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Running a week that holds together, on a Mac calendar.
Seeing your day without leaving the menu bar
A menu bar calendar on a Mac can show a month, a day, or nothing at all. Here is what each option actually displays, where the events come from, and what breaks.
Menu bar calendar on Mac: checking the day without switching apps
A menu bar calendar on Mac ranges from a month grid to a full event panel. What the built in clock already does, what each app adds, and where each one stops.
Merge an Outlook calendar with Apple Calendar: one list on the Mac
How to merge an Outlook calendar with Apple Calendar on a Mac: the account route, the published link route, what each one loses, and which to pick.
Import an iCal file: bringing events in without duplicates
How to import an iCal file on a Mac without creating duplicates: what an .ics file carries, when to subscribe instead, and how Apple, Google and Outlook treat the same file.
Export iCal to Google Calendar and keep one place for everything
To export iCal to Google Calendar, choose between a one-time file import and a subscription that keeps updating. What each one does, and what each one drops.
How to import an iCal file into Google Calendar without creating duplicates
Import an iCal file into Google Calendar the safe way: import into a test calendar first, know what import drops, and tell a one-off import from a live subscription.
How to import an Outlook calendar into Google and when a one time import is the wrong fix
How to import an Outlook calendar to Google Calendar step by step, what an import silently drops, and when a subscription or a live connection fits better.
The Mac desktop app Google never shipped
How to install Google Calendar on a Mac when no installer exists: the three setups that work, the settings each one needs, and how to verify it actually synced.