Calendar sharing
I was recently hipped to this free and public calendar sharing service for the Mac OS X application iCal. It’s called the iCal Exchange and it’s pretty much the best thing since baked tofu.
iCal has a built-in “Publish this calendar to a web server” function, but it’s only useful if you have access WebDAV server or if you have a .Mac account. The iCal Exchange lets you upload and store calendars for free, so you can share events with multiple people without having to send a dozen emails every time you make a small change. Just share your iCal Exchange URL, and users can either download your most recently posted .ics file or view your calendar directly in the browser. The browser view is especially helpful if your friends don’t have a Mac, and it’s also one thing most WebDAV servers can’t do. Besides, this is way cooler anyway.
I’m assuming that iCal Exchange will also work with Mozilla calendars since they both use the .ics data format.
Oh so perfect for bands, theater groups, sports leagues, and even the Webmonkey editorial calendar.
