Tips/Tricks – Syracuse Chapter 3424 https://www.syracusehog.com Harley-Davidson Owners Group Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:15:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 How to create a shortcut to the Google Calendar on your mobile phone https://www.syracusehog.com/2015/03/how-to-create-a-shortcut-to-the-google-calendar-on-your-mobile-phone/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.syracusehog.com/?p=2981 Read moreHow to create a shortcut to the Google Calendar on your mobile phone]]> The most up-to-date version of our ride calendar is our Google Calendar which can be found here: http://syracusehog.com/cal

There is an easy way to access this calendar from your phone without needing to create a bookmark or remember the above URL. You can create a shortcut to it from your homescreen (like any other app)! To do this, use the following instructions (depending on which phone you use):

iPhone

  • Open Safari and navigate to http://syracusehog.com/cal
  • That URL should redirect to Google Calendar (which will have a much more complicated URL)
  • Open your menu (usually at the bottom of the screen) and select “Add to Home Screen”
  • If it doesn’t bring you back to your home screen, click your main button.
  • From there, you can move the new icon anywhere you want.
  • Now you can access the Google Calendar from a single click!

Android Phone

  • Open Chrome and navigate to http://syracusehog.com/cal
  • That URL should redirect to Google Calendar (which will have a much more complicated URL)
  • Open your menu (usually at the top/right of the screen) and select “Add to Homescreen”
  • If it doesn’t bring you back to your home screen, click your home button.
  • From there, you can move the new icon anywhere you want.
  • Now you can access the Google Calendar from a single click!

This trick works for any bookmark! You can use this for the Syracuse Hog Bulletin Board or any other website!

]]> How to subscribe to the Ride Calendar with your calendar app https://www.syracusehog.com/2012/03/how-to-subscribe-to-the-ride-calendar-with-your-calendar-app/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:43:16 +0000 http://www.syracusehog.com/?p=1161 Read moreHow to subscribe to the Ride Calendar with your calendar app]]> The online Ride Calendar is much more powerful than just a calendar you can view online. You can subscribe to it with your own personal calendar application and the rides will automatically update and sync to your computer or smartphone! I will explain how to do this using Google Calendar, Outlook, iCal, and any other calendar application should be the same.

First, go to https://www.syracusehog.com/cal (Remember that shortcut if you ever need to access the calendar from anywhere you have an Internet connection).
Next, simply click the “+ Google Calendar” icon in the lower right. This will redirect you to your Google Calendar account page. It will show up under your subscriptions where you can change the name/color to your liking.

For other applications that ask for an address, use one of the following:

If it asks for an XML address, use this: https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/gi5gjcuhsd1f06j7puceos8v9s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic
If it asks for an .ical file, use this: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/gi5gjcuhsd1f06j7puceos8v9s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
If it only needs an HTML address, use this: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gi5gjcuhsd1f06j7puceos8v9s%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York

Once you have subscribed to the calendar with your computer application, you can then sync it to your smartphone with a calendar app. You may enter one of the URLs above directly into your smartphone app and that should work as well.

Hope this helps!

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