Your new calendar superpower

A simple tool to save time and eliminate hassles  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Cool Tools, by The Intelligence](#) Brought to you by: [Nextiva logo](=)​ Calendar apps are a dime a dozen these days — and no matter what platform or type of device you're using, you've almost certainly got something that gets the job done. But I'd be willing to wager there's one area where your agenda juggling could do with an extra injection of intelligence. And that's in the area of event creation. Surely I'm not the only one who's found myself sighing as I punch specific pieces of info from an email, a web page, or a random interaction into an event-adding interface, right? Powerful as they may otherwise be, most of our current calendar tools are frustratingly mediocre at making that easy. But — oh, yes — there's an easy answer. And it works brilliantly right alongside any other calendar app you're using. [JR Raphael, Author of Android Intelligence] JR Raphael​ Author of Android Intelligence --------------------------------------------------------------- The scheduling supplement you didn't know you needed This tool is one of those things that's almost shockingly simple but simultaneously so frickin' smart, you'll wonder how it isn't already built into every calendar app out there. ➜ It's a web-based system called [Agenda Hero Magic](=), and it does one thing and one thing only: It makes it as easy as can be to add new events into your calendar in seconds flat — no formatting, no fuss, no hassle whatsoever. ⌚ It'll take you about 10 seconds to use, anytime: - All you do is [open up the Agenda Hero Magic website](=) on whatever device you're using — phone, computer, tablet, you name it. - Then, in the box at the center of the screen, you type, paste, or upload any information about an event. - It could be your own plain-English description — "Lunch with Bobcat Goldthwait Thursday at noon, Ye Old Sandwich Shoppe." - Or, in an especially useful twist, it could be an entire paragraph of text you paste over from an email or web page describing an event in detail. - And coolest of all: You can also skip even more steps and directly drag in a screenshot, photo, or graphic of any type where text about an event is included. [The Agenda Hero Magic website with a box to type or paste info about any calendar event (or upload an image, even) and have the details formatted and ready to add into your calendar] ​ Whichever path you choose, once you hit that Create button beneath the box, Agenda Hero will work its magic and translate whatever you entered into a formal calendar event — with all the items in exactly the right places and your original text or image as the description. You can then opt to add the event directly into your calendar — which simply opens the appropriate app or website for you with all the info already filled into the event creation screen — or you can have the system send you the event as an invite via email for easy later adding. [A plain-text description of an event pasted into the Agenda Hero website and then translated into a ready-to-add, fully formatted event for any calendar] ​ Pretty nifty, right?! If you really want to get wild, you can also grab the [Agenda Hero Chrome extension]( for your computer — which lets you save yet another step and simply highlight text anywhere in your browser to turn it into a fully formatted, ready-to-add event. However you go about using it, it's a smart addition to any calendar setup. It'll save you time and make your life easier. And that, more than anything, makes for the coolest Cool Tools of all. 📌 You can access Agenda Hero Magic [on the web from any device](=) (pro tip: On a phone or tablet, look in your browser's main menu to add a link directly onto your home screen) or via [its Chrome extension]( for desktop computers. 💰 The service is completely free. 🕶 And it doesn't require any sign-ups or account connections, nor does it seem to do anything disconcerting with the limited amount of data it's able to access. (The company behind the tool has [a broader schedule planning and sharing service](), so its goal with this is presumably to make people aware of that option.) Now, speaking of simplifying complex silliness... ​ SPONSORED MESSAGE Your customers (and team) deserve better! 📞 =​ Calls, texts, emails, web chats… are your comms getting lost in the shuffle? Join 100k+ businesses and [switch to our partner Nextiva.](=) Nextiva is an AI-driven platform that gives you seamless, personalized customer interactions across all channels and combines all your points of contact with teammates and customers into one single viewpoint — on any device! *No tech experience required.* Finally, you can focus less on repetitive tasks and more on your customers (literally, Nextiva can automate 90% of your comms and save you 30% on costs)! Work like your team is in one office, even if they’re not: 😇 Integrates with all your existing apps — no more switching back and forth! 🤝 Auto-attendant (AI Voice and AI Chatbot) to interact with clients while you’re away ☎️ Create new phone numbers and get unlimited calling and texting 🛜 The office, the field, outer space… Works wherever you have internet! You can get all this inside of one app and make your business look as polished as a Fortune 500 company, so you can focus on closing and scaling. ➜ [Join the PAC 12, Panosonic, Amazon and countless others on Nextiva, the #1-rated VoIP business phone!](=) [SCORE 50% OFF NEXTIVA TODAY! ➜](=) ​ This Week's Cool Tools Quiz Which of the following calendar apps was the first to exist? Remember: NO CHEATING! Anyone can look up info on the web. Stick with the spirit of the game and test your actual knowledge without searching. It's just for fun, anyway! [Microsoft Calendar]() [Google Calendar]() [Apple Calendar]() [Apple iCal]() Answer correctly before next Wednesday and secure your spot on the [Cool Tools Leaderboard](=)! 👉 Last week's question and answer: When did YouTube launch? YouTube launched in December 2005. Google purchased it in October 2006. 🤚 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? [Learn about becoming an Intelligence Insider,](=) our one-of-a-kind community where you'll have access to power-packed advanced resources, an on-demand help desk, and tons of free apps and services. 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