Tag: PLANNING

I knew Google Maps was a great tool for finding directions, and I figured it would be useful to any tourist, but I didn't know Google had actually built a tour planner. It's called Google City Tours, and it just got a huge upgrade that makes it worth checking out. Google City Tours takes your list of destinations and provides an optimized plan for you to see all of them. It even does a pretty ...

Like many of you, I use a web-based app for my calendaring needs. My customers, however, aren't necessarily keen to make the switch from desktop applications just yet - and I have a number who need a good way to manage appointments and schedules from their PCs. esyPlanner is a nice option. It sports a nice looking interface and provides both a full-featured calendar and Post-It style notes. ...

Need to schedule a meeting with a group of people spread out across multiple offices in multiple time zones? When is Good offers a simple web-based interface for scheduling meetings or events. The organizer just needs to select a group of times when they are free and enter their email address. When is Good will send you an email with a URL that you can share with other attendees. Each ...

The key to starting off your holiday party is with a great invitation. If you start slacking there, things could go downhill. Ok, so we are exaggerating, but a great holiday invitation does set the mood. MyPunchbowl, the online party planning website, has undergone a little facelift for the holiday season. The changes start off with invitation templates for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years Eve and ...

MyPunchbowl, the online party planning application, uses an algorithm to pick the best date for an event based on the actual responses of people that RSVP to the invitation. The "Pick a Date" feature recommends the best date from a set of dates that are supplied by the hosting party, in real time. As responses are received, the algorithm then recalculates the best possible date based on ...

Event planning and management driving you crazy? Setdot could be for you. Setdot is an easy way to manage and plan events online. Registration isn't yet open, but there is a list to join if you are interested in getting in on some hot Beta action. Through Setdot, users can create stylish and professional looking events using different themes. Setdot can be used for a variety of events including ...

Feel like partying in the DC area tonight, but don't know what's going on? dclicio.us is going to help. dclicio.us is built with the lovely Ruby on Rails and aggregates events for the Washington DC area. Users sign up for a free account and add their favorite artists, or import them from iTunes, so they can be monitored and notified of the events arrival in the city. dclicio.us Show aggregation ...

I'm sure a lot of you had holiday parties over the last few weeks. How did your planning go? You could surely have used the new MyPunchbowl service. MyPunchbowl is set to launch its online party planning service on January 15th. Built by Punchbowl Software, it allows users to create an online community for celebrations. Members can use the service before, during and after parties to coordinate ...

Skobee is an interesting web service that's supposed to make it easier to get people together. Having this very week utterly failed to organize a gathering when an old friend came to town, this appeals to me immensely. The main concept is "start general and get specific as needed": you add a bunch of people to an invite list with a vague plan ("dinner soon") and as people get ...