23 November 2009

Thanksgiving tip: Organize the Thanksgiving potluck with Google Docs

Mandy's using Google to get a handle on Thanksgiving planning:

I'm not lucky enough to have gotten a Google Wave invite yet, but I did use a Google service to organize our holiday. I created a potluck signup sheet through Google Docs with the menu items detailed and emailed it to everyone. They're able to check off what they're bringing and see others' responses as well. No duplicates, no missing traditional dishes! A bonus...it helps me return any dishes and bowls left behind!

Updated to add: You could also use Dropbox for this purpose.

More: Best of Parent Hacks: Thanksgiving

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You can also use Lucky Potluck - http://www.luckypotluck.com/cgi-bin/display/index.pl

(off-topic: wherever mandy's at, if she still doesn't have a google wave invite, i've got one i could share)

You can also try http://www.potluckcoordinator.com/. You can set the supplies and allow others to volunteer for them.

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