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Catch it when an event moves but nobody tells me

Harry McCracken's Dot, Chip, cross-checked his calendar against his email and spotted that a speaking engagement he had entered on one date had been rescheduled by the organizers to a different day, which the confirmation email showed. He says he would otherwise have shown up to an empty room.

How it works

  1. Read the calendar entry for the speaking engagement
  2. Compare it with the confirmation email
  3. Spot the date discrepancy
  4. Alert the user before the event

Why it’s worth knowing

It silently reconciled two sources the user never asked it to compare and prevented a wasted trip.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on fastcompany.com. See the original ↗

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