Creating a group calendar

Ronda wrote from Hyannis, NE, to request help creating a calendar. Her neighbor's 7-year-old son recently had surgery. Ronda and other neighbors would like to help. They want to bring meals to the family. They need an online calendar for scheduling.

Good for you, Ronda! It's refreshing to see neighbors helping each other in times of need. There are plenty of desktop calendars like Outlook and Sunbird. In some cases, you can publish these calendars to the Web. But that would be a big hassle. Besides, it wouldn't be easy for others to edit the calendar.

You'll find calendars in Webmail programs like Hotmail, Yahoo! and Gmail. But, again, editing the calendars would be problematic. Does that mean you're out of luck? Not at all! A number of sites offer calendars to help with family scheduling. One of these would be perfect for your needs. You can learn all about them on my site.

Chat globally

How many languages do you know? Aside from English, you may know one or two foreign languages.

But, thanks to the Internet, you may know people around the world. So, how do you communicate with them?

Well, give MeGlobe a try. It's a free online chat program. And, it is a little different from AIM or Yahoo! Messenger.

MeGlobe will translate your conversation as it takes place. Languages like Dutch, Chinese, German and Greek are supported.

All the translation is done by machine. Unfortunately, translation software still has its flaws.

MeGlobe acknowledges this. But, you can correct any errors you encounter. This will help MeGlobe improve its software.


Creating a group calendar Ronda wrote from Hyannis, NE, to request help creating a calendar. Her neighbor's 7-year-old son recently had surgery. Ronda and other neighbors would like to help. They want to bring meals to the family. They need an online calendar for scheduling. Good for you, Ronda! It's refreshing to see neighbors helping each other in times of need. There are plenty of desktop calendars like Outlook and Sunbird. In some cases, you can publish these calendars to the Web. But that would be a big hassle. Besides, it wouldn't be easy for others to edit the calendar. You'll find calendars in Webmail programs like Hotmail, Yahoo! and Gmail. But, again, editing the calendars would be problematic. Does that mean you're out of luck? Not at all! A number of sites offer calendars to help with family scheduling. One of these would be perfect for your needs. You can learn all about them on my site.

Chat globally How many languages do you know? Aside from English, you may know one or two foreign languages. But, thanks to the Internet, you may know people around the world. So, how do you communicate with them? Well, give MeGlobe a try. It's a free online chat program. And, it is a little different from AIM or Yahoo! Messenger. MeGlobe will translate your conversation as it takes place. Languages like Dutch, Chinese, German and Greek are supported. All the translation is done by machine. Unfortunately, translation software still has its flaws. MeGlobe acknowledges this. But, you can correct any errors you encounter. This will help MeGlobe improve its software. meglobe.com
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