{"id":281,"date":"2007-10-08T19:44:31","date_gmt":"2007-10-09T04:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/which-calendar-should-i-use"},"modified":"2007-10-08T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2007-10-09T04:44:31","slug":"which-calendar-should-i-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/which-calendar-should-i-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Calendar Should I Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone loves Google. They have the best and the brightest writing their code and it shows. Unfortunately, they need to be all things to all people so their presentation is not quite as “beautiful” as Apple<\/a> or 37 Signals<\/a>… but it works. And it works well!<\/p>\n

I often recommend folks start with Google and see how far they can take you.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>
\nFree!!!<\/strong>
\nIndustry Standard (everyone loves Google)
\nIntegrates with all Google products
\nAuthorized users can subscribe
\nAuthorized users can edit events
\nAuthorized users can share their calendars
\nExcellent notifications<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>
\nNOT<\/strong> private (Google reads your info)
\nNOT<\/strong> secure (Google can share your info if requested by law enforcement)<\/p>\n

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mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple makes a lovely calendaring solution. It is integrated into the operating system so anyone on a Mac can easily use the incredible calendaring engine. The software is a joy to use. It is the best thing out there in terms of ease of use and flexibility. Apple will release their new OS X 10.5 this month and with it comes a host of wonderful improvements to iCal.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you are on a PC, you are out of luck unless you want to use the web-limited version which works, but is no better than Google. To share calendars on the web you need a single $100\/year mac.com account.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>
\nMac-based extremely flexible engine (best-of-breed and getting better this month with the release of OS X 10.5)
\nAuthorized users can subscribe
\nAuthorized users can share their calendars
\nAcceptable notifications<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>
\nNOT<\/strong> secure (Apple can share your info if requested by law enforcement)
\n$100\/year<\/p>\n

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BackPackIt Calendar Movie<\/a>
\nbackpackit.com<\/a><\/p>\n

37 Signals<\/a> makes the best online applications on the planet. I L-O-V-E<\/strong> these guys. Their stuff is affordable and very, very well written. I can not recommend them enough.<\/p>\n

That being said, Google is free and the industry standard. If backpackit.com helps you in other ways, use the calendar. If you do not need the backpackit.com services… go with Google<\/a> or mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>
\nAuthorized users can subscribe
\nAuthorized users can share their calendars
\nIntegrates with all BackPackIt<\/a>\/37 Signals<\/a> products
\nAcceptable notifications<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>
\nNOT<\/strong> secure (37 Signals can share your info if requested by law enforcement)
\n$60\/year<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/yourdomain\/wp<\/strong><\/p>\n

When all is said and done, we at YVOD are big Open Source and privacy advocates. As such, we care more about function than form (to put it mildly). You can do everything Google, Apple and 37 Signals offers… right on your own blog. <\/p>\n

Is it as pretty? Nope. Is it as easy? Nope. But it is yours and you never have to worry about paying an additional fee or someone sharing your data with others. And because it is Open Source, upgrades are free and if you ever need to migrate to another service… you can take your data with you.<\/p>\n

Now how is that for security? =)<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong>
\nFree!!<\/strong>
\nPrivate and secure (you own all content)
\nIntegrated into your blog (blog plugin)
\nAuthorized users can edit events
\nAuthorized users can subscribe
\nAuthorized users can share their calendars
\nAcceptable notifications<\/p>\n

Cons<\/strong>
\nNot as robust as other offerings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google Calendar Everyone loves Google. They have the best and the brightest writing their code and it shows. Unfortunately, they need to be all things to all people so their presentation is not quite as “beautiful” as Apple or 37 Signals… but it works. And it works well! I often recommend folks start with Google … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-code-computers","category-websites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yvod.com\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}