2008 Woodie Awards
30 Boxes offers unique online calender features
U-Wire
Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: Features
(U-Wire) - Between juggling class assignments, extracurricular activities and social appointments, time is a precious commodity.
While 30 Boxes (30boxes.com) can't add hours to the day, the online calendar's impressive feature set offers you the tools to create order in a chaotic schedule. It's mostly the little touches that help set 30 Boxes apart. Unlike traditional calendar applications, 30 Boxes allows you to type statements to add entries to your calendar. For example, to set a weekend afternoon study session with classmates, you'd simple type "study date Saturday 3pm to 4pm" in the site's lone text entry field and it instantly shows up on your calendar. 30 Boxes shows you the extended weather forecast for the week, so you can plan accordingly. If your friends also have 30 Boxes accounts, you can have their events show up on your calendar and vice versa. It has a "webtop" view that makes your web browser look like a computer desktop, laying out all your tasks for the day along with a handy Google search bar to begin your web searching. One of the most compelling things about 30 Boxes is how well it works with other online services as well as desktop applications. You can link your appointments to Google Maps to get automatic driving directions as well as sync your 30 Boxes calendar to your iCal (Mac users) or Outlook (Windows users) programs.
MySpace or Facebook accounts that show your events for the day as well as stream photos from your Flickr account.
While 30 Boxes (30boxes.com) can't add hours to the day, the online calendar's impressive feature set offers you the tools to create order in a chaotic schedule. It's mostly the little touches that help set 30 Boxes apart. Unlike traditional calendar applications, 30 Boxes allows you to type statements to add entries to your calendar. For example, to set a weekend afternoon study session with classmates, you'd simple type "study date Saturday 3pm to 4pm" in the site's lone text entry field and it instantly shows up on your calendar. 30 Boxes shows you the extended weather forecast for the week, so you can plan accordingly. If your friends also have 30 Boxes accounts, you can have their events show up on your calendar and vice versa. It has a "webtop" view that makes your web browser look like a computer desktop, laying out all your tasks for the day along with a handy Google search bar to begin your web searching. One of the most compelling things about 30 Boxes is how well it works with other online services as well as desktop applications. You can link your appointments to Google Maps to get automatic driving directions as well as sync your 30 Boxes calendar to your iCal (Mac users) or Outlook (Windows users) programs.
MySpace or Facebook accounts that show your events for the day as well as stream photos from your Flickr account.
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