This is an update to John Utell’s 2009 post with the same title. If the Google embedded Calendar URL something like: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago%22&mode=week…. The iCal feed is https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics Now you know. (It should be – https://www.google.com/calendar/GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com – If only Google cared about good URL design)
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
All The Lonely People, Where Do They All Hang Out?
“Both services are essentially time sinks designed in both cases to stroke the souls of thousands of lonely people. I use them both, to be sure, but are they changing anything with these additions? Are they improving our lot in life?” – John Biggs
Tracking you like it’s going out of style
“This means that Twitter has the ability to even track surfing habits (on Tweet button enabled websites) of users that have no Twitter account and have never visited a Twitter website before. When using the same browser to create an account at Twitter afterwards this collected data of the past can theoretically be linked to …
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Mechanical Turks only existed because machines weren’t good enough yet.
“..a job is something that we each have to create. We can’t count on someone else to create one for us. That model is disappearing. We have to carve something out for ourselves, something that the machines won’t immediately grab.” – Phil Bowermaster
For that Impulse Nap (and so much more)
Now at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. First off – sleep pods were part of the dystopian future I was promised so I’m super excited they’re a reality. Airports are a great first deployment for these – lots of people with hours of unexpected time on their hands – but the potential deployments are fascinating. Create …
Yes, This is a Vacation From You
“I’m on vacation, and I’ve deleted your message —really” – Dave Thomas Now, imagine you’re going on a multi-week vacation. You visit the USPS and ask them to not just put a hold on your mail – just burn every piece of it. Bold. Proud. Vacation. It’s consistent with my view that the more important/busy/valuable/highly-paid …
Yes, All Software Should Have a Philosophy.txt File
As you may know – I’m working on an email-based project that’s sending me into the bowels of email. In my research tonight, I discovered ‘Sup’ – an email client that is clear and explicit about it’s point of view. “Should an email client have a philosophy? For many people, email is one of our …
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Free as in Granted
Nearly Un-Obsolete
15 or 20 years ago, when you needed to trade stocks or fly somewhere – you contacted an agent. Most likely over a landline phone. Those agents existed because they had access. They’re nearly extinct now because access is ubiquitous. So ubiquitous that it’s nearly impossible navigate the options without being paralyzed by choice. I …
Scan vs Rip
Real Simple magazine is now using Microsoft GetTag’s for online/mobile access to some of their articles. I hadn’t heard any mention of Microsoft’s QR code competitor for a couple years now. Which means the chances of finding a reader for the Nokia N900 is… Last time I encountered the technology / (Microsoft technology * Obscure …