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Running a week that holds together, on a Mac calendar.
Travel time in Apple Calendar, explained properly
Apple Calendar travel time reserves the block before an event and moves the alert to departure. Where it works, where it quietly fails, and what to change.
When the Mac Calendar app refuses to quit
Why the calendar app on a Mac won't quit, how to tell a hung sync from a stuck window, which force quit route is safe for calendar data, and how to stop it happening weekly.
Generating a Teams meeting link from your calendar
Four ways to generate a meeting link in Teams, where each one puts the event, why reusing a link breaks calls, and how to handle Teams when the calendar is Google.
How to install a Google Calendar app on a Mac
Google does not ship a Google Calendar app install for Mac. Here are the three real paths, what each one syncs, what each one silently drops, and how to pick.
How to change the default calendar app on a Mac
Where the setting to change the default calendar app on a Mac actually lives, what it does and does not control, and what to test after switching it.
Combining two Gmail calendars into one view
How to combine 2 Gmail calendars: sharing between accounts, the secret iCal address, and reading both in one app. What each method costs and which one to pick.
Merging calendars from two Google accounts
There is no merge button. How to merge google calendars from two accounts using sharing, export and import, or one Mac app, and what each method quietly costs.
Is there a proper calendar widget for the Mac
There is a calendar widget for Mac, in three different forms. What each one shows, where it hides, and which one actually suits how you check your schedule.