Trying google calendar now, and all that I can say is that it’s a very cool piece of software. As usual, it’s another beta software from google, but people around the world enjoy using their software. This might just be the same as in FLOSS, where software with version < 1.0 and beta releases, being used everywhere, from desktops to servers and datacenters. Software are moving from being standalone, networked application, and now many are migrating to the web. This is what Tim O’ Reily define as Web 2.0..
What I like about the calendar, apart from being simple and ajax based (like few other google products), is that it allow people to actually share the calendar with others, with few access level. Could this be Microsoft Exchange killer? Who knows..
5 Comments on this post
Leave a Commentseems Zimbra do better job. right now la
if we can insert ics files in the calender, it is better
Comment left on 4.14.2006 by fadli
Zimbra for me is more to a groupware stuff. For that I prefer egroupware (sure, this one doesn’t come with ajax). For a simple but powerful yet useful calendaring, my vote goes to Google Calendar
Comment left on 4.14.2006 by shakir
been reading this (but haven’t tried it);
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/04/13/045247.shtml
and yes, it support .ics
Comment left on 4.14.2006 by shakir
Not much features add in it except ajax. they can do lots more with ajax actually.
currently deleting or expanding an events is not soo pleasing. if u ever use zimbra calender then u ll feel google calender is still primitive.
Comment left on 4.14.2006 by fadli
I take it as a matter of personal taste, and need. I like it simple, and that’s all. verybody wins, hehe
Comment left on 4.14.2006 by shakir