicely with all those different platforms was Google Calendar; as soon as I made that the meat in the sandwich everything else fell into place.
One nice thing now is that some booking / ticketing type websites hook into the Google API, so I don't even have to populate it. Make a booking, click the 'send to Google' link and it fills in all the details automatically.
^ similar to Cougar, but it all syncs via Andriod phone/Google account, I can see on work Outlook on Remote Desktop, phone and online at home. Google syncing stuff via phone/account is teh awesome - mine even shouts at me to leave early when traffic is bad or train delayed etc...
Oh yeah. Google Now is just out-and-out tinfoil hat voodoo. The ****er knows where I am via GPS and that I've booked something somewhere else, so I'll get a pop-up going "the M65 is shagged, I'd set off now if I were you mate."
Thinking about it,
GSyncIt might be redundant, if I were to leverage Activesync to expose my work calendar to my personal phone from Exchange rather than Outlook. I didn't do that at the time because I wanted a clear demarcation between Work and Not Work, other than having the convenience of checking whether I've got a meeting or something the following day when I'm at home with my work phone switched off. If that's not an issue for you, you could probably omit that step.
Google calendar.
Guess it is a bit geeky but I've just spent this evening getting a Owncloud server up and running, plenty of fine tuning yet to go but the logic is sharing files and a calendar across desktops and mobile apps or various operating systems and keeping all of the files and information under my control.
I use clrota.com for planning and production management. Its Supposed to be for scheduling staff but you can also just use a staff member as a room or department. Links in with google diary as well, and changes can be sent for approval to the "staff" or room. it would also add up the income for you as well "using hourly rate"
You could use google calendar for the front end part on a public website and use clrota behind the scenes to avoid event collisions.
At work we use a free on line calender called Teamup. then you don't need to have a gmail acct.
My OH and I have a shared calendar. After a lot of searching and failed experiments, this is what works for us.I created a Google calendar on my Google account (in addition to my own) and shared it. This is the core of the system. It's owned by me but shared with my better half, she can edit it from her own login as though it were her own (though you can share read-only access too if you want).
My personal calendar is synced with Outlook at work (using the ace GSyncIt), and contains my work appointments and any personal stuff specific to me (for example, dentist appointments).
Our shared calendar contains anything we both need to be aware of. For me, this Just Works on my Android devices because Google. Both calendars appear as different coloured layers on my devices, and I use Pure Grid Calendar to provide a full page home-screen widget on a secondary page so I can see the next month at a glance. I also use Neat Calendar in place of a clock widget to highlight the immediate items on the front screen.
My OH has iDevices, I can't remember now exactly what she uses but the calendar app hooks into Google Calendar. I remember buying an app at one point but I can't for the life of me remember what it was now, or whether she still uses it; I think this was in the days before CalDAV so it might well Just Work now also. I can check back and update if needs be. Historically she also had a work calendar, conveniently they used Google Apps so that all integrated nicely. Nowadays I think she does what I do and manages her own Google Calendar.
I can't stress enough, I spent months working all this out a few years ago. There are many good solutions but the only thing I found at the time which played nicely with all those different platforms was Google Calendar; as soon as I made that the meat in the sandwich everything else fell into place
My OH and I have a Countryfile calendar on the kitchen wall with a biro attached to it 🙂
Google calendar. Simple to set up and share, subject to google accounts.
Me and the missus use it, lots. Have various calendars attached to our own google accounts and shared access (read or write). Own appointments, kids appointments, school holidays, work shifts, etc. Each calendar has own colour and can easily be toggled on / off.
The wall calendar is now just decoration due to the dynamic updating / syncing and mobile nature of google.
[i]if I were to leverage [/i]
Grrrrrr...
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Grrrrrr...
Indeed. And he seemed such a nice chap too 🙂
Wow, I made a suggestion that seems to fit in with all the tecno geeks.
Can I just point out that having sync calenders with your wife is just about the saddest thing I have ever read on this website. No wonder half you guys are single or divorced.
"What did you get up to today love?"
"Oh never mind I will just check my google calendar"
Is life THAT fast you have to sync calenders?
We buy a traditional hanging calendar every year and write anything important on there. Seems to work well and anyone in the family can have a deek whenever they want
Grrrrrr
Yeah. Sorry!
Can I just point out that having sync calenders with your wife is just about the saddest thing I have ever read on this website. No wonder half you guys are single or divorced.
Means we can book things without an eternal "are we doing anything on Saturday?" discussion.
Also, I get married next week.
We buy a traditional hanging calendar every year and write anything important on there.
How do I access that when I'm at work, or being given appointments at the doctor's? You'll be telling me next that you use little bits of paper and card. Madness, I tell you! I love living in the future.
[i]Means we can book things without an eternal "are we doing anything on Saturday?" discussion. [/i]
Ahhh, that scary thing called discussion. Its quite healthy you know.
[i]Also, I get married next week.[/i]
I have been married 16yrs. I have been with the same girl since I was 16 and the biggest secret to it all is being able to be bored together and having those eternal discussions about things like "are we doing anything on Saturday?". If you cant handle those discussions, imagine what happens when all the excitement disappears from new love. You end up filling it with bikes, computers etc etc. When that becomes boring you end up with divorce 😉
Ahhh, that scary thing called discussion. Its quite healthy you know.
Discussion!?
I just go where the wife tells me to be! 😀
Me too
"are we doing anything on Saturday?"
"you are cleaning the car, cutting the grass, taking the kids to football, then dropping me off to watch 50 shades of grey with my girl friends"
"Ok love"
Ah. See, our discussions tend to be more of a two-way thing. Hence the need for a shared diary you see, because we're both capable of making decisions.
Ah. See, our discussions tend to be more of a two-way thing.
I prefer to see it as a delegation of duties! I do too much organising at work, so it's a relief to have my weekends planned for me.
And if it was left to me we'd have no social life!
muffin man has it.
[i]Ah. See, our discussions tend to be more of a two-way thing. [/i]
Getting married next week you say...
Google Calendar is the answer. I use it, my boss shares the work calendar. That way, I can find out my shifts in advance, see who else is working, when it's possible to book holidays, who I can swap with etc.
Can I just point out that having sync calenders with your wife is just about the saddest thing I have ever read on this website. No wonder half you guys are single or divorced.
Never had the need before children. Now we need to be a little more corrdinated in our social lives to make sure one of us is home to feed them. Or the neighbours will be posting threads on here about us.
"What did you get up to today love?"
"Oh never mind I will just check my google calendar"
It's about the future, not the past.
Is life THAT fast you have to sync calenders?
Our family life is that such that with work etc when we do see each other we don't want/need to compare calendars. As it's automatically sync'd, we can spend what precious little time we get together discussing more important things, like who killed Lucy.
We buy a traditional hanging calendar every year and write anything important on there. Seems to work well and anyone in the family can have a deek whenever they want
How quaint. But I can see dragging the calendar around so you can have a 'deek' anytime would get to be a bit of ball ache after a while. And how do you decide on whos turn it is to take the calendar today? A rota hanging on the wall next to the calendar?
😉
Ah. See, our discussions tend to be more of a two-way thing.Getting married next week you say...
It's about to get 'interesting'.
Can I just point out that having sync calenders with your wife is just about the saddest thing I have ever read on this website. No wonder half you guys are single or divorced.
Married ten years, together 23 this Easter. Don't think a shared Google calendar has killed the romance too much.... I'll book a meeting to discuss it later.