Comments on: Google Calendar http://www.oneafrikan.com/2006/04/18/google-calendar/ This is the evolution of One Afrikan. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gareth Knight http://www.oneafrikan.com/2006/04/18/google-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Gareth Knight Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:25:36 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2006/04/18/google-calendar/#comment-1026 Hey Tristan Yup, completely agree with you, and if I think about it, that's the reason I still use a desktop app. I spose you have to either accept that you then have to be chained to your desk and thus the internet to have access to your mail and calendar, or not. I prefer not to at this stage, but I imagine the engineers at Google are happy with that. It's weird right now - MSFT could learn a lot and could (re-)create a desktop app that has the same simplicity and ease of use as Google Mail and Calendar, and at the same time, Google could land more end users if they offered a sync option that enabled me to use my desktop app and then go online when necessary to use their web app. I like choice. I think that overall though, the killer functionality is integration. Outlook is neatly integrated, if not a littlle bloated, wheras Google's apps are starting to get there but are not integrated enough yet. The new Yahoo! Ajaxy interface is as much integrated as a web app could be (I reckon), and Yahoo! offers a sync option, so that's why I'm sticking with them for the moment ;-) if and when Google offers sync, I'll re-evaluate. Hey Tristan

Yup, completely agree with you, and if I think about it, that’s the reason I still use a desktop app. I spose you have to either accept that you then have to be chained to your desk and thus the internet to have access to your mail and calendar, or not. I prefer not to at this stage, but I imagine the engineers at Google are happy with that.

It’s weird right now – MSFT could learn a lot and could (re-)create a desktop app that has the same simplicity and ease of use as Google Mail and Calendar, and at the same time, Google could land more end users if they offered a sync option that enabled me to use my desktop app and then go online when necessary to use their web app. I like choice.

I think that overall though, the killer functionality is integration. Outlook is neatly integrated, if not a littlle bloated, wheras Google’s apps are starting to get there but are not integrated enough yet.

The new Yahoo! Ajaxy interface is as much integrated as a web app could be (I reckon), and Yahoo! offers a sync option, so that’s why I’m sticking with them for the moment ;-) if and when Google offers sync, I’ll re-evaluate.

]]> By: Tristan http://www.oneafrikan.com/2006/04/18/google-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Tristan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:13:09 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2006/04/18/google-calendar/#comment-1025 Well, one of the biggest reasons to still use outlook (or any sort of desktop mail/calendar application) is to be able to work offline. It's something we take for granted these days (being online all the time), but if you think about it, having *nothing* available to you offline is a real pain. Well, one of the biggest reasons to still use outlook (or any sort of desktop mail/calendar application) is to be able to work offline. It’s something we take for granted these days (being online all the time), but if you think about it, having *nothing* available to you offline is a real pain.

]]> By: Drew http://www.oneafrikan.com/2006/04/18/google-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Drew Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:39:59 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2006/04/18/google-calendar/#comment-1024 Yup i agree with you about the sync functionality. I have to be able to sync my mobile with my calendar and contacts. As soon as this is done i can start to migrate all my stuff off outlook. Another winner for google - nice one! Yup i agree with you about the sync functionality. I have to be able to sync my mobile with my calendar and contacts. As soon as this is done i can start to migrate all my stuff off outlook. Another winner for google – nice one!

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