After announcing the offline feature for Gmail last week, Google allowed another feature to be viewed offline: Google Calendar. Unfortunately, the masses will have to wait for access. The offline access, which was built using Google Gears, is currently only available to users of business software package, Google Apps.
While the offline feature for calendars offers read-only access for enterprise users, it’s not nearly as useful as offline Gmail, where users can write and save emails that will be sent once online. The new offline calendar application doesn’t allow you to create, edit or delete events.
So what’s the next feature to join the offline party? And when will Google let consumers use the offline calendar?
I don’t get all this offline hype. If I want emails offline I will use a desktop application (ala Outlook or Thunderbird), both of those also offe calendars offline, and Thunderbird has plugins that allow it to sync to an online DB.
Totally agree….
Offline Gmail did not make sense….almost everybody I know either uses Thunderfird (Firefox fans) or Outlook…and the Calender is no exception
may be google has too much money they want to spend….
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Depending on your situation it actually makes a lot of sense. The integrated gMail client with audio video IM, calendar and docs, and extensible gadgets is a lot more enticing to many IT shops who want to avoid paying the MS tax and get further away from the costs of supporting local applications.
Gmail is quick and the threading rocks.
We are migrating a 200+ person company over to goog apps from exchange. True story.
If Google wants to be taken seriously in the enterprise then the news they needs is:
200,000 strong company migrates to google apps from exchange.
Why bother with all these offline apps now when I literally have to go out of my way to not be connected to the internet in some way.
You’ve never been on a plane?
If you are on a plane then give yourself some break instead of squeezing that offline work in it. It all boils down to time management, and work life balance.
I’ll give you a reason. If you travel a lot…it is a great way to catch up on emails and clear out that inbox. I used to do that with Outlook when I was with a bigger company. Now that I have started my own company, Google apps is a great time and money saver. This feature just makes it better.
this is the moment when google kills the cult of useful services free for everyone.
i wont be surprised if i see google offering upgrades of services to paying customers only.
I use Google Apps gmail and calendar and I don’t pay a dime.
Heavy weight companies trust to do business with companies who have a secure set of infrastructure and information governance. Gmail and calendar, isnt’t a good way to start.
What’s next? Offline Search? Hmm…
offline search is a good idea.
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I just want to say I love the title of the post !
Is Gmail offline available in Google Apps?
Just build an app already.
Bundle it with the Google Toolbar if it needs revenue associated with the spend.
Yes, the technology in browsers is improving to somewhat match/eventually match the desktop.
That doesn’t mean I want to run Photoshop or iTunes in a browser. Connect them to the internet, even have them streamed from a server, but the *modality* of desktop application usage isn’t going away.
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I think is good idea!
There is not really any great google app. We are using the aps but often the crash or are realy realy slow!
However I think this development might be intresting in the future!
How about forget which apps they can do offline on my PC, and tell me when they can get GEARS on my iPhone! I want READER offline on my iPhone…what else am i supposed to do while disconnected on the subway for 20 minutes every morning.
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