Google Calendar in Your Firefox Sidebar


Google Calendar Sidebar One area that I always keep open in my browser is the sidebar. It’s where I scour through hundreds of bookmarks, but it’s also handy for viewing mobile websites. Mitch over at Firefox Facts brought his “A” game when he snagged some specialized Google Calendar code from his iGoogle gadget. Your browser’s sidebar is a great home for the stripped-down website.

Previously we recommended using the Google Calendar mobile site in your sidebar, but this solution is 10 times better. Once setup you’ll see a full monthly calendar at the top of the sidebar, and immediately below it you’ll see some of your upcoming appointments. If that’s not enough you will also be pleased to know that you can pick and choose which of your calendars are displayed, and even utilize the “Quick Add” feature to add a new event.

To get this thing loaded in the Firefox sidebar here’s what you have to do:

  1. Right-click on this link, and bookmark it: Google Calendar Sidebar
    Firefox Sidebar Instructions
  2. After you have saved the bookmark, go back to the Bookmarks Menu and right-click on the bookmark. Choose the Properties option.
    Firefox Sidebar Instructions
  3. Now check the box that says Load this bookmark in the sidebar:
    Firefox Sidebar Instructions
  4. The next time you open the Google Calendar Sidebar bookmark it will appear in the Firefox sidebar.
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January 13th, 2008 Written by
  1. ResearchWizardJanuary 13, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    Same for Opera:
    right click link
    Bookmark link…
    Details – Check: “Show in Panel”

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  2. GoogleJanuary 13, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    Is it possible to get cybernotes to display in my rss feed?

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  3. RyanAuthorJanuary 14, 2008 at 12:07 pm
    ResearchWizard wrote:
    Same for Opera:
    right click link
    Bookmark link…
    Details – Check: “Show in Panel”

    Stupid me, can’t believe I forgot to mention that in the article! :)

    Google wrote:
    Is it possible to get cybernotes to display in my rss feed?

    I’m guessing you want to merge our articles into your own RSS feed? Is that what you’re wondering about, or did I misunderstand?

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  4. Radu CapanJanuary 15, 2008 at 1:30 am

    This is a great tip! Too bad I cannot assign a keyword to that. Or it is possible? If I use menu, the bookmark will open in sidebar, but if I use keyword it will open in tab. Is there a solution to open in sidebar with a keyword?

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  5. RyanAuthorJanuary 15, 2008 at 7:36 pm
    Radu Capan wrote:
    This is a great tip! Too bad I cannot assign a keyword to that. Or it is possible? If I use menu, the bookmark will open in sidebar, but if I use keyword it will open in tab. Is there a solution to open in sidebar with a keyword?

    I never really thought about that, but I tried a few things and didn’t get it to work. So I don’t think that is possible.

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  6. Memo CordovaJanuary 16, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Very handy indeed! I used to follow these steps to open a sidebar for my Meebo account until they created a Firefox [addons.mozilla.org] for it.

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  7. BryanJanuary 22, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Google Apps Users:
    Add: /hosted/DOMAIN
    between calendar and /gadget
    i.e. [google.com]

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  8. RyanAuthorJanuary 22, 2008 at 9:53 pm
    Bryan wrote:
    Google Apps Users:
    Add: /hosted/DOMAIN
    between calendar and /gadget
    i.e. [google.com]…

    Thanks for the helpful info Bryan!

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  9. sindhuMarch 3, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Brayn’s tip although useful , must be noted that the quick add event feature wont show up for google domain app users of gcal.

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