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July 6, 2005
Trumba: not ready for prime time
i have been looking for some time for a simple to use group calendar program. Was quite excited reading the press on: Trumba OneCalendar. Unfortunately they have committed the ultimate STARTUP SIN. They release a product that SUCKS today but promises to be better tomorrow. Basically if you only use Trumba and everyone you know only uses Trumba, it might solve 10% of your calendar issues in it's current form. But who actually lives like that? What I want is SIMPLE guys:
1. keep my main calendar in Outlook as I have always done on my own desktop.
2. Have that automatmagically synced with an on-line calendar so other people can track my schedule.
3. Choose who can update my calendar on-line from whatever client calendar program they are using (should not have to be Outlook or Exchange).
Basically I want the exchange server calendar function I have inside the firewall, but open to all clients (mac, etc.) and mediated by a hosting provider that can translate stuff.
I-cal doesn't work because it doesn't put calendar items into MY calendar on Outlook. It puts them into a separate calendar window in outlook.
Gosh, guys this isn't that hard. Why hasn't someone figured it out?
(Trumba says they will have a calendar sync thingy for Outlook, but it is not ready - I say why launch without it?)
Posted by Martin at July 6, 2005 12:31 PM
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Hi Martin:
You might want to give AirSet a look at http://www.airset.com. We're still in beta but already offer sync to Outlook and Palm with iCal on the near term horizon.
AirSet networks multiple calendars, address books, to-do lists, blogs and weblinks. Web access and sync are free.
We will be launching a mobile client in late summer / early fall that enables users to access, update and sync their networked info via cell phone. We'll charge a monthly fee for that. Don't know that AirSet will address all your calendar needs but I think it will come very close. Hope you'll give it a look and let us know what you think.
Posted by: Patrick Hurley 
at July 7, 2005 1:38 PM
Hi Martin:
You might want to give AirSet a look at http://www.airset.com. We're still in beta but already offer sync to Outlook and Palm with iCal on the near term horizon.
AirSet networks multiple calendars, address books, to-do lists, blogs and weblinks. Web access and sync are free.
We will be launching a mobile client in late summer / early fall that enables users to access, update and sync their networked info via cell phone. We'll charge a monthly fee for that. Don't know that AirSet will address all your calendar needs but I think it will come very close. Hope you'll give it a look and let us know what you think.
Posted by: Patrick Hurley at July 7, 2005 1:38 PM
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