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Making The Most Of The Google Calendar On The Event Page

We have been using Google Calendar on the event page so you can easily see when rides and other OCHOG events are coming up. How can you make the most of it though?

The easiest way to use it is to just click on an event, like the image below shows where I have clicked on the Nov 30, 2012 New Member Ride.

There are 3 areas of interest:

  1. Click on the “map” link to get a map to the ride start location or event.
  2. Copy the calendar event to your Google calendar. This will make a copy of this one event and place it on your personal calendar.
  3. More details will sometimes reveal additional information about the event beyond the start time and location.

The problem with doing it this way is if an event changes for some reason, your calendar won’t get automatically updated. There is a way around that.

If you go into your Google Calendar, there will be a section on the lower left called “Other Calendars.” Click the little dropdown arrow on the right-hand side of the “Other Calendars” title and select “Import by URL.” Now, copy and paste the following URL into that box:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ochog.activities%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Now all of the OCHOG calendar events will show up in your calendar. You can select the color on that screen as well by clicking on the drop-down arrow next to the “OCHOG Ride Calendar” so you can tell OCHOG events from yours.

Now when events are added, changed or deleted, your calendar will automatically be updated.

But wait! How do you see this on your phone? Well, this assumes you are using Gmail on your iPhone, Android phone or Windows Phone using CalDav, which is how Google Calendar syncs.

Now, you should have all of the OCHOG events on your phone and computer, all dynamically updated, so the only thing you have to worry about is making sure your bike has enough gas!

Ride Maps For November 17th Lake Hughes Ride Available

Here are the maps for the Saturday ride. A very close eye is being kept on the weather, especially inland. The fastest way to get an alert that there is any change in the ride plans is to follow OCHOGRIDEALERT on Twitter. To do this on your phone, just text follow ochogridealert to 40404 and that’s it. Hopefully, it won’t be needed and Saturday will be a great ride.

Both PDF and Garmin maps:

Adobe Reader is required to see and print the ride maps.

2012 Holiday Party – Register Now

It is time to make your reservations for the 2012 Orange Coast HOG Holiday Party. It is Saturday, December 8 and starts at 6pm.

The deadline to reserve your space is November 29, which is the same date as our November chapter meeting. You can sign up there, as long as you bring a two checks. It costs $15 per person and an additional check of $40 ($80 for couples) as a deposit is required. You will receive your deposit check back when you show up at the party. If you don’t show up, the deposit is forfeited.

You can also mail your information and checks. Full instructions and the mailing address are on the form, which you can download below. It is in PDF format.

Hope to see you there!

2012 Holiday Reservation Form (PDF format)

Adobe Reader is required to see and print the reservation form.