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A while back, my wife and I had trouble scheduling stuff and regularly had scheduling conflicts ... "Oh, I forgot about the graduation party that day." ...  "I told my sister we could babysit." ...  "I forgot your brother is in town that weekend."

And then we found Google Calendar. Life has never been the same, for there has never been anyone like Google Calendar ever in the world. I have used it almost daily for the past four years.

Here's how to get started with Google Calendar

1. Create a Google account (if you don't already have one).

2. Sign in and go to http://www.google.com/calendar.

3. Start adding stuff!

4. Dig deeper with cool features:

Hook it up to your iPhone and add items to your calendar remotely.

Subscribe to public calendars like sports schedules for the Brewers, Badgers, or work calendars.

Add reminders via email or text.

Use it with with iCal or Outlook.

Follow the Google Blog to find out about new features that are added, like tasks.