If you prefer managing your calendar on the desktop with iCal but you really wish you could take advantage of SMS reminders like Google Calendar offers, reader Colby Pash suggests a simple, smart tip for creating SMS reminders with iCal:
As you know, text message inboxes have email addresses—for instance, [email protected] (for Verizon users). If you add your phone’s email address as an emailing option in your Address Book vCard, you can choose it as an option to email a reminder. Set the date, time and reminder and, Bam—you have a cell phone reminder.
While this idea isn’t a breakthrough (we’ve covered sending SMS messages from email before), it is a smart and clever application of email-to-text capabilities. Just make sure your computer’s on when you need it. Thanks Colby!
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