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Famundo in Family Circle

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:54:00 -0400

Famundo is featured in the print edition of the October issue of Family Circle!

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It is on the newsstands now! Check it out, page 40!

True Stories - Keeping track of 5 children's activities

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:24:00 -0400

We are really enjoying famundo! We use it to keep track of our 5 children’s different activities, my work schedule and other family affairs! I have already told a group of moms I know about it and have been able to show our family page as an example to them. Using a paper calendar to write all of our activities and the crucial information involved for each one was simply not working and I had a hard time with last minute warning about something going on. Now I know ahead of time when something is going to happen, and can even see where it will be, who will be taking them to the activity and the best part- when it will be over so I’m not worrying all night.

Rita Lawrence

True Stories - Helping to Organize our Entire Family

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:53:00 -0400

I am loving the Famundo! I’m using it not just for my entire family to keep track of their individual and family events but also in such instances like keeping my weekly supper menu and a listing of my son’s DVD and game collection so that if I’m out shopping, I can bring up my lists on the web using my phone and ensure that I’m not buying duplicates! It is helping to organize our entire family.

Shana Schaefer

Famundo in Ladies' Home Journal

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:46:00 -0400

We are very pleased that Famundo is featured in the Yuzhi Yang’s Miss Gizmo blog on Ladies’ Home Journal online.

Whether you have one kid or five, each child probably has a calendar full of activities: school events, scout outings, church meet-ups, volunteering, friends’ birthdays… Whew, it’s a wonder you can stay on top of it all. If you find the average online calendar to be too geared toward the office, Famundo.com’s family-oriented calendar might be a better fit.

Read the whole article by clicking here.

True Stories - What made us choose Famundo

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:50:00 -0400

What made us choose Famundo as our calendar system? It was the three most important features that Famundo offered us that no other online calendar application system could;

1) Cost – as a school with a limited budget you will be well aware that anything that offers a great service for free is preferred.

2) Integration into our school website. Famundo was the only service we looked at that allowed us to embed the calendar into our website design – (and did not embed with links to external sites not suitable for children)

3) Multiple author addition. We wanted a system that allowed our office staff, headteacher and class teachers to add events themselves, and not rely on a sole user to make all changes.

Simon Widdowson

ICT Coordinator

Porchester Junior School, Nottingham, England

True Stories - The Life of a Busy Family

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:52:00 -0400

Here is another true story about how Famundo has helped a family manage their busy lives.

My family has used a calendar program, cell phones calendars, and paper calendars for years to try to keep up with each other’s activities. Up until we found Famundo, the paper calendar with a different column for each family member worked best for us. The drawback was that when we were away from the house, we were unable to check availability of different family members as the calendar was at home in the kitchen. I have a small family, there are only 3 of us, but we are all always running in different directions since our daughter is now a teenager. Whether it be band, cheerleading, late work schedules, parent conference night, basketball, or girls night out, when something came up when we were away, we were unsure of each other’s availability because we couldn’t check that calendar that was at home in the kitchen.

Famundo allows us to keep all of our calendars in one place – easily accessible from any computer – or even from a cell phone. We can see if there is somewhere we’re supposed to be, check ahead for upcoming events, and add new items to the calendar from afar.

We can also give our password to extended family members so they can see our calendar to know if we’re busy before making any plans that involve us. Everyone knows how busy we are and how little time we spend at home. This is a valuable tool for everyone!

It has definitely made our life easier and we will continue to use it in the future.

Thank you, Famundo!

Kim Davis

Thank YOU Kim!

We are looking for more user stories on how Famundo has helped your family control the chaos. Please send us a note to info@famundo.com

New Calendar Security

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:45:00 -0400

We have changed the way the View access on our calendars work.

Now, no event can have more open View access than that of the parent calendar.

For example, if you have a calendar that has View access equal to Parents, no event on that calendar can have View access more open than Parents. This means an event cannot have View access of Parents and Adult Kids, Family, Family and Friends Only, or Public (Everyone). An event on this calendar can however have View access of Private.

We hope this change makes the managing of calendars a more intuitive experience.

Some more recent Famundo press mentions

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:03:00 -0400

In addition to the recent Ericsson and Hitched Magazine articles below, we’ve had quite a few other press other mentions recently that I have been remiss on reporting about.

Here is a rundown:

Geek Sugar

... Famundo has received a lot of attention lately for being a great option for families. They call themselves a “family hub” and hope to replace your wall calendar, address book, filing cabinet, fridge magnets and yellow sticky notes. Famundo offers Outlook synchronization, a list maker and even a family library for storing your documents, photos, bookmarks and other personal information

The Online Family

Who it’s for: Busy moms who need their calendar software to serve as a digital daily planner. Famundo includes a list-making feature, address book, family homepage and a “vault,” an encrypted storage space where you can store important documents such as medical records. “Famundo has great customer support and is perfect for families,” says Valentina Sgro, a professional organizer.

Pocket-Lint

It’s fair to say that if you’re office-based, you’re probably fairly intimate with your desktop calendar. How many times have you wished you could get your whole family or circle of friend hooked up to it too? This might be what you’ve been wishing for.

Reno Gazette-Journal

Got kids? Got more activities than you can keep track of? Famundo is a free online calender and planning center that enables every member of your family to post outings, messages, appointments, reminders, lists and more—kind of like Microsoft Outlook, but with easy multiple user functionality (and it syncs with Outlook if you’re already heavily invested there). One really nice feature: When plans change, instead of deleting or editing an appointment on the calendar, just drag it to the new time. There’s also an address book and even space for a family blog and photographs you can invite others to view.

PC World

This one is in Danish, but here is a rough translation:

Do you want to be able to manage your family life? Then look into Famundo. With it’s calendar, to-do lists, address book—Famundo has it all. You and your family can keep track of soccer practice, shopping at K-mart, even your 40th birthday.

Famundo featured in Hitched

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:51:00 -0400

We are very pleased that Famundo is featured in the following article, Online Tools to Keep You Organized on Hitched, a site dedicated to entertaining, educating & inspiring marriages.

The Total Family Dashboard – Famundo (www.famundo.com) puts a host of scheduling and organization tools right at your fingertips on your family homepage. With calendars for each family member, import options that’ll seamlessly bring in school and community organizations’ calendars, and Outlook and iCal synchronization, you’ll never miss a pickup again. It also gives you a central place to keep an address book, scanned documents, photos, reminders, messages and lists.

Famundo in Ericsson's Telecom Report

richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:59:00 -0400

We are very pleased that Famundo is featured in Ericsson’s Telecom Report in a special report on Family Matters.