Quick Add Event to Google Calendar with Google Chrome Address Bar Shortcut

I have been using the Chrome Address bar as a universal input / command line for the web, sort of how I use Quicksilver for my desktop activity, and recently came up with a new favorite: quick add to Google Calendar.

I have set Chrome so I can type something like “ca 4pm coffee joe@mojo.jojo.com” to create a calendar event+invitation. Here is what it looks like:

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To set this up, right click on the Chrome address bar, click Edit Search Engines, then click the + and add a new search engine with these details:

Name: gcal quickadd (venmo) Keyword: ca URL: http://www.google.com/calendar/event?ctext=+%s+&action=TEMPLATE&pprop=HowCreated%3AQUICKADD (Google Apps URL use:)http://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/yourAppsDomain.com/event?ctext=+%s+&action=TEMPLATE&pprop=HowCreated%3AQUICKADD

You might also like Searching Google Docs from the Chrome Address Bar or Searching Browser History with the Chrome Address Bar.