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Face it: Google runs your life. The search giant turned web ecosystem owns your email, calendar and even your voicemails. Your most important data lives on Google’s servers. What you may not realise is that, despite the quality of Google’s products, someone else is doing it better — and placing all your eggs in Google’s basket isn’t necessarily the best thing. Here’s a look at alternative services you can use in place of Google’s web apps.
We told you last week about the 2012 calendar templates for Word. Now its Office siblings Excel and PowerPoint have joined the party with their own free downloadable 2012 designs.
Zapaday is a free global events calendar you can tap into to find out what’s happening soon, from holidays to cultural events and news. Zapaday scrapes 4000+ news sites for future events and also pulls in important public calendars.
Every year, Microsoft releases template updates for Word users to print current year calendars. Hyper-organised people will have been hanging out for the 2012 releases since at least last October, but they’re now available for download.
Typical planners and diaries force you into a confined grid when planning your day and taking notes. Scription Chronodex breaks that confinement by providing a freeform area to use text, drawings, or whatever to keep track of your days and get things done.
Dear Lifehacker, In Outlook on Windows, I can scroll by week in the month view. It annoys me that I can’t do this in Outlook on Mac, iCal, Google Calendar and iPhone. Is there any other calendar app or cloud calendar that allows me to scroll week by week while in the month view? Thanks, Scrolling Savant
State governments frequently offer bonuses to people building new homes or buying their first property, but many have strict deadlines attached. Property Observer has a useful state-by-state listing of current schemes and their expiry dates which is worth checking out if you’re looking into your first home.
