“Dateful” Simplifies Timing Online Events

[jesse_the_k]

My cognitive impairments mean I always mess up time zones. I’ve participated in many events in the past five years. Only one managed to sense my current time zone and adjust all the info on their site to match. (And of course I can't remember which one it was.)

Which is why I love https://dateful.com. It’s an excellent tool when you’re communicating across time zones. It’s free. It features:

• Time Zone Converter: convert between major world cities and timezones instantly as you type
• World Clock: up to 20 clocks to see how the rest of the world can participate in your event
• Time Calculator: adds and subtracts times, dates, and durations

And best of all:

• Eventlink: create a link that converts an event’s time to the user’s current time zone and day. You can add an event title, description, and URL (meeting link or a web page), and you can offer an “add to my calendar” which works with Apple, Google, and Outlook.

All that info in a single link. You don’t need an account, but if you create one, you can go back and edit your Eventlinks.

I’m able to do these things with the keyboard; I welcome insights from readers using adaptive technology.

Comments

[komadori]

This looks helpful!

I've used it constantly!

[jesse_the_k]

For private video calls to my far-flung correspondents, and haven't missed one.

[redbird]

Do you know whether the Ecentlink feature overrides whatever time my computer or google calendar think it is? That by itself would make it valuable when I'm traveling and want to put in things like the departure time for a return trip.

Given that my brain is crummy at time arithmetic

[jesse_the_k]

I may have mistunderstood your question!

Eventlink always shows two times:

The event description and link with your time, based on the time zone setting of your device. Plus the local time at the event's location.

I tested this by turning off "Set Time & Date" automatically on my macOS. I also turned off "Set Time Zone" automatically, while I set my zone to India standard. The site did the "it's next day!" math for my event. AFAICT, the site doesn't base its answer on where it perceives your internet connection originates.