There’s a simple way to get email event reminders without being tied down
to particular software or device. The free, web-based Yahoo! Calendar
(http://calendar.yahoo.com) can email or text message you event and
task information on the days and times you specify. Create a time-based
reminder file that emails your future self the data you’ll need to know at just
the right moment in time with Yahoo! Calendar.
NOTE Like Yahoo! Calendar, Google Calendar (http://calendar.google
.com), is also a free, web-based calendar that can send reminders via email or
SMS (Short Message Service, also called text messaging).
To get your reminder file started, go to Yahoo! Calendar, sign in with your Y!
ID, and then follow these steps:
1. Click the Add Event button at the top of the Calendar. The Add Event
page opens.
2. Name your event in the Title text box — Mom’s birthday, for example.
3. Use the drop-down lists to select the date of your event.
4. Enter the reminder message you want to receive about your event in
the Notes text box. Include all the information you’ll need to accomplish
the task or manage the event.
5. Scroll down to the Repeating section, and click the [Show] link to
expand it. Choose to Repeat Every Year.
6. Scroll down to the Reminders section, and click the [Show] link to
expand it. Click the Send a Reminder option and use the drop-down
lists to set it to send you a reminder anywhere from 5 minutes to 2
weeks before your event. Choose how to receive the reminder: an IM
(Yahoo! Messenger), email, or SMS reminder, as shown in Figure 1-1.
Be sure to check the time zone in which your reminder will be sent.
(See the Note at the bottom of the Reminders section. If the time zone is
incorrect, click the Change It link to remedy the situation.)
7. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to save your event.
That’s it: you’re guaranteed to always get a message from yourself before
your mother’s birthday: “Order flowers for Mom! Her birthday’s in two
days!”
to particular software or device. The free, web-based Yahoo! Calendar
task information on the days and times you specify. Create a time-based
reminder file that emails your future self the data you’ll need to know at just
the right moment in time with Yahoo! Calendar.
NOTE Like Yahoo! Calendar, Google Calendar (http://calendar.google
.com), is also a free, web-based calendar that can send reminders via email or
SMS (Short Message Service, also called text messaging).
To get your reminder file started, go to Yahoo! Calendar, sign in with your Y!
ID, and then follow these steps:
1. Click the Add Event button at the top of the Calendar. The Add Event
page opens.
2. Name your event in the Title text box — Mom’s birthday, for example.
3. Use the drop-down lists to select the date of your event.
4. Enter the reminder message you want to receive about your event in
the Notes text box. Include all the information you’ll need to accomplish
the task or manage the event.
5. Scroll down to the Repeating section, and click the [Show] link to
expand it. Choose to Repeat Every Year.
6. Scroll down to the Reminders section, and click the [Show] link to
expand it. Click the Send a Reminder option and use the drop-down
lists to set it to send you a reminder anywhere from 5 minutes to 2
weeks before your event. Choose how to receive the reminder: an IM
(Yahoo! Messenger), email, or SMS reminder, as shown in Figure 1-1.
Be sure to check the time zone in which your reminder will be sent.
(See the Note at the bottom of the Reminders section. If the time zone is
incorrect, click the Change It link to remedy the situation.)
7. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to save your event.
That’s it: you’re guaranteed to always get a message from yourself before
your mother’s birthday: “Order flowers for Mom! Her birthday’s in two
days!”
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