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I've only recently started using a calendar to keep track of my personal schedule (the same way it is normal to do so for one's work schedule). I would like mor

I've only recently started using a calendar to keep track of my personal schedule (the same way it is normal to do so for one's work schedule). I would like more tools like this to make it more convenient than manually adding everything (though ideally using .ics rather than Google Cal). Either via third party tools or companies allowing you to download .ics files from them. Flights are an area this would be particularly handy; some airlines allow you to download flight reservations as .ics files, but very few in my experience. I looked into making a script to do this in Python before (based on confirmation emails) and while it would be quite doable, the lack of consistency in how the emails are formatted and the airports are described makes it non-trivial (if you want to properly handle timezones).

gkedzierski 4y ago
TripIt does what you want, and more. (Imports flight confirmation emails automatically, and gives you an iCal feed you can subscribe to in your calendar)
- sameline 4y ago
  flightyapp.com on iOS also supports flight import via email and has calendar integration.
- NoboruWataya 4y ago
  Looks good! I may sign up. Interestingly, I had a brief look for open source alternatives and found that KDE Itinerary[0] may do a similar thing, and that the same code has been re-used in a Nextcloud Mail extension[1]. I don't use either so haven't been able to test directly yet. But I did use a CLI tool based on the same KDE code[2] and while it doesn't output iCal it does seem to correctly extract the details from a reservation email (I tested on Ryanair). 0: https://apps.kde.org/itinerary/ https://apps.kde.org/itinerary/ 1: https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2020/01/18/kde-itinerary-nextcloud-hub-integration.html https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2020/01/18/kde-itinerary-nextclo... 2: https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2019/09/21/kde-itinerary-cli-extractor.html https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2019/09/21/kde-itinerary-cli-ext...
sameline 4y ago
My partner and I use anylist.com on iOS to plan each week’s meals. It supports creation of a calendar that you can subscribe to in your calendaring app. That calendar has all-day event for all the meals in a day. Handy to see at a glance what we’ll cook for dinner along with the rest of our evening plans.

gkedzierski 4y ago

TripIt does what you want, and more. (Imports flight confirmation emails automatically, and gives you an iCal feed you can subscribe to in your calendar)

sameline 4y ago
flightyapp.com on iOS also supports flight import via email and has calendar integration.
NoboruWataya 4y ago
Looks good! I may sign up. Interestingly, I had a brief look for open source alternatives and found that KDE Itinerary[0] may do a similar thing, and that the same code has been re-used in a Nextcloud Mail extension[1]. I don't use either so haven't been able to test directly yet. But I did use a CLI tool based on the same KDE code[2] and while it doesn't output iCal it does seem to correctly extract the details from a reservation email (I tested on Ryanair). 0: https://apps.kde.org/itinerary/ https://apps.kde.org/itinerary/ 1: https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2020/01/18/kde-itinerary-nextcloud-hub-integration.html https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2020/01/18/kde-itinerary-nextclo... 2: https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2019/09/21/kde-itinerary-cli-extractor.html https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2019/09/21/kde-itinerary-cli-ext...

sameline 4y ago

My partner and I use anylist.com on iOS to plan each week’s meals. It supports creation of a calendar that you can subscribe to in your calendaring app. That calendar has all-day event for all the meals in a day. Handy to see at a glance what we’ll cook for dinner along with the rest of our evening plans.