Google Calendar Offline Access
Google Calendar offline access enable button
Upon logging in to a Google Apps accounts earlier, I could see that Google is beginning to offer Google Calendar offline access, apparently read-only access when there is no Internet connection, by utilizing Gears, an open source project that adds features to your browser. After enabling it, everything seems to be working so far. Google also recently added offline functionality for Gmail, based off user feedback and technology needs and trends.
As seen in their support documentation, “Calendar keeps you on time, even when you’re not online. Offline Calendar allows you to access your events through your browser without requiring Internet access. It’s perfect for flaky connections or for when you’re in between meetings and have no idea where you’re supposed to be next.”
At a time when speculation over whether or not it is healthy to allow your data to be intertwined in a large companies cloud which you don’t have any control over, new features like Gmail and Google Calendar offline access make it harder to resist, and easier to stay comfortable where you are at.
Brief How-to
To enable it for your Google Calendar, after you log in click the Offline(Beta) link.
Google Calendar offline access beta link
The final end result will allow you to pick which calendars you would like available offline, in the Calendar Settings.
Google Calendar offline access settings
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