The smartest scheduling assistant yet

Now, *this* is what we've been waiting for  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Cool Tools, by The Intelligence](#) Brought to you by: [Boomerang logo](=)​ I'm a sucker for smart, simple, single-purpose software — the types of tools that do one seemingly small thing and do it so well, you wonder how you ever lived without 'em. And if there's one area where I'm always itchin' for something new, it's in the dusty ol' domain of the humble digital calendar. Whether for work or for personal purposes, our calendars have become guiding forces in our meandering lives. I don't know about you, but I'd barely know what I'm doing or where I'm expected on any given day if it weren't for that trusty agenda on my various screens and devices. And yet, for as powerful as they can be, no one has taken all the new high-tech toys at our disposal these days and truly wowed us — with a calendar tool so cool, so cutting-edge, so flippin' useful that it completely changes how we interact with that info. Until now. [JR Raphael, Author of Android Intelligence] JR Raphael​ Author of [Android Intelligence](​ --------------------------------------------------------------- A whole new way to interact with your calendar No exaggeration: This week's Cool Tool is something I've been thinking about and hoping to see show up for ages. And at long last, someone has made it happen. ➜ It's a natural-language, chat-like interface for managing and interacting with your calendar. And it brings some really clever and hassle-saving concepts into the mix. ⌚ The tool is called [Dola](), and it'll take you about two minutes to set up and start using. - Dola integrates with your choice of four standard messaging platforms: WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, and Apple Messages (a.k.a. iMessage). - If you aren't already using one of those services, you can start a free account purely for this purpose in a matter of seconds. That's what I did, with Telegram. - Then, once you add Dola into the service and connect it to your calendar, you can simply chat with it to do all sorts of interesting stuff... ☑️ You can add an event into your calendar simply by telling Dola what you want in plain English — with as much or as little detail as you need. [Dola screenshot showing a command adding a lunch with Larry Page Friday at noon onto a calendar] ​ ❎ You can cancel or move an existing event in the same way, with virtually zero effort — and with Dola automatically remembering and being able to reference anything you've told it before. [Dola screenshot showing a command to move the lunch with Larry Page to a different day and time] ​ 🗣️ And you can ask Dola questions about your calendar to see what's coming up and interact with info that way, too. [Dola screenshot showing an inquiry asking when a lunch with Tim Cook is scheduled] ​ Dola also integrates all the standard AI chatbot hullabaloo we've come to expect from tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot, so you can also ask it to generate info for you and attach it directly to calendar events — lists of highly reviewed lunch spots in a specific area, for instance, or anything else your bleary brain comes up with. [Dola screenshot showing a command to add a list of ideas about good lunch spots in Mountain View to my lunch appointment] ​ This is putting modern-day tech to use in a way that actually matters. This is bringing the current concept of "AI" beyond the point of novelty and into a place that'll make a meaningful difference in our day-to-day lives. And that's why this is a Cool Tool well worth your while to try — well before the rest of the world realizes it's out there. 📌 You can sign up for early access to Dola [on the service's website](). 💰 It's completely free to use for now, during the early access phase, though its founders say there'll eventually be some sort of premium option. 🕶 The service does require access to any connected calendars — inevitably — but [its privacy policy](=) is clear about the fact that data is handled securely and never shared in any disconcerting way. 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[The app debuted in 1999]() [It was originally built by Microsoft]() [It was created by Google co-founder Larry Page]() [It was created during an engineer’s free time]() Answer correctly before next Wednesday and secure your spot on the [Cool Tools Leaderboard](=)! 👉 Last week's question and answer: What does "PDF" stand for? “Portable Document Format.” Created by Adobe, PDF files are an easy, portable way to share documents across different devices, operating systems, and software programs. 🤚 Wait! Before you go: What'd you think of this issue? [Thumbs Up](=) [Thumbs Down]( Hit the thumbs-up or thumbs-down to cast your vote and let us know. ​ Want less email? [Update your reading preferences](=) to opt out of any individual publications or unsubscribe entirely. New here and not yet subscribed? Take two seconds to [sign up for our newsletters](): Cool Tools, Android Intelligence, or Windows Intelligence (or all three!). Hungry for even more? 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