If we're ever going to share calendars, we have to insist on interoperability between them all.
Let's drain the swamp!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Opening up Outlook 2010
Will calendar sharing benefit from having the file format for Microsoft Outlook 2010 be open? I don't know. Time will tell.
Monday, October 19, 2009
GooSync sinks free version
The free version of GooSync is discontinued as of today. My SwampDrain sensibilities are unhappy and take back one (-1) of the two points awarded back in 2007. Although, in fairness, I haven't used GooSync since I abandoned all flavors of Outlook.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Apology of the week
Microsoft apologizes and says it was able to recover "most, if not all" the lost calendar data for users of its Sidekick service.
No dollar amount has been given on the damage done to cloud calendaring. But hey, Google Calendar continues to have some downtime, but soldiers on anyway.
No dollar amount has been given on the damage done to cloud calendaring. But hey, Google Calendar continues to have some downtime, but soldiers on anyway.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
How to get events into social networks
With the proliferation of social networks, services to help publish events across them are a good idea. Calendar Review notes one such service, Active Data Calendar.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Danger Will Robinson
Cloud Calendar Fail: Sidekick Owners Get Bad News — Phone Data Is Gone Forever.
Danger lives up to its name, by an unintended route.
Danger lives up to its name, by an unintended route.