Google calendar is finally out. A lot of folks are talking about it.
I looked at it, but there’s no way I can use it in its current form.
Yes, it imports from Outlook but it doesn’t sync. I want to work with Outlook, not switch away. It’s just a calendar, no task management. You can get reminders from a cell phone, but there doesn’t appear to be a way to schedule an event from a phone/PDA. It loads up on my 240×320 PDA screen, but it’s not optimized for a small display like Gmail is. Without the ability to easily take my calendar with me, it’s useless.
Mind you, it took a while but eventually Gmail gained the WAP-friendly version and the ability to work with Outlook. So maybe the Calendar app will get there sooner or later.
Right now, this seems to be aimed at those folks who already manage their calendar online with no offline functionality (Yahoo, 30Boxes, etc.) or have never used software to manage a calendar and spend a lot of time online.
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