Google Calendar examined

So due to the fact that I'm leaving my job in three and a half days and my Work Outlook is about to go away, I took the plunge and started playing around with Google Calendar. The big drawback remains that it's incompatible with Safari, my browser of choice, but hopefully they'll decide to remedy that soon.

Anyway, I started playing around with Google Calendar and so far I like what I see. Much like Gmail, Googe Calendar is clearly an AJAX-enabled app that allows for very quick and responsive interaction, as well as drag and drop functionality. You can easily add events by clicking anywhere in the calendar view and bringing up a floating dialog box where you enter the appointment specifics. Clicking 'Edit event details' brings up another dialog where you can create recurring events, invite other people, etc. That feature, very similar to Outlook's 'Invite Attendees' feature, is one of the coolest features I've discovered so far. I haven't tried any of the importing or exporting features yet, so I'll reserve comment on that until I actually try it.

And also much like Gmail, I have a feeling I have yet to discover all the features of this application. But so far so good – as long as I don't miss any Cubs games or my first day of work, I'll give it the thumbs-up.