Google Applications and Tools

Out of the numerous Google aplications available to download, I chose Google Calender as my application to test. I thought this would be a good choice because of the importance of keeping on schedule in college. I had already registered with Google in the past and did not have to do much to begin using the application. Another reason why I chose Google Calender was that I have been struggling to find a service that would allow for ease of access on a mobile platform.

Google Calender is full of features that allow for extensive planning of one’s schedule and tasks. I really like the sharing feature, as my mother likes to know when the best times to call me are during the week. This feature also allows me to make certain events private, which is nice when you want people to know you are busy, but not really with what. One feature that I do not feel is that pleasing is the lack of categorization of events. To make things appear in different colors one must make different calenders to do so. It would be more efficient if there was a drop down menu to select an importance or event type.

My favorite feature of Google Calender is an extension from it to sync the calender events to Blackberry devices. It makes life a lot easier not having to enter calender information in seperate devices. I highly believe that I will continue to use the Google Calender application.