Pretty Girl in an IT World

Google Map Sharing

2012-08-03T12:04:00.002-05:00

Did you know that you could save locations on a Google Map and then share and collaborate with others?

This works great when you are planning a weekend getaway with friends! I was able to save all our locations to one map, and then send that map over to my girlfriends! That is so much easier then having a list of addresses for everyone to google, or look up in their MAPSCO (does anyone still have one of those?). Also, they could add to and edit the map with me!

Here's how I did it:

Go to https://maps.google.com/
Click on "My Places"
Click on "Create Map"
Name your new map and choose your privacy settings
Click Save
Search for a location that you would like to add to your new map
Once Google has found your location, click on the pin and choose "Save to Map"
Choose the Map you would like to save to and click Save
Do this for every location you need to add to your map
Go back to your map by clicking "My Places"
Once viewing your map, click "Collaborate"
Add Collaborators by their email addresses and send invitations.

This is a great way to plan an event with others! I have certainly enjoyed using it with many organizations since I discovered it.

Need to send the link of the map to someone but don't want them to have access to edit it? Simple! Just click the link button. I personally love the short URL feature!

Enjoy!

Flipboard

2012-07-27T13:22:00.001-05:00

My new absolute favorite app is Flipboard. It is perfect for someone who is on the go but still wants to keep up to date with all of their favorite news and social media! I have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all of my news interests all in one application. Reading everything is as easy as a flip of the page! I even have Google Reader synced so I can check out all of my favorite blogs.

Check it out!
http://flipboard.com/
https://twitter.com/flipboard#

Facebook Events Export

2012-07-11T17:58:00.002-05:00

Here's to my first blog post! I'm brand new to this so please forgive me...

I wanted to start a blog for those who aren't super techy but love those tech tips to help organize their daily lives! So for my first post I will share one of my recent favorite tips!

I don't know about you, but I'm a sorority girl, and we have tons of events! A lot of those events are made and posted on Facebook. Well I wanted to be able to view my event calendar without logging into Facebook each and every time. I became determined to be able to view the events on my iPhone and/or on my google calendar. So here are the steps I took:

Go to www.facebook.com
Go to Events
Click on the magnifying glass and then click "Export Events"
The "Export Events" popup will appear. Highlight the URL that appears in blue font and copy it.
Email the link to yourself so you can have it for your records.
Open the email on your mobile device and click on the link.
Follow the steps on your mobile device to subscribe to this calendar. Wah lah! You are now subscribed to your Facebook Events Calendar.

Want to add the calendar to your Gmail Calendar? That's simple too!

Open your Gmail Calendar and find the Other Calendars section.
Click on the drop-down box and choose "Add by URL"
Paste the URL that you emailed yourself earlier into the popup and done!

Well that's all for now. Please comment on what you would like to see next time and enjoy!