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In my experience assuming I think of my calendar as anything other than local time is always wrong. 10+ years of using calendars in different timezones and I ha
by Swizec 8y ago
In my experience assuming I think of my calendar as anything other than local time is always wrong. 10+ years of using calendars in different timezones and I have never once meant anything other than “9am when I’m there”
It’s my calendar, why would I set it to events in a way that’s not relative to my time reference?
- enobrev 8y agoI agree with this as you've stated it, but there's a difference with a personal event, like an alarm, and a calendar event. For instance, say there's an 1pm CT meeting every Tuesday for a remote team. When I head to the East Coast for a week, that _should_ mean 2pm ET, but if the assumption is "1pm when I'm there", since the "there" has changed if my calendar doesn't adjust accordingly I'm going to be an hour early to the meeting.
- bshipp 8y agoThis has happened to me numerous times. I set up an appointment in Outlook assuming I'll be there remotely via webconference and then end up having to travel there in person. I've been bitten enough times to double-check the timezone now, but that was a hard-earned lesson that most calendars tend to use the timezone the appointment was created in unless explicitly told otherwise.
- nugator 8y agoI'm a swede watching a lot of NFL and college games. Often the only thing I see are American times and need to input them easily in my calendar. Then I'm more interested in inputing "1pm EST" into my calendar and let the calendar figure out when to alert me of the game.
- blago 8y agoBecause you may have an appointment at the place you are going, not the place where you are now.