Topic: Google Calendar

2 chapters across the catalog

Poppy Futures Blooming
Episode 127 0:00 - 2:54

127: Poppy Futures Blooming

Skype Birthday Alerts, Northern Silicon Valley Heat Wave

The hosts open the program from Amsterdam and Northern Silicon Valley, noting it is episode 127. A discussion ensues regarding Skype's birthday alert functionality and why a specific birthday notification failed to appear on a Google Calendar. They also remark on the seasonal heat in California and the annual occurrence of wildfires in the region.

Grapes the Size of Little Oranges
Episode 25 18:34 - 22:22

25: Grapes the Size of Little Oranges

Daylight Savings Time, Computer Clock Inaccuracy and Audio Sync

The shift to daylight savings time in the United States caused scheduling conflicts across Google Calendar and Outlook for the production team. They explore why computer internal clocks often drift by several minutes over a month and how these inaccuracies cause synchronization issues for podcasters recording "double-ender" audio files.