There are three calendars in my life.
First, there is my Outlook calendar, which I view on my Treo most often.
Second, there is my wife’s calendar, which lives on paper.
Third, there is a kitchen whiteboard, for the month, with the highlights of items which affect us both.
I’m investigating calendar solutions for a specific workflow problem at work, so the coincidence of seeing Tim Bray’s post PHP Calendar Fun tied together my personal mix with my professional need, though his solution isn’t for me.
I’m intrigued by how complicated the problem is for someone with significant technical chops and whose spouse is also a professional in the industry. What about the rest of us?! I’m not likely to convince my wife to go digital here.
I know many folks are itching to solve this problem now. Like every other late 1990s idea maybe the environment and infrastructure has caught up with the enthusiasm.
Enjoy this news analysis from April 1999: Calendars key to portals’ progress.
Just as 1998 was the year the Web discovered free email, 1999 is turning out to be the year of the calendar.
Ummm… not quite. Maybe it’s 2006?
I hope so.
(When.com isn’t resolving… it was a long time ago when the founders sold the company to AOL/Netscape.)