Well, well. Google is serious about removing the need for desktop software aren’t they?
I think Google Calendar is the first peiece of web software they have released that I am excited about. Gmail was cool and all, but it really doesn’t fit a need I have, other than to have one more email account of course.
But this, this could be something huge. I was just impressed until I saw the commenting feature, then I was sold. The ability to create a calendar of events, say a K2 Roadmap Calendar, and then share it with my two other cohorts in rhyme; then to know that we can comment on waypoints in the roadmap… that is the new hotness people.
Throw into the mix that the calendars can be subscribed to from iCal or Sunbird and you have just found the Holy Grail. Oh and it also allows you to subscribe via XML. Werd.
Now if they would just add an ‘email me when a comment is added to my calendar entry’ feature this will be nigh near perfect.
Stroll on over and visit Brad Garland
March 1, 2007
Yeah, I think I’m a convert already. My wife and I were using 30boxes to share calendars back and forth but I was still using my outlook email for work b/c it was just easier that way. But, last night, I imported her’s, mine (personal), and mine(work) under our own accounts in like 10 minutes. Just makes it easier and since I’ve given my soul over to the Internet anyway, just makes sense. :)
Side point: Totally dig the SMS feature!
Stroll on over and visit luxuryluke
March 1, 2007
Exactly! There have been many calendar services surfacing in the last few years, some of them “2.0!” and other’s, just lacking, with new quasi-standards, very humble real-standards support, and the most disappointing: unintegrated.
Now, I can get all my email forwarded to my gmail, respond using any of my email addresses, follow my rss feeds using the google.com/ig page, use the calendar to tie it all in, and all i’m missing from the SAME SERVICE COMPANY, is a project tracker, and or business billing feature, …but i’ll stop wining about interoperability and standards-based service-structure. I’m not ‘everyone’ after all.
Stroll on over and visit AJ
March 1, 2007
Yeah, Google cal sounds great. Definetly one I’m going to check out. I’ve kind of stayed away from web 2.0 calendar apps, but this one is probably going to pull me in.
btw Chris, I hate to turn this into a spam, but I couldn’t find anywhere throughout here with an email address for you. I was wondering if you’d be interested in a being an article contributor at devlounge, a web design and developer related portal. take a look and get back to me. regards
Stroll on over and visit Joen
March 1, 2007
This is great. I’ve been looking for a calendar app, but I’ve just never found one that suited me. This’ll stop my search.
Now if I could only get the XML feed to work …
Stroll on over and visit Zeo
March 1, 2007
If you add a comment to an event, instead of displaying the person name it display ‘Home’?
Do I need to read some manual? *sigh*
Stroll on over and visit JW
March 1, 2007
Google has done pretty well on this one and I can not wait until the improvements come out.
What I want is an easy way to use it on a website.
Stroll on over and visit stephen
March 1, 2007
Anyone have the xml working? Is it an add on? Id love to have it!
Stroll on over and visit Lindsay
March 1, 2007
I agree, Google Calendar is pretty sick. I’m using it everyday already. I’m still trying to figure out how to use the multiple calendars to my benefit, but other than that it’s great. I switched from 30boxes too. Google just blew them out of the water.
Stroll on over and visit Ryan
March 1, 2007
Definetely one of the things Google did right. Really slick layout and something I can use. Only complaint would be that annoying Safari compatibilty message poping up each time!
Stroll on over and visit George
March 1, 2007
Very strange that some of you made he switch from 30Boxes to the Google calendar. 30Boxes has far more services compared to Google…
Stroll on over and visit Chris J. Davis
March 1, 2007
George,
I have never used 30Boxes so I can’t comment on one versus the other, but it seems from what people have said, it is an issue of ease of use, not features necessarily.
Stroll on over and visit George
March 1, 2007
Yes Chris that does make sense, I tried the google calendar a bit and apperently not all features are open to non US users.
I miss (coloured) tagging, webnotes, RSS and the option sto subscripe the calendar to iCal…
Stroll on over and visit Chris J. Davis
March 1, 2007
Hey George,
Yeah that sucks about the no-US users. It is how I feel every time that a shiny new app comes out from them, only for windows.