Google just announced that weather forecasts are now being included within its calendar application. This is a great and logical addition that I’m surprised no one has thought of until now.
Do you use Google Calendar? I use it a bit just because you can have several calendars in one slick interface and choose which ones you want to view. If you don’t know, Google allows you to search public calendars and then view them in this way. For instance, I have a calendar for both Irish football and Indians baseball that I can view at the same time. I have a calendar for DVD releases and concert dates. It’s pretty nice.
For day to day work stuff, I obviously use Outlook. I have a PDA that syncs via Microsoft Exchange Server, so I’m always on top of things that way. But for “non-work” related stuff like I mentioned above, I think Google Calendar is actually pretty handy.
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September 27, 2006 at 12:39 pm
I just wish it had sunrise and sunset times as well. I’ve yet to find a google homepage plugin for this!
September 27, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Not a bad idea either.
September 28, 2006 at 11:58 am
I wish there was a easy button on the homepage to ask simple how to questions. Especially when your new to Google and using the toolbars and homepage and calander.
July 5, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I turned off the weather feature because it’s never correct. It shows the correct zip code in Tucson, AZ, but the temps are only off by about 30 or 40 degrees (yes, F was selected, not C). It said today’s high was 58. What’s 40 degrees among friends? The other day was 103 and it said something like 76 degrees. If I click on it as a link, it takes me to the correct information, but I want the “at a glance” aspect of it. Why bother if I still have to go to another site to get real info?