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Paper Calendar or Electronic?

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CarolynR · 05/12/2012 15:10

I'm still a lover of a Family Calendar but just wondered who preferred to do it on their phone/laptop?

My problem with that is that the rest of the family can't see it or add to it like our calendar in the kitchen?

Plus, Calendar Club has got free delivery at the moment so anyone who hasn't got time to go to a shop, can get it online. I personally love this calendar and although I'm using their school year calendar have bought a couple for my SIL and friends.

I also use their Busy Life Diary but maybe I'm just a technophobe...

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paneer · 05/12/2012 15:12

I work in IT and have for years.
I have multiple devices all synced up for mail, messages, docs. But I CANNOT use an on-line calendar or to-do list. Get a paper one!

Fluffycloudland77 · 05/12/2012 15:20

Paper, I had everything on my iphone untill DH updated it and lost everything. Plus wiped Itunes so no backup.

Paper. A4. Day per page. Kept somewhere easily accessable and never moved.

CarolynR · 05/12/2012 17:13

What a nightmare FluffyClouland!
Yes, I'm think of a Family Diary next year, any recommendations?

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freddybanana · 09/12/2012 20:22

Google calendar. Sync it with an iPhone.

You will have all the dates at your fingertips. No need to re-write Birthdays or Anniversaries ever again. Delete and move appointments easily.

I can't quite believe that people think that paper is easier...

Tw1nkle · 11/12/2012 21:19

I tried google calendar.....I just keep coming back to a paper one though!

I love this range: www.organised-mum.co.uk/Organised-Mum.html

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 11/12/2012 21:32

Google calendar. There is also a mob called Cozi calendar who do a very family focused cloud calendar.

OptimisticPessimist · 12/12/2012 11:59

Both. I use WeekCal on my iPhone and sync it with iCloud and the regular calendar on my iPad so I'm always able to see/move appointments, but I also have an Organised Mum family week calendar in my kitchen so I can see the week at a glance when I'm making breakfast etc. It's got a sheer plastic thing on the front to write recurring things on. I've tried only paper (didn't like it because I didn't have anything to check when out, and I struggled to keep a diary and calendar linked) and only electronic (didn't like it because I would forget to actually look at it on anything remotely approaching a regular basis) so combination works best for me. Every Sunday I check them against each other to make sure they match.

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