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Running a week that holds together, on a Mac calendar.
Color coding events in Calendar on a Mac
How to color code a calendar on Mac: where macOS stores color, why per event colors from Google do not show up, and how to pick one axis that survives a busy week.
Fantastical on a Mac: what it does and what it charges
Fantastical on a Mac, set out plainly: the system requirements, what the free tier covers, what Flexibits Premium adds, what it costs, and how to decide in a week.
What Fantastical costs and who it makes sense for
The Fantastical subscription cost in full: free tier limits, monthly against yearly, the family plan, how it compares to one time purchases, and what cancelling loses.
Free scheduling apps that actually work on a Mac
A free schedule app for Mac only helps if it covers the part that is failing. Here are the three jobs scheduling actually involves, and what free tools cover in each.
Free calendar apps on the Mac, compared honestly
A free mac calendar app comes in four different shapes, and each one leaves something out. Here is what each covers, where the free tier stops, and what to test first.
Syncing Notion with Google Calendar for free
A practical look at Notion Google Calendar sync free: what the built in apps already do, where the free automation tiers stop, and when paying for a sync actually pays off.
Syncing Google Calendar with your Mac
Most attempts to sync Google Calendar with a Mac fail on a setting, not a fault. Here is the setup, the three checks after it, and how to read each symptom.
Connecting TickTick to Google Calendar
A practical guide to TickTick Google Calendar sync: the difference between subscribing and two way sync, what to decide first, why events appear twice, and where the free plan stops.