September 1, 2005

Kiko - a Screenshot

Michael Arrington

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Kiko (see our post below), an ajax calendar application, is working now and we were able to grab a screenshot. First impression: Kiko is a usable calendaring application with nice sharing features. Try it.

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Mat

September 1st, 2005 at 12:44 pm

Would be sweet to see an integration of Kiko and Upcoming.org
Benjamin

September 2nd, 2005 at 7:06 am

I’ve tested Kiko out briefly. It worked fairly well although a couple things:

1. Interface still needs some work. A slicker/better skin would do the trick (and I’m sure they’re working on it).

2. Right-clicking is neat but can be confusing, especially since the calendar doesn’t really tell you explictly where to click. Sometimes you right-click and get your browser functions. So while it’s great to use right-click as a recognized desktop app “feature” it might not be the most usable unless there’s a clearer understanding of where you can right-click, what options you’ll get, etc.

I’ve also tried Trumba (trial) and it was decent.

Online calendars still suffer from being a tad sluggish and having limitations in supporting LARGE amounts of data. I think this is the biggest challenge for any online calendar development.
Barry

September 9th, 2005 at 10:11 pm

CalendarHub.com is also a free alternative to Trumba. It has a similar story to Kiko in that it was developed by 2 or 3 guys in a couple of months. Its still in beta, but they are accepting requests for accounts.