For those with scheduling difficulties

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22 Jan 2007, 5:05 am

I just got an email from Facebook saying that my friend Liron Yahdav has just finished a website for use in planning weekly class schedules. It is intended for students at UC Berkeley, as we're students there, and so it has some features specific to that school. For instance, you can click the name of a building where one of your classes will meet and the building's location is automatically shown on a map.

However, he says that he plans to make the site work for other schools soon. Also, even people who aren't students can use the site to keep track of weekly schedules, since the event names are customizable. That also means you can put classes and other events on the same schedule, so that while most colleges have a web interface for class scheduling, you now have a way to see easily what you have to do before and after class.

The scheduler is available at http://sched.yahdav.com.

The fact that the email popped up right after I had read a web page about tips for autistics to remember schedules made me realize that some people on here may benefit from something like that. If you have any suggestions, you can send Liron feedback using the form provided at the bottom of the page.



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22 Jan 2007, 12:30 pm

That's really cool. But you shouldn't be posting your friend's full name nor telling where either one of you go to school. It's not safe to post that kind of info on the internet.



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22 Jan 2007, 1:07 pm

I think this could be a very cool, helpful tool. I'll keep looking back to see when other colleges are added.

Kris



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22 Jan 2007, 2:41 pm

Ticker wrote:
That's really cool. But you shouldn't be posting your friend's full name nor telling where either one of you go to school. It's not safe to post that kind of info on the internet.


His full name is mentioned on the website of the scheduler, and he has an event listed about it on Facebook to spread the word, so it's not like I am giving away a secret or anything. I'm sure he doesn't mind.



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22 Jan 2007, 3:38 pm

Thank you!

I hope I can use that in everyday life as well!


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22 Jan 2007, 4:31 pm

Thank you for this cool link. But I have seen people achieve a similiar result through Google Calendar.