DigitalFanGirl

• test comment from motherfeed re: http://ff.im/6Yodf #
• Happy Saturday. What’s going on in your town today? http://ff.im/6ZUTt #
• Oooh, I am so skeptical about DELL products. I’m looking at the Sony Vaio W series. Have you heard about that one? re: http://ff.im/6PJKG #
• Watching True Blood while working on my consulting biz. This show is so awesome. http://ff.im/73hvY #
• Does anyone use Plaxo? if so, what are the benefits for consultants/entrepreneurs? I see they’ve done a total makeover. http://ff.im/73jJa #
• @FrankGruber I am so looking forward to TECH Cocktail DC this week!!! in reply to FrankGruber #
• What tha?? Did you see the ending of True Blood? I am so on the edge of my seat with this show. #trueblood http://ff.im/73k3C #
• @bigced Did you see that shit? The suspense on this show is crazy. in reply to bigced #
• Ooh, gotta watch Hung via OnDemand 2morrow cause I cannot miss Mad Men tonight. http://ff.im/73koE #
• Good morning all. Hope you had a wonderful weekend – I sure did. http://ff.im/74t7W #
• We all know what it mean when the Apple Store is closed. New things are on the way… re: http://ff.im/74qhr #
• I have two more weeks before the kids go back to school. I guess I should buy some school supplies soon. http://ff.im/74xi1 #
• I am so behind on responding to non-work related emails. Goal is to catch up this week! http://ff.im/75fEg #
• My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) http://ff.im/76nPN #
• Recording Moms Gone Geek.Lygeia Ricciardi is our special guest for 2nite. Tonights topic: Digital Medical Records:… http://ff.im/79DM7 #
• Good morning all. We made it to hump day. #
• Ready for TECH Cocktail DC tonight??? I am. http://ff.im/7g0rS #
• @joebiam Here I am. Today is not my Friday; this is my 5 day workweek. in reply to joebiam #
• I think you all have convinced me to root my G1 as well. re: http://ff.im/6YpXd #
• Happy Friday everyone. Had a great time at #techcocktail last night & met some great new people, but man was it hot… http://ff.im/7hY7F #
• @joebiam My day went so well yesterday. I was having a total rockstar day yesterday. How was your day? Boo to our now opposite schedules. in reply to joebiam #
• @Sisarina It was great meeting and talking with you last night. Can’t wait for #DCTwirlies on 9/1!!!! in reply to Sisarina #
• Love her in this role!! Can’t imagine any other woman in it. re: http://ff.im/7i4Lk #

The Google Calendar has been my calendar of choice for a great deal of time. Although I use a Mac, I have never used iCal as my main calendar; just Google Calendar and I absolutely love it. When I got the G1 I was thrilled about the seamless integration of the Google products and the G1. It really made my calendaring process much easier.

Before getting the G1, I was a BlackBerry user, but there was always a problem with the syncing between the BlackBerry and Google calendars. As much as I love Google Calendar and as great as it functions on the G1; there are a couple of things I wish it did that would greatly improve my level of productivity.

1. Add the ability to add a guest to an event

This is actually a huge inconvenience for me. I do more from my phone in terms of calendaring rather than on my laptop. Because of the inability to add a guest (invite someone) to a calendar event created on the G1, you still have to go to the web version of Google Calendar to add a guest. So, if I’m out and about and I add an event to Google Calendar on my phone and I want to add a guest to it, I have to wait until I get to my laptop so I can log onto Google Calendar on the web and edit the event created on my G1 to add a guest. There have been a number of times where I just flat out forgot to add the person I initially intended to invite to the event. It’s such an annoyance. I’m kind of shocked this feature is missing considering some of the other advanced features in Gmail and Google Maps, but maybe this is something that will be added later.

2. Add additional repeat options

While the Google Calendar on the G1 does have a repeat feature, it is limited. The same set of repeat options on the web version of the Google Calendar are not the same on the Google Calendar on the G1. On the G1, you can set an event to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. What I’d like is to have the option to set a biweekly recurrence or set an event to occur every Monday, Wednesday and Friday or every other Tuesday and Thursday if I so choose, but those additional repeat options are not available.

The Google Calendar on the G1 is almost perfect in my book, but adding these two features would be like putting a cherry on top of the cake. It would make the calendaring experience that much better.

What are your thoughts about these limitations? Is there anything else outside of these two items I mentioned you’d like the Google Calendar on the G1 to do?

Today begins my first SuperDroid G1 App Review video series. The goal is to review an app twice a month (or more if I’m feeling full of gusto). I’ve had the G1 now for a couple of months and I’ve had an opportunity to test and play with a bunch of apps. Some have been great and some have been an outright waste of time.

In this first installment of SuperDroid G1 App Review, I am reviewing SendContact. This app allows you to select one of your contacts and send their contact information to another contact of yours.  This app can be found on your G1 device in the Market. Just do a search for “SendContact”.

Subscribe to SuperDroid – http://superdroid.blip.tv/

Social media has certainly grown leaps and bounds over the last three years and many local and state agencies are embracing it and using it to stay connected to their community. It makes me wish the town I live in used social media. I think it would better connect me and my family to the town in which we live. Although every entity in our town has its own separate web presence, I believe using social media could pull it altogether and make my life easier.

When I first moved to my town I was online looking for various things; doctors in the area, sports teams, girl scout troups, 24 hour pharmacy’s, town officials, town events, camps for the kids, county orchestra’s, swim teams, fencing classes, etc, etc. It took a ridiculous amount of time searching the web and asking other parents and residents about all these things. I can’t help but think this could have been so much easier if my town used social media and had a social network of some sort that addressed all this stuff.

I think having a social network of some sort that encompassed every facet of what’s in that town could be a great benefit to residents. With the RSS, dragging in information from other town sources is be a breeze., maintaining a calendar is simple and effective and this might help people become more involved in their community if they know what the heck is going on. Many times people are inactive because they are unaware of what is going on in their town, but having a social network that included information about town meetings and school meetings and functions and more, would give people the opportunity to participate.

So, I wish my town used social media because I would love to have a one stop shop to all these related to the town in which I reside to become more involved and knowledgeable about the things going on around town.

• At Chanel for a VIP makeover and girlfriends party – http://twitpic.com/ceefb #
• Girlfriend Party 2009 [pic] http://ff.im/64U4t #
• Girlfriend Party 2009 [pic] http://ff.im/653ST #
• @keyinfluencer they’re so different.Hootsuite has a lot more 2 offer.It’s worth checking out to compare.I think Hoots the best web-based svc in reply to keyinfluencer #
• @TheRecipeBox The VIP Makeover Girlfriend Party at Chanel was beyond fabulous.We all had such a great time. in reply to TheRecipeBox #
• When Jay-Z Hates Your Software – http://su.pr/5msTVE #
• Google Chief Resigns as Apple Director – http://su.pr/1pS66t #
• Out of Search Business, Yahoo Shifts Its Focus – http://su.pr/2KqMLO #
• Would You Watch Local News on YouTube? – http://su.pr/3WPGhs #
• My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2) http://ff.im/670gc #
• Re: Photos from 1st NoVA Girl Geek Dinner http://ff.im/68aFS #
• Re: Photos from 1st NoVA Girl Geek Dinner http://ff.im/68eqM #
• Re: Photos from 1st NoVA Girl Geek Dinner http://ff.im/68vaK #
• Licence row puts Skype under shutdown threat – http://su.pr/1cHHrA #
• Rivalry Between Apple and Palm Intensifies – http://su.pr/1SWToA #
• good morning everyone. Tuesday has arrived. what’s on your agenda today? #
• @Aerocles i have a super fun day planned; meetings, one conference call and some online research. whew! good times…. in reply to Aerocles #
• Luv it. RT @JaysonFlint: Good morning its #Bloglovetuesday visit someone’s Blog,leave a comment,follow a new RSS today,spread LOVE,enjoy #fb in reply to JaysonFlint #
• I knew this was coming: Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook – http://su.pr/2SZq5g #
• RT @hashandroid: Just finished the O’Reilly #Android Application development #book. Pretty good intro 2 Android dev-http://tinyurl.com/n4qm in reply to hashandroid #
• can I install Sharepoint on a Linux machine? #
• @donmcallister ooohhh, exciting. is your son geeked up about his new macbook? is this his first one? in reply to donmcallister #
• Les Amazones de Guinée – Ndaren http://ff.im/6aK9I #
• Minus the Bear – Double Vision Quest http://ff.im/6c75B #
• Siah & Yeshua DapoED – A Day Like Any Other http://ff.im/6cdUN #
• Chinese teenager beaten to death in internet addiction clinic – http://su.pr/3DwSfH #
• Apple tried to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order – http://su.pr/3DwSfH #
• Human Dog Hybrid Photos Surface Online … Again – http://su.pr/26zmKJ. I’m totally grossed out #
• IE6 No More! Popular Web Companies Start Project to Kill IE6 – http://su.pr/2i3vTB. I really do want IE6 to DIE!!!! #
• RT @Aerocles: #SocialMedia Don’t Fall Prey to Tunnel-Twittervision. It’s the ‘It’ thing now, but it’s not the only tool & won’t be the last. in reply to Aerocles #
• RT @WomenWhoTech: Compiling list of Tech #Women2Follow on Twitter.Tweet me/DM if u haven’t & I will add ur feed.http://bit.ly/1b4aBI -Plz RT in reply to WomenWhoTech #
• Head of Joint Chiefs bucks social media ban in a Tweet – http://su.pr/6B6lL7 #
• Good morning all. Today is my Friday [whew hew]. What’s on your agenda today? #
• More news to come in a moment….. #
• Listening to @JaysonFlint podcast http://www.theblacktechreport.com #
• For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics – http://su.pr/5VwF05 #
• @missjo_ladie @jaysonflint I love Google calendar too. Been using it so long, don’t know what I’d do if it went away. in reply to missjo_ladie #
• Google’s Android Jumps to the Living Room – http://su.pr/2A9U24 #
• News Corporation Posts a Loss on MySpace Charge – http://su.pr/2nSRyC #
• Internet Ad Spending Shrinks Again – http://su.pr/1Qkcqs #
• @dgtlpapercuts One of these days I’ve gotta get down to NC to hang with you Raleigh techies and innovators. in reply to dgtlpapercuts #
• @thevixy what are you going to school for? What year are you in? in reply to thevixy #
• @JaysonFlint I am LMAO at your sponsor ad. I had to listen to it twice. #
• Questions to ALL current iPhone users: If Verizon gets the iPhone will you leave AT&T to get the Verizon service? Plz RT #
• @fittorrent I think AT&T has a lot to be worried about if Verizon gets the iPhone. I suspect many will jump ship to join Verizon. in reply to fittorrent #
• Microsoft to hire 400 Yahoo workers, pay Yahoo $150 million – http://su.pr/1Qkcqs #
• @JaysonFlint My G1 has horrible battery life. So bad I’m going to buy bigger battery. #theblacktechreport #
• @chassycat Check your FB. I wrote you a question/invitation… in reply to chassycat #
• Listening to This Week in Google episode 1; only because I love Google and Gina Trapani. #
• Good morning and happy Friday to all. This is my off Friday and I’m loving it. #
• Just renewed my Flickr Pro account. Yes, I still love Flickr. Although I wonder how different or better it would be if Google owned it… #
• Why is my su.pr bookmarklet not working? #
• Ladies, you haven’t had fun until you’ve had the VIP Makeover Party at Chanel. Check out the flicks – http://su.pr/32E6sm #
• @chassycat YES!! It’s going 2 be so much fun. We’re going 2 go over our schedule this weekend.So I’ll get with U on dates by Sun. So excited in reply to chassycat #
• @fittorrent and I do not like Picassa, so I guess that would be a #fail in reply to fittorrent #
• Time for me to get ready to head to my cousins house. We’ve got a great day planned… #
• Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!!! Don’t work too hard… #

We’re drinkin’ the Google Juice! It’s so yummy and refreshing! Won’t you join us? We discuss GTD with Google IMAP and CalDAV along with the myriad of apps and products that go good with Google. What the heck are we talking about? Listen to this episode to find out more and get your fill of geeky goodness!

Read the full show notes over at Moms Gone Geek