Do you struggle with updating the various planners and calendars your family uses? Do you write out a grocery list only to realize once you get to the store that you forgot it? Then Cozi can help.
What is Cozi? Their Web site describes it as:
"Designed especially for busy families, Cozi is a FREE Web service that helps you manage your family calendar, track your to-do and shopping lists, organize your chores and stay in touch with each other when you're on the go. All you need to get started is a Cozi account—it's quick and easy and no downloads required. You can access all the information you enter in Cozi from any PC with Internet access or from any mobile phone."
Cozi's features include:
- * a user-friendly family calendar with different viewing and printing options
- * the ability to create and manage the many lists needed to keep your home running smoothly
- * access anytime, anyplace from any mobile phone or Internet browser
- * the ability to synchronize your schedule with home or work PCs, cell phones, Outlook, or other electronic calendars
- * the ability to send messages, schedule updates and reminders to keep everyone up to date
- * a fun family journal feature and photo collage screensaver
As a family of six I really like the color-coded calendar. Each member is assigned a color which makes viewing the schedule easy on the eyes. You can even assign a color to other recurring events such as bills to be paid or birthdays to remember.
My family also loves the photo collage screen saver feature. You know all of those digital pictures that you intend to print someday but just don't get to? Well now you can view them in collage format on your computer. We've enjoyed watching photos pop up on the computer that we had long forgotten about.
These are just a few of the great features from Cozi. To learn about more ways Cozi can help keep your family on the same page check out these Cozi Tips.
Signing up is easy (Oh and did I mention it's FREE?!?). Just check out Cozi.com and you can take managing your family's schedule to the next level.
Jennifer Applin is a freelance writer, wife and mother of four. She spends her days cooking, cleaning and caring for little ones, and her nights writing about parenting, pregnancy, and the quest for peace (as in peace and quiet—there is such a thing, right?).