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Free Time 2 - scheduling made easy!

Meetings are unavoidable in academics. For busy professionals, finding a time to meet can be a daunting task. Although apps like Outlook have built in scheduling features, few use them. One major limitation; Outlook's scheduling features only work for individuals using the same corporate domain.Previously, I wrote about my love of Sunrise Meet--a fabulous add on to Sunrise that smoothed the task of scheduling meetings. Sunrise was purchased by Microsoft and, unfortunately, the app will soon be shuttered. Thus, I went on a quest to find a Sunrise Meet replacement. I'm happy to report I found great alternative: Free Time 2Free Time 2 is a standalone app for iOS. The interface is clean and intuitive. If I receive a meeting request, I merely open the app and surf to the potential day(s) of interest. Each day displays a list of appointments along with my free time.C-DF75AA9E-8B7A-4A60-B188-B4207270E4F5I select as many potential meeting times on as many days as I’d like to propose.C-E1A86AA5-587D-4EE9-91B1-0A60EA3442EEI then hit “Share,” opening the Action Menu.C-F6FDD8D9-F7F1-4D2B-A943-C9E2C8DBC728I choose what app I’d like to share my availability. Free Time formats the list of the potential dates for me. Here is an example in Spark.C-D1B5F683-D57B-4D79-B155-66783086CC09Free Time 2, in many ways, outshines Sunrise Meet. I use Free Time several times each day to schedule 1:1 meetings. Now if only there was an app that could seemlessly handle multi-person scheduling. Enjoy!