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Title: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: mahagonny on August 31, 2022, 11:19:49 AM
Suppose you needed to schedule a nine to five day of meetings with individuals, at 45 minutes apiece, and you need to do it quickly through internet? What program would you use, that a fair-to-middling computer literate person like me could set up?

Once a person signs up for a slot, that slot would be shown to all subsequent viewers as filled. I guess it would help if they could jump right on the site and get squared away without having to log in.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: Puget on August 31, 2022, 12:04:26 PM
I use Google calendar appointment slots for this- work just as you describe wanting them. If you aren't a Google campus, it appears you have to pay $8/month to add this (and other stuff) to a personal Google account.
https://workspace.google.com/individual/?utm_source=cal-in-product&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=cal-event-create-apptsched-link&utm_term=learn-more&authuser=1&hl=en

There are other options, like Youcanbookme. Don't know how those compare since we are a Google campus and so that option is free and easy for me.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: FishProf on August 31, 2022, 12:27:24 PM
I use appointlet (https://www.appointlet.com/) with my google calendar.  This is how I schedule advising slots and off-time office hours.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: ergative on September 01, 2022, 07:25:41 AM
My department swears by doodle (https://doodle.com/en/).
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: FishProf on September 01, 2022, 07:32:07 AM
Quote from: ergative on September 01, 2022, 07:25:41 AM
My department swears by doodle (https://doodle.com/en/).

For getting groups together I think Doodle is the worst, except for everything else.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: ergative on September 01, 2022, 07:39:36 AM
Quote from: FishProf on September 01, 2022, 07:32:07 AM
Quote from: ergative on September 01, 2022, 07:25:41 AM
My department swears by doodle (https://doodle.com/en/).

For getting groups together I think Doodle is the worst, except for everything else.

For getting groups together, I've found that whenisgood (https://whenisgood.net/) is perfect. But Doodle is very good when you want one slot per person, which I think is what mahoganny is asking for.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: pgher on September 02, 2022, 04:27:34 PM
I use Doodle and have a booking page. Costs $83 per year but well worth it.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: mahagonny on September 02, 2022, 04:31:27 PM
thank you folks.
Title: Re: Up-to-date software for dummies
Post by: statsgeek on September 03, 2022, 05:08:15 AM
For allowing individuals to sign up up for time slots, I also like calendly.  For groups, I find whenisgood MUCH easier to use than Doodle, both from an organizer and a participant point of view.